- The EPPO in Cologne has filed a third indictment in the Huracan investigation.
- The defendant is accused of buying cars from a main suspect and selling them to car dealers in Portugal.
- The cars were fraudulently sold as ‘margin cars’ to avoid paying VAT on the net value.
- The alleged VAT damage is over 6 million euros.
- During searches, 56,800 euros in cash and two cars were seized.
- The defendant could face several years in prison if convicted.
- The EPPO is the independent public prosecution office of the European Union.
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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