Yesterday, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rotterdam (Netherlands), four suspects were arrested in Rotterdam and Zevenhuizen, on suspicion of large-scale customs fraud involving bicycles imported from China. The four are suspected of systematically undervaluing the goods and falsely declaring their origin, causing an estimated damage of approximately €7.2 million. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has brought charges of fraud against four suspects, following an investigation into a project to design and build signalling and telecommunication systems on the Bulgarian rail network.  The project, which concerns the railway section between Plovdiv and Burgas, is worth over €94.5 million (BGN 184 999 094, 97) in EU financing.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ljubljana (Slovenia) is leading an investigation into an attempted fraud involving €340 000 in EU funds, with house searches carried out on 7 and 8 January 2025 by the Police Directorate Celje.

In a probe led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), law enforcement authorities have dismantled a transnational criminal network involved in the sale of luxury cars while evading VAT. The estimated damage in Spain alone amounts to €17 million. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has referred a criminal case to the Bucharest Tribunal Court, where five individuals, including the former mayor of Beceni (Buzău County), and one company were indicted for fraud and corruption.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy) has charged nine individuals and five companies with aggravated fraud to obtain €4 million for the aquaculture sector, funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), three more suspects have been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation selling toner cartridges and office supplies at cheap prices, by systematically evading VAT. 

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), three more suspects have been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation selling toner cartridges and office supplies at cheap prices, by systematically evading VAT. 

Following a large-scale VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany), code-named ´Huracán´, three individuals were convicted today by the Regional Court in Düsseldorf for organised VAT fraud, and aiding and abetting tax fraud.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment against two executives of a company suspected of fraud in a public procurement project worth approximately €3.46 million (6 772 824.77 BGN). The project, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), aimed to build waste treatment facilities in Asenovgrad.