- EPPO arrests three suspects in a 50 million VAT fraud case in Germany, Bulgaria, and Poland
- Investigation involves a VAT fraud scheme with electronic goods trade
- Actions executed with cooperation from tax and police authorities in Germany, Bulgaria, and Poland
- Suspects acted as strawmen in a cross-border VAT carousel fraud
- Two suspects released after cooperating with authorities
- Investigation is part of EPPO’s cluster Midas, involving 17 countries and 195 million in damages
- All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty
- EPPO is the EU’s independent prosecution office for financial crimes against the EU
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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