Germany: New Indictment in €6 Million VAT Fraud Case

• The EPPO in Cologne has filed a third indictment in the Huracan investigation.
• The defendant is accused of buying cars from a main suspect and selling them to car dealers in Portugal.
• The cars were fraudulently sold as ‘margin cars’ to avoid paying VAT on the net value.
• The alleged VAT damage is over 6 million euros.
• During searches, 56,800 euros in cash and two cars were seized.
• The defendant could face several years in prison if convicted.
• The EPPO is the independent public prosecution office of the European Union.

Source: eppo.europa.eu

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