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27 January 2022|PRESS RELEASE
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Bulgaria, supported by Europol and Eurojust, have taken down a network of online investment fraudsters involved in money laundering. On the action day on 26 January, officers from the Bulgarian National Police arrested one suspect for defrauding mainly...
13 January 2022|PRESS RELEASE
The Higher Regional Court of Koblenz in Germany sentenced a former Syrian high-ranking official today to life imprisonment for his involvement in crimes against humanity. A German-French joint investigation team (JIT), which was set up with support of Eurojust and the Genocide Network, made a...
26 November 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust has provided rapid support to the Romanian, German and French authorities to dismantle an organised crime group (OCG) involved in large-scale cargo thefts from lorries parked in motorway rest areas in Germany and France. During a joint action day, 34 suspects have been charged, of whom 14...
23 November 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust has supported the Italian and German authorities in dismantling an elaborate fraud scheme involving the trade in energy efficiency certificates. The perpetrators deprived the Italian authorities of at least EUR 27 million in illegally obtained certificates and are alleged to have laundered...
08 November 2021|PRESS RELEASE
With judicial support from Eurojust, authorities in France, Germany, Romania and Switzerland have taken action against an organised crime group (OCG) which was involved in a considerable number of ransomware attacks across Europe. During an action day, four places in Romania were searched. Two...
29 October 2021|PRESS RELEASE
A total of 12 individuals wreaking havoc across the world with ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure have been targeted as the result of a law enforcement and judicial operation involving eight countries. These attacks are believed to have affected over 1 800 victims in 71 countries...
27 October 2021|PRESS RELEASE
With Eurojust’s support, authorities in Germany, Georgia and Israel have dismantled a criminal network operating various online trading platforms, defrauding victims of at least tens of millions of euros. During a series of actions in Georgia and Israel last week, 11 suspects were arrested, and real...
27 October 2021|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
In 2019, a major operation led by the Italian desk at Eurojust against an OCG involved in large scale pay-TV piracy and fraud, resulted in over 200 servers being taken down. Investigations into the activities of this criminal network, which involved illegal online streaming through cheap settop...
27 October 2021|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The National Desks at Eurojust opened linked cases to provide operational and legal assistance, including the creation and funding of a JIT between the Belgian and Dutch authorities, with the involvement of Eurojust and Europol. During a joint action day supported by a coordination centre at...
27 October 2021|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
An organised crime group (OCG) coordinated from a base in Lithuania had been operating in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. The thieves cracked the locks of high-end, luxury keyless cars using radio wave extenders and then transported them in trucks through the Czech Republic and Poland to...