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Bulgaria: EPPO indicts individual over fraud in EU-funded employment project
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment at the Sofia City Court against one individual, suspected of fraud involving a project co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth Employment Initiative.

Investigation Admiral 2.0: Three plead guilty to tax evasion and money laundering worth nearly €6.5 million
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has submitted three plea agreements to the Court of Economic Affairs (Ekonomisko lietu tiesa), as part of an investigation code-named Admiral 2.0, involving large-scale organised tax evasion and money laundering.

EPPO in Italy: House arrest and seizures in 17 million VAT fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza, Nucleo di Polizia Economico-Finanziaria di Bolzano) carried out searches and preventive seizures in Rome and Brescia, in an investigation into a €17 million VAT fraud scheme involving electronic products.
Investigation Calypso: More than 2 400 shipping containers seized at port of Piraeus
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) has brought charges against six individuals, including two customs officers, for their alleged involvement in criminal networks flooding the EU market with goods fraudulently imported from China, while evading custom duties and VAT. Following a coordinated raid at the end of June 2025, the EPPO has also seized 2 435 shipping containers at the port of Piraeus, primarily filled with e-bikes, textiles and footwe

Latvia: Conviction in EPPO probe into agricultural funding fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has secured a final conviction at the Zemgale District Court against an economic operator and a company from Zemgale, found guilty of large-scale fraud in relation to projects funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

Romania: Public official placed under judicial control in EPPO probe into €850 000 fraud involving irrigation systems
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) conducted two searches and seized €500 000 in assets from a public official from the Constanța county, as part of an ongoing investigation into a €850 000 fraud involving an irrigation systems project, funded by the EU.

Croatia: Additional conviction in investigation into software purchase by Ministry for Regional Development and EU Funds
Today, the County Court of Zagreb (Croatia) convicted the owner of a company involved in the investigation into the purchase of an information system by the Ministry for Regional Development and EU Funds (MRRFEU).

Croatia: Investigation launched against four individuals and two companies suspected of subsidy fraud
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) initiated an investigation against four individuals and two companies suspected of defrauding EU funds. Two suspects were arrested yesterday by the Bjelovar-Bilogora Police Department and investigative activities were carried out as well, together with the Independent Sector for Financial Investigations.

Czechia: 17 searches and eight arrests in probe into procurement and subsidy fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague (Czechia), the Czech Police’s National Organised Crime Agency (NCOZ) arrested nine persons and carried out 17 searches yesterday in the regions of Pilsen and Prague. This is part of an investigation into procurement fraud and subsidy fraud involving the modernisation of a school kitchen and a major investment project in the Pilsen Region.

Investigation Ghost Credits: EPPO seizes assets in probe into €40 million VAT carousel fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Ravenna seized more than 28 million in assets in connection with a large-scale VAT carousel fraud investigation.