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… The Hague, 7 July 2020 Judicial authorities and police in Italy and Romania, with Eurojust and Europol support dismantled a criminal network responsible for big-scale financial fraud, cybercrime and money laundering. The illicit profits are estimated to over €20 million resulting from the losses suffered by citizens throughout Europe. 12 suspects were arrested today (8 in … read more
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… The fraud started in February last year and lasted until recently this month, in various waves. Almost 600 persons, out of which more than 100 in Lithuania and nearly 500 in Estonia fell victim to the OCG members. The victims were mostly natural persons but also … coordinated activities, within a Joint Action Day, to dismantle an Organised Crime Group (OCG) specialized in elaborate cybercrime and fraudulent financial operations, arresting 3 suspects and conducting 4 house searches. The OCG allegedly committed identity theft and lured bank customers in … read more
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… Eurojust's coordination supports action against organised crime group in Italy 19 November 2018 On 15 November, coordinated action was taken against an Italian organised crime group (OCG) involved in the smuggling of cigarettes from Eastern European countries into Italy. Eight people were arrested, and assets totalling EUR 15 million were seized during searches in two countries. In a complicated scheme, the cigarettes were stolen from a … read more
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… Financial impact of EUR 2 billion and more than 1 700 arrests 29 November 2019 The one hundred joint action days coordinated at Eurojust since … impact figure also includes the estimated street value of seized illicit drugs. Coordination centres provide one of the ways that Eurojust can support Member States. In 2018 alone, Eurojust handled more than 6 500 cases. Coordination centres in practice : Operation Webmaster Eurojust's … 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 eggs being destroyed, leading to huge financial losses for farmers involved. The Belgian and Dutch authorities identified a network of suspects illegally selling fipronil as a … read more
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… 10 October 2018 In the context of an investigation of the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office, led by the investigating judge of Limburg, 44 searches were conducted this morning across Belgium. 13 searches were also carried out in other States, particularly France, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Serbia and fYROM. A total of 184 police officers in Belgium and 36 police officers in the other involved States took part in the action day. The actual … performed in the context of a criminal organisation, such as money laundering and private corruption. It uncovered indications of suspicious financial transactions in the Belgian 1A football league. Certain players' agents, independently of each other, allegedly concealed from 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, who benefited from lower prices, due to the lower tax rates on German vehicles. The … Eurojust coordinated the cross-border judicial cooperation with the other EU Member States involved and prepared for the action day. Essential support was provided by: Bulgaria Specialised Prosecutor’s Office of Sofia Czech Republic: Municipal Public Prosecutor’s Office of Prague … … read more
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… The Hague, 6 June 2019 An organised crime group involved in railway card fraud was taken down today through a joint action by the British and Romanian authorities, coordinated by Eurojust. Simultaneous raids were carried out in London and Bacau and 18 suspects were arrested. Several house searches were also performed and a number of items were seized. Eurojust supported the national criminal investigations by setting up a joint investigation team (JIT) between the United Kingdom and Romania, which was … 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. In reality, no goods were delivered to enterprises … days. The Agency coordinated the transmission of requests for European Investigation Orders and freezing certificates for bank accounts. Europol supported the coordinated centre during the action day. In Spain, the operation was led by Investigative Judge No 2 of Alcobendas (Madrid), the … read more
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… 21 October 2019 Authorities in Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, with the active assistance of Eurojust and Europol, have taken action against an elaborate tax fraud scam by a Hungarian-led, … The companies issuing fake invoices were on paper also directed by managers of foreign origin. Eurojust set up a coordination centre to support the action days, and assisted in providing European Investigation Orders (EIOs) to facilitate the Hungarian investigation. In September of … read more
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