EU Cracks Down on €297M VAT Fraud Linked to Organized Crime
European prosecutors have unearthed an expansive VAT fraud scheme linked to organized crime, stretching across 16 countries...
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Slovakia: 15 Arrested in Subsidy Fraud Scheme
Slovakian authorities arrested 15 tied to a subsidy fraud scheme, in which they allegedly defrauded an EU infrastructural...
EU Court Ruling Could Open Door to More ‘Golden Passport’ Schemes
A legal opinion published last week signals that the European Union’s Court of Justice may rule in favor of Malta’s “golden...
Russian Asset Tracker
Secretive Cyprus-Registered Funds Were Used to Hide Megayachts and Luxury Real Estate Linked to Sanctioned Russian Banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In...
A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions
Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions by the...
EU Court Reverses EU Sanctions on Two Russian Businessmen
The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union annulled on Wednesday the inclusion of Russian businessman Petr...
How a Russian Influence Group Infiltrated Cypriot Party Politics
A secretive Moscow group cultivated ties with Cypriot politicians and successfully pushed through a motion in Cyprus’s...
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