- EPPO in Munich secured two more convictions in a €100 million VAT fraud case involving VoIP.
- The Landshut Regional Court convicted two members of the criminal organization.
- Total convictions in the case, codenamed Cuba, now total ten.
- The fraud involved exploiting VAT rules through fraudulent VoIP trading.
- Estimated damage from the convicted individuals’ actions is around €10 million.
- One defendant received a four-year and nine-month prison sentence and a €67,000 confiscation.
- The other defendant received a ten-month probation sentence.
- The defendants were part of a network using missing traders to evade taxes.
- Forged invoices falsely indicated Cuba as the destination for VoIP services.
- The investigation was supported by the Tax Investigation Office in Leipzig.
- EPPO is responsible for prosecuting crimes against the EU’s financial interests.
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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