The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) has initiated formal proceedings against six members of an organised crime group and two companies, suspected of a €26 million VAT fraud scheme involving cross-border trade in precious metals.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania) has accused seven individuals and two companies of subsidy fraud and  forgery, involving three projects regarding the development of fruit harvesting and processing, with a value of over €1.4 million.

Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia), the Slovak Presidium of the Police Force’s Office for Combating Organized Crime arrested 15 suspects, seized 17 bank accounts, and carried out 14 searches across Žilina and Nitra regions, in connection with an alleged €1.77 million EU subsidy fraud.

Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín (Czechia) brought charges against one individual and one association for fraudulently obtaining €200 000 (CZK 5 million) in EU funds for the provision of childcare services. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timisoara (Romania) arrested three suspects yesterday, including two public officials, in an investigation into a criminal scheme that obtained €2.2 million in EU funds for pastures. 

Today, the trial of 26 defendants (11 individuals and 15 companies) accused of an intra-community VAT fraud scheme involving several countries will begin at the Central Criminal Court of Lisbon (Portugal), following an investigation codenamed Admiral. This is the first trial under the European Public Prosecutor's Office’s (EPPO) flagship investigation into the most complex VAT fraud to date. 

Following a large-scale VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany), code-named ´Huracán´, five individuals were convicted yesterday (30 October) by the Regional Court in Düsseldorf for organised VAT fraud, and aiding and abetting tax fraud.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) has seized two properties in an investigation into the embezzlement of €1 million in EU and national funds, involving a vocational training institute. 

Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) filed an indictment at the Bucharest Tribunal against three Romanian citizens, a former mayor and his two sons, for fraud involving medical services, financed by the EU. 

A coordinated sting by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna and Milan (Italy) today dismantled a criminal gang, alleged to have evaded the payment of €113 million in VAT, while using a Chinese underground banking network for money laundering.