- Italian authorities seized assets in a €260 million VAT fraud involving fuel imports and a criminal network.
- The ringleader, an entrepreneur from Campania, was sentenced to eight years in prison, fined, and banned from business.
- The scheme used a company registered under the ringleader’s spouse, a tax warehouse, and over 40 missing traders to evade VAT.
- The group generated over €1 billion in fake invoices, laundered €35 million, and distorted market competition by selling fuel at low prices.
- The investigation dismantled the group, identified 59 suspects, seized €20 million in assets, and involved cross-border operations in several EU countries.
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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