- Germany court convicts individual for VAT fraud involving wireless earbuds
- Conviction occurred on 3 December 2024 by the Regional Court of Regensburg
- Individual sentenced to four years in prison
- Fraud scheme spanned from June 2021 to March 2023 across six EU Member States including Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the Netherlands
- Scheme involved a network of companies created to evade VAT leading to a loss of over 6 million euros
- Court orders recovery of 960000 euros
- Assets seized in previous investigations valued at 21500 euros including electronics and a luxury watch
- Defendant has one week to appeal the court decision
- European Public Prosecutor’s Office led the investigation with support from the Chemnitz-Sud Tax Investigation Office
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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