- Two individuals arrested in Italy for €8.8 million VAT fraud involving cleaning products and beverages
- Italian Financial Police executed freezing order on bank accounts and assets
- Suspects ordered house arrest for VAT carousel fraud scheme
- Investigation focused on two companies in Verona
- Suspects used fake invoices and fictitious transactions to evade VAT payment
- Missing traders in Italy vanished without fulfilling tax obligations
- Suspects sold products at artificially low prices, resulting in VAT losses of over €8.8 million
- EPPO responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes against the financial interests of the EU
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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