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Switzerland charges three over scheme to avoid fees on CO2 emissions
Prosecutors say the scheme stripped the Swiss government of more than €8 million.
Turkey arrests four in cryptocurrency fraud probe
Turkish savers are increasingly reliant on cryptocurrencies as people seek a safe haven for their money because of the falling value of the Turkish lira.
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.
North Macedonia officials 'handed fake passports to foreign criminals'
Nine officials in North Macedonia's interior ministry have been arrested on suspicion of illegally issuing passports to overseas criminals.
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France fines Google €1.1 million over 'misleading' hotel rankings
An investigation by the French consumer watchdog and finance ministry found the tech giant was guilty of "misleading commercial practice".
Bulgaria accused of €6 million police vehicle fraud involving EU cash
Interior ministry officials bought older, secondhand SUVs for the police, instead of new vehicles, violating the terms of an EU cash grant, says OLAF, the bloc's anti-fraud agency.
'A major fraud on our nation': Donald Trump casts doubt on election
The US President vowed to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the inconclusive election and claimed a premature victory. No winner has yet been declared in the presidential race.
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.
Dirty tricks: Romanians order face masks but get toilet roll instead
Police say the scam has seen 89 people fall victim to the fraudsters.
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.
Euroviews. COVID-19 shows a vaccine to stop fraud of EU finances is needed ǀ View
The Cohesion Fund was the first financial instrument mobilised to redirect EU money to combat the impact of COVID-19. But as evidence shows, it is vulnerable to abuse.
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.
Euroviews. COVID-19 is opening up new opportunities for fraudsters. Business must act to reduce the risk ǀ View
The situation that has been created by coronavirus will have produced new opportunities for those who commit fraud. And fraud is like a virus: it will spread and cause the maximum amount of harm unless the right precautions are taken.
Euroviews. The $4 billion dollar question: how do you deal with soaring cyptocurrency crime? ǀ View
Cryptocurrency crime accounted for more than $4.3 billion (€3.9 billion) in 2019. There are grounds for optimism but many more causes for concern regarding the rise of this kind of financial crime.
Interpol warns fraudsters are using coronavirus fears to scam victims
Interpol has listed a number of scams that have been reported to it by member countries in the wake of the COVID-19 emergency
Euroviews. The challenge for the SFO now is showing how different it is after the failed Barclays case ǀ View
A jury clearing three Barclays executives of fraud was a bad result for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The failed prosecution was the legacy of the agency’s previous director. But seems to be little indication that the SFO’s new regime is making progress.
Victims of coronavirus scams lost a huge amount of money in February
Scammers conned victims in the UK using phishing emails where they posed as groups associated with the World Health Organization.
Euroviews. The UK’s Serious Fraud Offices’ failure in the landmark Barclays case has exposed its flaws ǀ View
Following the dramatic acquittal of all three senior Barclays’ executives last week, John Binns and Harry Travers, partners in the Business Crime team at BCL Solicitors analyse what went wrong and why it matters for the SFO.
French ex-presidential favourite François Fillon on trial for fraud
The 2017 scandal sank the career of the then favourite for the Elysée and opened the door for Emmanuel Macron to win the French presidency.
Euroviews. Brexit will complicate tackling fraud across Europe – but maybe civil remedies hold the key ǀ View
As fraudsters’ numbers, capacity and sophistication apparently overtake those of investigating authorities, there is every reason to believe that civil remedies will increasingly become a focus for victims of fraud.