- Two individuals convicted for organised VAT fraud in Germany
- Investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich
- Criminal activities estimated to have caused a VAT loss of around €3.7 million
- Defendants acted as strawmen for a buffer company in cross-border VAT carousel fraud
- Both defendants arrested last year in Slovenia and Czechia
- Court convicted both defendants of organised VAT fraud
- One defendant sentenced to three years of imprisonment, the other received a suspended prison sentence of one year and six months
- EPPO is responsible for investigating, prosecuting, and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the EU.
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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