World news about “Tax fraud” published by euronews.
Spain: Princess Cristina faces new tax probe Spanish Princess Cristina is facing a new probe over suspected fraud. The daughter of King Juan Carlos had been named as suspected in a case of… 24/05/2013
Apple defends its tax affairs Declaring “We are pride to be an American company and equally proud of our contributions to the US economy”, Chief Executive Tim Cook came out fighting before… 21/05/2013
Europe’s battle against 1 trillion euro tax evasionThe European Union can’t afford to let tax evasion go on the way it is. That is why EU leaders will meet at a one-day summit in Brussels on Wednesday May 22… 21/05/2013
More legal woes for Berlusconi as prosecutors demand bribery trial Silvio Berlusconi’s legal woes show no sign of subsiding, a day after his conviction for tax fraud was upheld. Prosecutors in Naples have called for Italy’s… 09/05/2013
Latest legal blow for Berlusconi again threatens political career Silvio Berlusconi is expected to appeal against his conviction for tax fraud before Italy’s highest court, the Court of Cassation. On Wednesday an appeals… 09/05/2013
Italy: Berlusconi tax fraud conviction upheld An appeals court in Milan has upheld the tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The… 09/05/2013
Combating offshore accounts The leaked list of names spans the globe, with current and former officials who stashed their cash in offshore accounts evading onerous taxes back home. The… 02/05/2013
Hoeness gets into a pickle over possible unpaid tax For two decades Bayern Munich’s president Uli Hoeness has been sounding off about free-spending clubs living beyond their means, or having barely-legal… 22/04/2013
France: Hollande moves to stamp out fraud in public life President François Hollande has moved to restore confidence in French public life after the country’s former Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac was charged with… 10/04/2013
Offshore Leaks set to reveal more embarrassing tax dodging The list detailing the identities of thousands of people hiding money in offshore accounts could reveal 160 times more data than Wikileaks. Analysing the… 05/04/2013
Super-rich cover blown by offshore tax haven leak Even Britain’s offshore financial industry is finding it harder to keep secrets these days. The identities of thousands of people with fortunes hidden in… 04/04/2013
Pressure mounts on Hollande over budget minister’s secret Swiss account The fallout from Jerome Cahuzac’s confession that he lied over having a secret Swiss bank account now threatens the entire French government. The crusading… 04/04/2013
Cash-starved Cyprus no more tax haven Finally Cypriots could get into their banks, after two weeks of locked doors. When they reopened, in spite of anger over feelings that their accounts had been… 29/03/2013
Italy police seize assets from luxury goods firm Bulgari The Italian luxury goods firm Bulgari has had 46 million euros worth of assets seized, say police investigating alleged tax evasion. The assets belong to… 14/03/2013
Autonomy ‘fraud’ probe expandsThe UK’s anti-fraud agency has confirmed it is investigating British software firm Autonomy, which has been accused of accounting irregularities by its new … 12/03/2013
RBC denies illegal share trade schemeA US financial regulator has accused Royal Bank of Canada of making hundreds of millions of dollars worth of illegal trades of share futures to get Canadian… 03/04/2012
Redknapp in tax evasion trial Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp appeared in a London court on Monday accused of avoiding tax payments. It was claimed Redknapp was paid on two… 24/01/2012
US exposes huge credit card fraud, 18 people chargedThe FBI believes that jewellery shops in Jersey City’s “Little India” neighbourhood were at the heart of a vast credit card fraud ring, which stretched across… 06/02/2013
Greece: Ex-finance minister faces tax probeThe Greek parliament has voted in favour of an inquiry into a former finance minister for his alleged role in a tax evasion scandal. George… 18/01/2013
Russia offers way out to tax-weary French actorPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to legendary French actor Gerard Depardieu though it is unclear if the film star had… 03/01/2013
Russian prison official cleared over Magnitsky deathA Moscow court has acquitted Dmitry Kratov, the only prison official to stand trial over the death of anti-corruption lawyer Sergey Magnitsky. A thorn in… 28/12/2012
Deutsche Bank arrests in carbon permits fraud investigationDeutsche Bank’s Frankfurt headquarters have been raided and five employees arrested as police investigate tax evasion and money laundering using carbon… 12/12/2012
Dolce and Gabbana deny tax fraud as they go trialThe trial has begun of Italian fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana over 2004 tax evasion charges. The two are accused of owing over a billion euros after… 04/12/2012
Italian drivers turn to Bulgaria to dodge finesItalian police are worried about an increase in the number of cars on their roads with Bulgarian and Romanian licence plates. A Bulgarian newspaper reports… 02/12/2012
Keeping tabs on the tax-dodgersTaxes have made international headlines lately, whether for cases of tax avoidance or tax evasion. On November 13, UK lawmakers criticized executives of… 13/11/2012
Ukraine’s opposition demands vote re-countUkraine’s opposition parties are protesting in central Kiev over allegations of vote-rigging in the country’s recent parliamentary election. They accuse… 05/11/2012
Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to four years jailFormer Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in jail for tax evasion following an investigation into the affairs of his… 26/10/2012
German state warns it is buying Swiss account detailsA one-year-old tax agreement between Germany and Switzerland is coming under pressure, from critics who say it is too lax, and also from German states keen to… 13/08/2012
Croatia’s tax dodgers named and shamedIf you live in Croatia your name could end up posted on the internet. Not in lights of stardom – but on a ‘name and shame’ list. That is what the government… 31/07/2012
Spain: Arrests and asset seizures after fuel fraud bustPolice in Spain have arrested 30 people for fuel fraud totalling 120 million euros. Suspects in 15 Spanish provinces are being detained for a scam which… 17/07/2012
Italian tax office in firebomb attackTwo firebombs were thrown at the offices of Italy’s tax enforcement agency in Livorno on Saturday. They landed on the doorsteps of the Equitalia building… 13/05/2012
Benefits scandal probed on Greek islandUp to 600 people are thought to have been claiming state payments on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, after falsely registering themselves as blind. “The… 09/05/2012
Germany eyes tax evasion crackdown with Swiss dealThe days of wealthy Germans stashing their cash in Swiss bank accounts could be over if a deal agreed between the two countries on Thursday is approved by… 05/04/2012
Germany tries to salvage Swiss tax dealA Swiss decision to issue arrest warrants for three German tax inspectors for espionage has left Berlin scrambling to salvage a landmark deal on taxing… 03/04/2012
Greece names its top tax evadersGreece has published a so-called “name and shame” list of tax evaders who allegedly owe the state some 14-billion euros. Well-known businessmen and… 23/01/2012
