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France: EPPO carries out searches and arrests seven people in probe into VAT fraud involving luxury cars
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France) has carried out searches and arrested seven suspects in several cities in France, in a probe into an alleged VAT fraud involving valuable vehicles, conducted between 4 February and 10 April 2025.
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.
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