- Ninth person convicted in Germany for VAT fraud in the Huracán investigation
- Investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Cologne
- Conviction by the Regional Court in Düsseldorf for multimillion VAT fraud in car trade
- Defendant collaborated with a main defendant already convicted
- Fraud involved exporting vehicles as margin cars, leading to VAT evasion
- Resulted in a VAT loss of €2.3 million in Germany
- Judgment pronounced within six months due to defendant’s admission
- Third conviction in the Huracán investigation
- Sentence: three years and one month imprisonment, €800,000 asset confiscation
- Defendant has one week to appeal the decision
- EPPO is responsible for prosecuting crimes against EU financial interests
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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