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The Italian Desk is headed by Filippo Spiezia, who is the National Member for Italy since January 2016. In 2020, the Italian Desk was involved in 841 new cases, 91 coordination meetings, 7 coordination centre and 53 joint investigation teams.
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New action at EU level against ‘Ndrangheta in Italy and Germany

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Today’s actions are a follow up to the Eurojust and Europol coordinated Operation Pollino, during which already 84 suspects were arrested in December 2018 in the two aforementioned countries, as well as Belgium and the Netherlands. In view of today’s operation, a European Arrest Warrant... read more

Eurojust assists with halting online investment scam in Italy

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The Agency supported the authorities in Italy with the execution of European Investigation Orders and production certificates to freeze bank accounts and company assets in Germany, Cyprus and Lithuania. Two European Arrest Warrants have been issued for the alleged perpetrators of the fraud scheme. The... read more

Action to counter Italian fuel tax fraud worth almost EUR 1 billion

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More than 1 000 officers of the Italian Guardia di Finanza, Carabinieri and military staff were deployed today during an action to counter two mafia-style organised crime groups (OCGs) from Naples and the Reggio Calabria, which ran the fraud scheme. The OCGs had set up... read more

Massive metal waste fraud in Italy halted with Eurojust support

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The suspects allegedly bought and sold waste metal since 2015, which is illegal according to EU legislation. They produced false certificates and invoices, pretending the waste was scrap metal, which is allowed for trade if declarations of conformity are provided. These declarations are necessary to... read more

Updated Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law

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Updated Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) interpreted in its case-law the notion of ‘issuing judicial authority’ under Article 6(1) of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between the Member States (EAW FD). In 2019, the CJEU... read more

Nearly 50 properties seized in action against money laundering in Italy and Spain

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The properties belong to an Italian suspect, who had moved to Spain in the late 1980’s and has been convicted in both countries for various crimes, including fencing, the issuing of fake invoices, corruption, tax evasion and money laundering. For his criminal purposes, he had... read more

Eurojust supports action against fuel tax fraud in Germany and 10 other countries

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Operating from Hamburg, between 2018 and last year the suspects of German, Russian and Polish origin ran a company that, on the surface, sold solvents and anti-corrosion agents or liquids. These products are exempt from energy taxation under German law. In reality, the products contained... read more

Eurojust coordinates action in Italy and ten other countries, taking down over 5.550 computer servers

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h1 {font-weight:bold; font-size:19px} h2 {font-weight:bold; font-size:21px} One person, allegedly the leader of the criminal activities, has been arrested by the Italian authorities. Computer equipment, other communication tools and payment instruments as well as luxury cars have been seized. The estimated profits totaled EUR 10.7 million... read more

#JusticeDone: Rare books recovered in Romania in €2 million London warehouse heist investigation

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This discovery is the result of an international cooperation between judicial and law enforcement authorities in the United Kingdom (Metropolitan Police Service), Italy (Italian Carabinieri - Arma dei Carabinieri) and Romania (Directorate for Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism Central Office and Romanian National Police... read more