- Two suspects arrested in Germany and Italy in €19 million VAT fraud involving Voice over IP
- Suspects believed to have acted as strawmen for a German buffer company to hide fraud
- VAT carousel fraud takes advantage of EU rules on cross-border transactions
- Suspects arrested with help of Leipzig Tax Investigation Office and Italian Financial Police
- Investigation ongoing to determine extent of criminal activities
- EPPO responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes against financial interests of EU
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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