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Czechia: Two convicted of fraud involving childcare services
An individual and an association were convicted today by the Regional court in Ostrava (Czechia), branch office of Olomouc, for fraudulently obtaining €200 000 (CZK 5 million) in EU funds for the provision of childcare services, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office...
Investigation Velum: EPPO unveils group behind VAT fraud involving sales of electronic goods
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg (Germany), 16 searches were carried out yesterday in France, Germany, Italy and Poland in an investigation into organised VAT fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods.
Romania: Mayor caught red-handed while receiving bribe
In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania), the mayor of Buduslău (Bihor county) was placed under judicial control yesterday and charged with passive corruption, as part of an ongoing investigation into the execution of an EU-funded contract for...
EPPO explained
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