Tax fraud

Spain

Spain busts international crime ring for alleged car import tax scam

An international crime network defrauding over €17 million in VAT on luxury cars has been dismantled, resulting in 30 arrests across Spain and Germany.

27/12/2024

Business

Netflix's European offices searched over suspected tax fraud

Offices of the streaming giant have been searched in France and the Netherlands, as part of an investigation into suspected tax fraud.

05/11/2024

Europe News

Italy seizes €121 million from Amazon over alleged tax fraud

Investigations by the Milan prosecutor's office have uncovered an alleged illegal subcontracting scheme.

24/07/2024

Culture news

Spanish court drops tax fraud case against Shakira

A second investigation into the Colombian singer's alleged tax fraud has been shelved by Spanish prosecutors due to a lack of evidence.

10/05/2024

Sport

Prosecutors accuse Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti of tax fraud

If found guilty, the sitting coach could face years in jail.

06/03/2024

Business

Fraud value doubles and continues to increase in the UK

The majority of the scams targeting consumers are happening on social media, according to a new report.

20/02/2024

Business

Offices of French dairy group Lactalis raided over alleged tax fraud

Police searched the offices of French dairy company Lactalis on Tuesday, as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud.

07/02/2024

Business

French authorities investigate alleged Neymar PSG transfer tax scandal

Several high-profile French politicians allegedly plotted to avoid paying Qatar €88 million in tax over footballer Neymar Jr's transfer to football club PSG in 2017, according to French sources. Authorities raided the Ministry of Economy and Finances' headquarters earlier this week.

18/01/2024

Culture news

French actor Isabelle Adjani found guilty of tax evasion

Award-winning actress Isabelle Adjani, who did not attend her trial in Paris due to “acute illness”, received a €250,000 fine and two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion.

14/12/2023

Economy

France must beef up fight against tax evasion: report

A French parliamentary report published on Monday recommends that more money should go towards fighting tax evasion, calling the current government strategy “pathetic”.

20/11/2023

Culture news

Shakira reaches deal on Day 1 of her tax fraud trial in Spain

Under the deal, Shakira is to receive a suspended three-year sentence and a fine of €7 million.

20/11/2023

Business

Why UBS faces another trial after being found guilty of tax fraud

France’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that a new trial should be held over a €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) fine against UBS for allegedly promoting illegal banking services and money laundering in the country.

16/11/2023

Culture news

French billionaire art collector back in court for tax fraud

Fifth-generation art collector Guy Wildenstein is back before a French court this week. Here’s how one of the world’s most powerful art dynasties got embroiled in a multigenerational tax fraud case.

20/09/2023

Bulgaria

Bulgarian mayor arrested in EU fraud probe into €169,000 in subsidies

A crowd of supporters gave their backing to Valentin Dimitrov, who denies the charges, when he emerged from police headquarters in Dobrich, Bulgaria.

10/08/2023

France

Five French banks raided in alleged tax fraud investigation

Several searches wer carried out in five French banks in Paris on suspicion of aggravated tax fraud.

29/03/2023

Europe News

European Public Prosecutor uncovers €14.1 billion in financial damages

EU funds related to agriculture and cohesion programmes saw the largest share of expenditure fraud, the prosecutor said in its annual report.

01/03/2023

USA

Trump Organization fined around €1.5 million for tax fraud

Former US President Donald Trump’s company was fined around €1.5 million on Friday for a scheme in which the former president’s top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks.

14/01/2023

Money

Crypto lender Nexo faces organised crime probe in Bulgaria

Nexo’s offices in Sofia were raided by authorities on Thursday as part of an investigation that alleges the crypto company is involved in money laundering, tax crimes and computer fraud.

13/01/2023

Germany

Key figure in German 'cum-ex' tax evasion scandal jailed for 8 years

The scheme allowed foreign investors to quickly buy and sell shares around the dividend payment date so tax authorities could not identify the true owner.

13/12/2022

Europe News

European prosecutors bust €2.2 billion VAT fraud scheme

The case is believed to be the biggest VAT carousel fraud ever investigated in the EU.

29/11/2022