- EU authorities have arrested a suspect in an €85 million VAT fraud scheme.
- The suspect was apprehended in Düsseldorf by German law enforcement.
- The fraud involved the sale of Apple AirPods and electronic goods.
- The criminals operated through a network of companies across the EU.
- Phantom dealers conducted transactions and evaded VAT payments.
- Accomplice companies claimed tax refunds on these ghost transactions.
- VAT fraud accounts for 16% of active investigations and 47% of estimated financial damages for the EPPO.
Source: usaherald.com
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