EPPO Secures Conviction in €23 Million VAT Fraud Involving Platinum Coins in Germany

• EPPO in Munich secured a conviction in a VAT fraud case involving platinum coins
• The convicted individual was a leader in a criminal organization defrauding over €23 million
• Munich Regional Court sentenced the individual to six years and three months in prison
• €4.9 million was confiscated from the defendant
• The fraud involved a VAT carousel scheme with repeated circulation of platinum coins
• Criminal activities led to a tax loss of at least €23 million in Germany
• Core activities were in Hamburg, Chemnitz, and Munich; money laundering in Czechia and Slovakia
• Investigation was conducted by the Tax Investigation Office in Chemnitz
• EPPO is the EU’s independent public prosecution office for financial crimes against the EU

Source: eppo.europa.eu

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