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Italy: EPPO dismantles criminal group behind €1.4 million agricultural funding fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy) has taken down a criminal organisation involved in agricultural funding fraud in Sicily, alleged to have caused an estimated damage of more than €1.4 million. One suspect was arrested this week and five others were put under coercive...
Bulgaria: Four charged with subsidy fraud involving employment benefits for people with disabilities
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) filed an indictment today against four suspects, accused of fraudulently obtaining employment benefits for people with disabilities.
Spain: Fraudster convicted to three years in prison for impersonating service provider to EU mission in Somalia
A Spanish citizen was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for impersonating a service provider to the EU mission in Somalia, in order to fraudulently obtain funds, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain).
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