10 February 2025Romania: EPPO arrests ringleader of €100 million fraud scheme with mafia tiesA suspected ringleader of a €100 million subsidy fraud was arrested last week, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) into a criminal organisation believed to have mafia ties. According to the investigation, the suspect, an Italian citizen, operated a criminal group dedicated to systematic fraud involving EU funding.

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