31 October 2024Investigation Huracán: Main defendants convicted for €53 million VAT fraud in GermanyFollowing a large-scale VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany), code-named ´Huracán´, five individuals were convicted yesterday (30 October) by the Regional Court in Düsseldorf for organised VAT fraud, and aiding and abetting tax fraud.

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