Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Turin executed an order of the judge for preliminary investigations at the Court of Nola, to arrest 13 suspects and seize assets worth up to €100 million. The investigation targets an organised crime group suspected of large-scale VAT fraud in the trade of plastics products.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Tallinn (Estonia) has brought charges against five individuals and three companies, in connection with financial support for the development of the WOW Experience Centre, and a padel centre, located on the island of Saaremaa.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), the judge for preliminary investigations of the Court of Messina issued a freezing order of over €160 000, corresponding to the amount of EU funds obtained.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) is leading an investigation into a suspected €10 million cross-border VAT carousel fraud scheme. 28 searches and seizures were conducted yesterday, resulting in three arrests in Leipzig and Munich.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) has secured the first convictions in the EPPO investigation cluster Midas, a large-scale VAT fraud case spanning 17 countries and involving an estimated damage of €195 million.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) conducted four searches on Thursday in the Galați county, in an investigation into a €850 000 fraud involving a project for modernising irrigation systems, funded by the EU.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) filed an indictment today against an entrepreneur, accused of using false documentation to illegally obtain €54 000 (BGN 106 047.49) in EU and national funds. The funds were aimed at purchasing heating systems. 

Two suspects were arrested yesterday, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin, for their alleged involvement in a VAT carrousel scheme involving the sales of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. An order to freeze assets for the amount of €64.04 million was executed.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania) has indicted nine individuals and two companies for subsidy fraud, forgery and bribery, involving three projects regarding the development of fruit harvesting and processing, with a value of over €1.4 million. A tenth individual confessed and signed a plea bargain.