Germany Germany probes allegations of COVID-19 test fraud The government's scheme to pay for one free test per citizen per week has led to a proliferation of businesses offering rapid antigen tests. 01/06/2021
Italy Hospital employee paid €538,000 - despite never turning up for work Police said the suspect allegedly had someone threaten a hospital superior in 2005 to keep him on the payroll. 23/04/2021
world news Criminals increasingly targeting EU green funds, says anti-fraud agenc OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, said that in 2019 it recommended the EU recover nearly half a billion euros. 10/09/2020
France France probing 'massive' €1.7 million fraud of COVID-19 payouts Authorities revealed they have paid €1.7 million in fraudulent claims but prevented the payment of more than €6 million. 10/07/2020
Unreported Europe Unmasking the coronavirus fraudsters In this episode of Unreported Europe, Euronews' Monica Pinna unmasks the scams criminals are turning to during the COVID-19 pandemic. 15/05/2020
Europe News Beware fraudsters OLAF's watching In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: The EU’s anti-fraud unit (OLAF) has made recommendations to claw back almost 3 billion EUR from 06/06/2018
Europe News Fraudsters beware The EU's anti-fraud agency OLAF have been busy. 2017 saw 197 investigations leading to 309 recommendations to recover of €3 billion for the EU budget. Three countries - Romania, Poland and particularly Hungary seemed to be the focus of the most intense scrutiny. 06/06/2018
Europe News EU nations back plans for prosecutors office to fight financial fraud The European Commission estimates at least 50-billion euros per year is lost because of cross-border VAT fraud. 08/06/2017
