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Investigation Cuba: EPPO secures another conviction in €100 million VAT fraud involving Voice over IP
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) has secured another conviction in an investigation into a large-scale VAT fraud involving the sales of Voice over IP (VoIP), with an estimated damage of €100 million. This is the third conviction in this investigation into a criminal...

Germany: Members of criminal organisation convicted for €24 million VAT fraud involving simulated export of cars
Three perpetrators of a €24 million VAT fraud involving simulated exports of cars were convicted yesterday by the Hagen District Court in Germany, following an investigation carried out by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne.

Romania: 12 indicted with €9.5 million fraud involving IT projects
This week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bucharest (Romania) submitted an indictment before the Bucharest Tribunal against 12 defendants (six individuals and six companies), following an investigation into a €9.5 million fraud involving IT projects, financed by the EU.

EPPO explained
Curious to know more about our work? Our FAQ section provides detailed information about our mandate, structure and functioning. If you’re not sure who the European Chief Prosecutor is, what type of crimes we investigate or where the EPPO is located, you’ll find the answers to your questions here. We also provide advice about how best to contact us.

International cooperation
To investigate transnational and complex financial crimes, notably serious organised crimes and money laundering flows, we work closely with the authorities of non-participating EU Member States and the authorities of non-EU states. Here you will find the full list of working arrangements signed so far, as well as the list of specialised networks and international organisations to which we are a member or observer.