On 7 and 8 June 2023, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France) carried out seizures and arrested three people suspected of involvement in a Europe-wide VAT fraud concerning the sale of second-hand vehicles.
During the searches of the suspects’ homes, three Porsches were seized, as well as cash, several Rolex watches, jewellery and luxury handbags, worth a total of more than €775 000. Bank accounts in Romania were frozen simultaneously.
The three suspects were indicted today, 8 June, by a European Delegated Prosecutor on charges of money laundering by organised crime and forgery.
In France, the investigations have been entrusted to the Financial Judicial Investigation Service (Service d’Enquêtes Judiciaires des Finances – SEJF).
Investigations are also underway in other Member States participating in the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
