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Investigation Black Forest: EPPO carries out searches on suspicion of customs fraud involving the imports of aluminium from China
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany), multiple searches were conducted today in five different federal states of Germany, in a probe into suspected customs fraud and tax evasion involving the imports of aluminium from China into the EU.
Investigation Carosello: EPPO investigates large-scale VAT carousel fraud in the IT sector in Italy
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples and Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) in Naples and Caserta executed a seizure order targeting assets worth more than €32 million in an investigation into a large-scale VAT carousel fraud in...
Croatia: Two arrests in subsidy fraud investigation involving a nursery school
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has initiated an investigation against two individuals and one educational institution suspected of subsidy fraud and document forgery. The two suspects were arrested yesterday at the EPPO’s request, following investigative...
EPPO explained
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