- Europol and the European Commission unveiled measures to combat cross-border digital crime across Europe.
- EU Member States and Eurojust coordinated cross-border criminal cases across EU states.
EU Tax Fraud Ring Dismantled Across Spain, Italy, and Portugal
What happened
Authorities in Spain, alongside the Spanish tax agency and European prosecution, dismantled a criminal organization comprising more than 100 people. The network operated across several EU countries, including Spain, Italy, and Portugal. The organization was accused of tax fraud, falsifying documents, and money-laundering using a 'carousel fraud' scheme to evade value added tax.
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Why it matters
The operation revealed a sophisticated cross-border fraud network that defrauded the Spanish Treasury of an estimated 70 million euros since 2018. The scheme involved simulating commercial transactions and moving IT products between countries to evade Value Added Tax (IVA) liabilities.
EU Member States and Eurojust coordinate cross-border criminal cases across EU states, while Europol and the European Commission have unveiled measures to combat cross-border digital crime.
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Who's involved
- SpainThe primary location of the operation and the Treasury that suffered the financial loss.
- ItalyOne of the EU countries where the criminal organization operated.
- PortugalOne of the EU countries where the criminal organization operated.
- public prosecutor's officeThe authority responsible for prosecution and law enforcement in the operation.