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Last month, Eurojust supported another operation against other members of the same OCG, who committed online fraud in the Dutch housing market, leading to two arrests. The OCG managed to get hold of bank account numbers and other data of customers using phishing techniques, the... read more
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During the operation, real estate and luxury watches worth an estimated EUR 2 million were seized, belonging to the Italian main suspect. Between 2015 and 2020, he organised the illegal activities around the import of cars from Germany. The cars were sold to Italian customers... read more
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Apart from tax evasion, including avoiding the payment of EUR 44 million in VAT from 2014 until 2019, the main suspect behind the scheme was allegedly involved in laundering the profits of at least EUR 3.7 million. Furthermore, by offering a wide range of products... read more
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In these guidelines, Eurojust provides an overview of the legal and operational issues that prosecutors may come across and explains how Eurojust and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) can help to bring investment fraud prosecutions to a successful end. The guidelines... read more
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Ensuring prosecution in the right state can prevent fraudsters from receiving smaller sentences in other countries for similar fraud. An early-stage centralisation of investigations at national level or in one EU Member State can be beneficial to better identify the total number of victims. These... read more
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By communicating via messenger systems, the suspects managed to remain anonymous and the payments were forwarded to bank accounts in various countries to conceal and launder the proceeds of the crimes. In addition to the arrests, two houses were searched and telephones, computer devices and... read more
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Investigations into the case started in 2017 after too high levels of the insecticide fipronil were detected in eggs in Belgium and the Netherlands. In view of potential risks to public health, hundreds of poultry farms had to be cleared, with livestock and millions of... read more
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Investigations into the swindle started at the end of 2019 by the Spanish authorities, with the suspects using a series of so-called front companies in Spain, Slovakia, Romania, Belgium and the Netherlands for at least one-and-a-half years to pretend a trade in goods took place... read more
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The alleged perpetrators ran at least four platforms for high-risk trade in cryptocurrencies, foreign exchange contracts and fixed price options. By using search engines and social media, potential investors were approached and lured to professional-looking websites with fast contact links. The members of the organised... read more
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