Five people have been convicted in the United Kingdom (UK) for running a smuggling network transporting Vietnamese migrants into the country and laundering over EUR 1.8 million in cash. The convictions follow an international investigation involving UK, Belgian and French authorities, coordinated by...

While a maxi-trial of 132 ‘Ndrangheta mafia members arrested in 2023 during an action day involving 10 countries is ongoing in Reggio Calabria in Italy, 76 of the defendants have already been tried. The first judicial decision has been issued, and the competent judge has convicted the defendants to...

Extensive cooperation between Sweden, France, the Netherlands and Belgium in a Eurojust-supported joint investigation team (JIT) into crimes against Ezidi victims in Syria and Iraq has led to the first two convictions of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs). This is the outcome of an interim evaluation...

The Regional Court of Bamberg in Germany has sentenced fifteen members of a Dutch led organised crime group (OCG) that robbed a series of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in Germany, causing massive damage. The OCG members have been served prison sentences of between one year and nine months and...

Five members of an organised crime group (OCG) responsible for the largest ever fraud against the United Kingdom benefit system have been convicted. The suspects, all Bulgarian nationals, have pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering offences at the Wood Green Crown Court. The damage caused by...

iSpoof, a website that allowed criminals to impersonate trusted corporations, was taken down in November 2022 in an international joint action that led to 142 arrests. The main administrator of the website has now been sentenced to 13 years and 4 months of imprisonment by Southwark Crown Court in...