18 January 2024EPPO carries out searches in six countries in probe into second-hand mobile phone VAT fraudThe European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) carried out 25 searches and other investigative measures in six countries yesterday, in an action targeting a suspected €19 million VAT fraud, involving second-hand mobile phones imported from Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) arrested two additional suspects and seized assets worth €11 million yesterday in an investigation into a… BronGermany: EPPO secures two additional arrests and seizures of €11 million in Water into Wine investigation

Yesterday, the Regional Court in Prague (Czechia) convicted three individuals and three companies of a €5.5 million subsidy fraud involving nanobot research, as well as… BronCzechia: Three individuals and three companies convicted of €5.5 million fraud involving nanobots research funds

Ten searches were conducted yesterday and four individuals were detained in a criminal investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Lithuania, and… BronLithuania: Searches and four detained in subsidy fraud investigation involving rural development funds