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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 … in the criminal network were arrested on the grounds of tax fraud and money laundering. The suspects used intermediary companies to conduct financial transactions across Europe and cover up their swindle. Eurojust coordinated the judicial support for executing European Investigation … read more
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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 trace the scrap metal to its origins. The fraud led to estimated illegal profits … involved abnormal amounts of money. The anti-mafia district directorate of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) of Turin and Economic and Financial Police Unit subsequently unravelled the large-scale fraud with documents and invoices. Eurojust coordinated the organisation of the … read more
relevance: 88.049774
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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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… The convicted person was arrested in Prague in March 2019 with the help of Eurojust in a coordinated action from the Hungarian and Czech police authorities. The suspect had been travelling from country to country, … murder case, regarding a contract killing in Belgrade in early 2019. … Contract killer sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary with Eurojust’s support … read more
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… The traders had organised a complex scheme to avoid VAT payments by using a web company that offered mobile phones, tablet computers and accessories for sale through regular channels, paying taxes. This company, however, had a low turnover … the traders used bank accounts in the Czech Republic and Croatia to siphon off tax payments. Eurojust organised a coordination centre to support the action day to ensure the adequate follow-up for the execution of European Investigation Orders to judicial authorities in Poland, … read more
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… 14 November 2019 Yesterday, the national authorities in Germany (Federal Police Department) and Romania (Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism and National Police) took part in a simultaneous action against an … by UK and Hungarian investigators. National authorities from Germany, Romania, Hungary, the UK and Turkey further looked into the activities of 36 people accused of smuggling at least 580 migrants, earning more than EUR 2 million for their services. The smugglers and their victims … 2 computers, bank account documentation and various pieces of identification. In related actions, four drivers were sentenced in Germany to terms ranging from one year and eight months to five years and three months. Another driver is standing trial in Hungary. The main organiser was … read more
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… In the early hours of 15 September, hundreds of police officers, including special intervention teams in close cooperation with prosecutors and investigative … della Repubblica di Firenze ), the State Police ( Polizia di Stato ), The Netherlands : Public Prosecutor’s Office Amsterdam ( OM Amsterdam ), Financial and Economic crime unit Amsterdam ( Finec ), National Police ( Politie ) Greece : Hellenic Police ( Ελληνική Αστυνομία ) Hungary : … read more
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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 sending of fraudulent messages to victims. Unaware that their devices had been infected by malware, customers provided personal financial data, credit card or bank account numbers, and login details. This happened when they booked accommodations on websites such as Airbnb, … read more
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… 4 December 2018 EurojustEuropolEuropean Banking Federation (EBF) joint press release 168 arrested, 1 504 money mules and 140 money mule organisers identified as a result of the fourth European Money Mule Action 'EMMA 4', a global law enforcement action week tackling the issue of money muling. The action took place … an account to another permitting a criminal group to use your bank account can have severe legal consequences. Mules may face lengthy prison terms and acquire a criminal record that could seriously affect the rest of their lives, such as never being able to secure a mortgage or open … read more
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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 … and execution of freezing order; Germany : Public Prosecutor’s Office Munich I; Hungary : Chief Prosecution Office of the Capital, Department of Financial Crimes; Malta : Asset Recovery Bureau, competent executing authority through recognition and authorization of the Maltese Criminal … read more
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