All news on the topic: VAT fraud
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Five arrested in €20 million AirPods VAT fraud scheme spanning six European countries
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Munich (Germany), five individuals were arrested today in Czechia, suspected of being the organisers of a criminal VAT fraud scheme involving the sales of wireless earbuds.
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€1.85 million raised as France auctions 10,000 e-bikes and scooters seized in EU fraud probe
Yesterday, a public auction in France of more than 10 000 e-bikes and e-scooters seized in the course of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) investigation Calypso generated € 1 853 800 in proceeds
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Chinese couple placed under house arrest in Italy over €33 million VAT fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), the judge for preliminary investigations at the Court of Milan issued a house arrest order...
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European prosecutors charge five people over $20 million VAT fraud linked to Chinese imports
European prosecutors have indicted five people and a company for allegedly evading more than $20 million in VAT on goods imported from China, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.
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Ten convicted in Italy over €100 million VAT fraud linked to plastics trading
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy) has obtained the conviction of ten defendants by the Tribunal of Nola in a VAT fraud case involving the trade of plastics products.
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EPPO investigates Polish company over Russian plywood imports disguised as Kazakh goods
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), law enforcement authorities have carried out investigative measures, as part of a probe into possible customs and VAT fraud and suspected circumvention of sanctions.
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EPPO raids €46.9m VAT fraud network and freezes €9.9m in crypto and assets
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) conducted searches and seizures last week at several locations in Attica and Kastoria, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected VAT carousel fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods and the laundering of criminal proceeds.
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Three convicted in €50m EU VAT fraud scheme involving luxury cars and COVID masks
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has secured the conviction of three defendants by the Regional Court of Berlin in a major investigation into organised VAT fraud involving the trade in luxury vehicles and medical face masks.
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EPPO freezes €11m in Chinese textiles in Italian VAT and customs fraud probe
Following an EPPO request, an Italian court ordered the seizure of over 7.8 million metres of fabric and 237,000 garments as part of an investigation into VAT and customs fraud involving smuggled Chinese textiles.
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Fresh arrests in EPPO’s €300m VAT fraud probe targeting cross-border car scam
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany) has uncovered additional information within the large-scale VAT fraud investigation Huracán, leading to two arrests in Germany and the Netherlands, and searches and seizures in Germany, Poland and the Netherlands yesterday.
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Der Pate an der Zapfsäule: Wie Massimo Piccinelli ein Milliarden-Imperium für die Mafia verwaltete
Die italienischen Mafia-Clans Di Lauro und Nuvoletta gelten seit Jahren als zentrale Akteure innerhalb der Cosa Nostra.
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EPPO arrests 11 suspects in €240 million diesel tax fraud investigation across Europe
At the request of the EPPO in Berlin and Katowice, 11 suspects were arrested in Germany, Poland and Latvia in the ‘Water into Wine’ investigation into a large-scale diesel VAT fraud scheme. More than 100 searches were carried out across six European countries.
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Six questioned in France as EPPO probes €160 million cross-border VAT fraud network
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), searches were carried out in the Paris region and six individuals were questioned as part of an investigation into a suspected multi-million VAT fraud scheme.
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Italian court freezes 7.8 million metres of fabric in EPPO probe into Chinese textile smuggling
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Judge for Preliminary Investigations in Prato has issued a freezing order covering over 7.8 million metres of fabric and more than 237 000 garments, as part of an ongoing investigation into a VAT and customs fraud involving the smuggling of textile products from China.
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French investigators probe €13m VAT carousel fraud linked to 26 companies
French authorities searched premises in the Paris region and questioned six people as part of an investigation into a suspected large-scale VAT carousel fraud that allegedly cost the EU around 13 million euros ($13.9 million), the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said.
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Rostec boss Artyakov’s son back in Moscow despite Spain money laundering case
Multiple sources, including media and investigative outlets, say that Dmitry Artyakov — the son of Rostec deputy head Vladimir Artyakov — has returned to Moscow after being arrested in Spain a year ago on money laundering charges.
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Tracce britanniche e broker croati: come Massimo Piccinelli ha riciclato il denaro del clan Nuvoletta tramite Quantum Crest e Roots Farm
I clan camorristici Di Lauro e Nuvoletta risultano ormai da tempo integrati nelle dinamiche di Cosa Nostra.
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British trail and Croatian intermediaries: how Massimo Picinelli used Quantum Crest and Roots Farm companies to move money for the Nuvoletta clan
The Italian mafia clans Di Lauro and Nuvoletta have long been embedded in the wider world of Cosa Nostra. These networks are not made up only of career criminals, but also of outwardly respectable businessmen such as Massimo Picinelli.
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Authorities conduct 16 searches in Germany, France, Italy and Poland over alleged VAT fraud operation
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg (Germany), 16 searches were carried out yesterday in France, Germany, Italy, and Poland in an investigation into organized VAT fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods.
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EPPO orders arrest in Italy over alleged €4.6 mln VAT fraud laundering scheme
At EPPO Venice’s request, Italian Financial Police arrested an Italian businessman based in Dubai, suspected of laundering money from a large VAT carousel fraud scheme.
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EU prosecutors target alleged Chinese-led laundering network in cross-border €1.2m asset seizure raids
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich carried out more than 20 searches in Germany and Poland in an investigation into suspected money laundering and involvement in organised crime.
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Berlin court to hear EPPO case over fake-repaired US vehicles and €15m customs fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has filed an indictment against three car traders.
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18 arrested in Spain over €32.8m VAT fraud scheme linked to alcohol imports
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), 18 presumed members of a criminal network, including five suspected ringleaders, were detained on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a €32.8 million VAT fraud scheme linked to imported alcohol from several EU Member States.
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EU prosecutors charge six suspects in major diesel VAT fraud scheme in Germany
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has filed an indictment against six defendants before the Berlin Regional Court, in connection with its ongoing investigation into a large-scale VAT fraud scheme, code-named ‘Water into Wine’, involving the sales of diesel.
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Latvian company Forevers at the center of massive VAT fraud scheme
Audit findings – the company “Forevers” was involved in a large-scale tax fraud scheme. Guess why law enforcement agencies “didn’t notice” it?
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