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Investigation cluster Midas: EPPO arrests three suspects in 50 million VAT fraud in Germany, Bulgaria and Poland
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany), three suspects have been arrested, and multiple searches were carried out in Germany, Bulgaria, and Poland this week (1 April), in an ongoing investigation into a €50 million VAT fraud scheme involving the trade of...
Latvia: Mayor of Jēkabpils and other public officials detained in probe into €16.9 million dam
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia), the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) carried out searches today and detained five suspects, including the mayor of Jēkabpils, other public officials and representatives of private companies, in a probe...
Slovakia: EPPO indicts two individuals and one company for subsidy fraud involving EU agricultural funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) has filed an indictment against two individuals and one company for subsidy fraud and misappropriation of funds, in an investigation regarding the modernisation of fruit warehouses worth over €500 000 and co-financed by the...
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