European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

We are seeking applications for the position of Expert investigator of financial crimes under the status of Seconded National Expert from Poland 🇵🇱, Czechia 🇨🇿 or Latvia 🇱🇻 ❗️ Would you like to: Provide legal and operational support to the EPPO? Support the European Prosecutors and the European Delegated Prosecutors in their operational and investigative activity? Identify and assess possible issues at the legal and operational levels and draft legal opinions, best practices, procedures, rules, decisions and other legal instruments? 👉Visit our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g78iuHUR

Four suspected members of a criminal ring with ties to Italian mafia groups have been charged with a €4.3 million subsidy fraud involving EU and national funds. The defendants allegedly formed a criminal group to provide false letters of guarantees to awardees of projects financed by the EU. They are believed to have received large sums of money in exchange for their fraudulent scheme. These indictments are the result of several investigations led by the EPPO in Bucharest 🇷🇴. 👉More: https://lnkd.in/dnhHin5E

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with evading anti-dumping duties on aluminium foil imported to Germany 🇩🇪. According to the investigation led by the EPPO in Cologne, the defendants declared false goods tariff numbers or false country of origin which resulted in damage of € 474 903.94. The defendants could face substantial prison sentences and additional fines if found guilty. Read press release: https://lnkd.in/eKM72QMs

The EPPO in Bratislava is investigating an attempted fraud involving EU Cohesion Fund grants for a waste treatment plant project in Iža, Slovakia 🇸🇰. The approved grant amount was €1 416 100, representing 50% of the total project cost. However, discrepancies in the submitted project documentation were found, potentially preventing a significant financial loss. Learn more about the investigation: https://lnkd.in/eSmVSv-Y

We have opened an investigation into a project for a liquefied natural gas import terminal in Cyprus 🇨🇾. The project costs amount to €542 million – of which approximatively €101 million was financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme. The investigation was initiated following the publication of a report by the Audit Office of the Republic of Cyprus, regarding possible violations during the procurement procedure and the subsequent execution of the public contract for the LNG project. The European Court of Auditors and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) also sent reports to the EPPO. 👉 More: https://lnkd.in/dnZe76gv

🤝 This is the first working arrangement to be concluded in Portugal 🇵🇹 and it will allow us to strengthen the protection of the EU's financial interests in the framework of the RRF mechanism.

Two individuals have been arrested in Italy 🇮🇹 on the suspicion of €8.8 million VAT fraud involving the trade of cleaning products and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. According to the evidence, the suspects employed a variety of fraudulent tactics, including the issuance of fake invoices for non-existent goods and the conducting of fictitious transactions via Bulgarian, Croatian, Hungarian and Slovenian companies. The Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Verona seized bank accounts, real estate and other assets. 👉 More: https://lnkd.in/edDnXMz7

Four individuals in Romania 🇷🇴 have been charged with defrauding €600 000 in social funds. The suspects allegedly claimed to employ 124 apprentices through a company controlled by them. However, they are believed to have submitted falsified and inaccurate documents in order to obtain €500 000 came from the European Social Fund and €100 000 from national funds. It is understood that none of the apprentices ever worked for the company controlled by the suspects and that none received any salary. 👉More: https://lnkd.in/exknRrcV

Five individuals in Romania 🇷🇴 have been charged with aggravated subsidy fraud involving a pig-breeding farm, with an estimated damage to the EU budget of €667 000. More details: https://lnkd.in/eQ4Yn2ix

One individual has been charged with EU funding fraud, following an investigation led by the EPPO in Bucharest 🇷🇴. The suspect applied for two projects to construct greenhouses for strawberries and lettuce. It is believed that the suspect presented falsified documents and illicitly obtained almost €2 million from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Two agricultural buildings, the associated land, bank accounts, and a luxury car belonging to the suspect have been seized to recover the defrauded funds. 👉More: https://lnkd.in/e9Ececvc