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‘The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is the new independent public prosecution office of the European Union. It is responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the EU. These include several types of fraud, VAT fraud with damages above 10 million euro, money laundering, corruption, etc.” Source; EPPO

12 June 2024Italy: Additional freezing order of €6.8 million in probe into VAT fraud involving textile smugglingAt the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), a freezing order of over €6.8 million, issued by the judge for preliminary investigations of the Court of Bologna, was executed last week (6 June) against four individuals and one company suspected of VAT fraud relating to the illegal importation of fabric from China.

3 June 2024Italy: EPPO uncovers €18 million VAT fraud involving beveragesAt the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), seven individuals were arrested today in Italy, on suspicion of orchestrating an €18 million VAT fraud involving the trade of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Rome and Foggia also executed a freezing order, at the EPPO’s request, targeting bank accounts, real estate and other assets.

30 May 2024Spain: EPPO takes over judicial investigation into the purchase of Covid-19 protective equipmentOn 4 March 2024, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain) initiated an investigation into possible irregularities affecting public contracts awarded by the health authorities of the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands to a single company, for the purchase of medical equipment, including protective masks, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Given that Spain’s Central Court of Investigation No.

22 May 2024Lithuania: EPPO investigates acquisition of night-vision technology for protection of EU’s external bordersUnder the supervision of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania), Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service (Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba – FNTT) is investigating possible fraud and forgery in the procurement of night-vision devices for the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service, aimed at better protecting the EU’s external border with Belarus. Suspicions have been brought against four individuals and two companies.

22 May 2024Italy: Seizure of assets worth over €442 000 in investigation into agricultural funding fraudAt the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), a freezing order of over €442 000, issued by the judge for preliminary investigations of the Court of Catania, was executed today against three individuals associated with an agricultural business operating in the province of Catania, suspected of fraud involving EU agricultural funds.

16 May 2024Italy: Suspected ringleader of tax fraud involving cosmetics arrested, over €3.6 million to be seizedAt the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) have arrested the suspected ringleader of a complex tax fraud involving the sale of cosmetics. Over €3.6 million is being seized, pursuant to an order by the judge for preliminary investigations of the Court of Rome.

2 May 2024Croatia: Former Deputy Minister arrested in investigation involving University of ZagrebAt the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia), a former Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Culture and Media, currently Chief Conservator at the Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, was arrested today on suspicion of corruption, in an investigation into the Faculty of Geodesy of the University of Zagreb.

30 April 2024Croatia: Three arrested for fraud involving funds for earthquake repairsThe European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has initiated an investigation against three individuals and one company suspected of subsidy fraud and document forgery, to obtain a grant of approximately €2.5 million for earthquake repairs, financed by the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF). All suspects were arrested yesterday (29 April 2024) at the request of the EPPO.

23 April 2024OLAF-EPPO operational conference: strengthening partnership to ensure fraud with EU money does not payAn Operational Partnership Conference of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) took place on 22 and 23 April. Prosecutors and financial investigators from the EPPO and investigators, forensic experts and analysts from OLAF gathered in Brussels to discuss their respective experiences and possible improvements almost three years after the start of EPPO operations.

12 April 2024France: EPPO carries out searches and arrests four people in probe into €60 million VAT fraud This week (9 April), the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France) carried out searches and arrested four suspects in western France, in a probe into an alleged VAT fraud of around €60 million. More than €12.5 million were seized in assets, bank accounts and financial instruments in France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, alongside documents, data and media storage devices.

9 April 2024Italy: EPPO freezes more than €7 million from freight forwarding company suspected of smuggling textilesIn an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Bologna and Prato have executed a freezing order of €7.3 million on the bank accounts of a freight forwarding company suspected of VAT fraud relating to the illegal importation of fabric from China.

4 April 2024Investigation ‘Resilient Crime’: 22 arrests in raid against criminal organisation suspected of €600 million fraud involving NextGenerationEU funds In the context of an international large-scale investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), dozens of searches and seizures took place, and 22 arrests were made today in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia, in a probe into an alleged criminal organisation suspected of defrauding €600 million from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for Italy.

1 April 2024Bulgaria: EPPO leads evidence-gathering searches in probe into Zheleznitsa tunnel Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria), searches are taking place in six companies and four private houses in two Bulgarian districts. The searches are intended to gather evidence in a suspected case of embezzlement, misuse of EU funds and money laundering linked to the construction of the Zheleznitsa tunnel, the longest road tunnel in Bulgaria that was recently opened for traffic.

29 March 2024Lithuania: EPPO investigates former MEP assistant on suspicion of fraud involving more than half a million eurosThe European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) in cooperation with the Financial Crime Investigation Service (Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba – FNTT) is conducting a pre-trial investigation into a suspected fraud involving a former assistant of a Lithuanian Member of the European Parliament.