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Romania: EPPO indicts nine individuals and two companies for misuse of agricultural funds
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...
France: Director of cultural association convicted of fraud involving Erasmus+ funds
The Paris Judicial Court approved this week a sentence proposed by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France) as part of a plea bargain. The director of an association in the Alsace region destined to promote cultural activities was convicted of misappropriating funds for his...
Italy: Two arrested in €64 million VAT fraud involving Voice over IP
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...
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