2019 marked 20 years since the creation of the European Anti-Fraud Office. As the OLAF report 2019 shows, the Office has been working hard to investigate and stop increasingly complex cross-border fraud schemes affecting humanitarian aid, the environment, agricultural and regional development.
Information and assistance from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) earlier this month helped authorities in Colombia seize a major consignment of counterfeit healthcare products originating in China and bound for Venezuela.
Information and assistance from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) earlier this month helped authorities in Colombia seize a major consignment of counterfeit healthcare products originating in China and bound for Venezuela.
Slovakia: Annual report of the network partners about the activities in the area of the protection of the EU financial interests.
Italian customs authorities stopped a shipment of 300 cylinders of illicit, climate-damaging refrigerant gases from entering the EU early last month. OLAF supported the operation by providing the Italian authorities with additional information regarding the consignment.
Italian customs authorities stopped a shipment of 300 cylinders of illicit, climate-damaging refrigerant gases from entering the EU early last month. OLAF supported the operation by providing the Italian authorities with additional information regarding the consignment.
In a criminal case launched on the basis of the judicial recommendation of the European Anti-Fraud Office, the Metropolitan PPO has submitted an indictment for unauthorized requisition of EU subventions and moved to impose imprisonment on the perpetrator.
In a criminal case launched on the basis of the judicial recommendation of the European Anti-Fraud Office, the Metropolitan PPO has submitted an indictment for unauthorized requisition of EU subventions and moved to impose imprisonment on the perpetrator.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) helped Europol and 21 countries seize over 5 million fake and illegal toys under Europol’s operation Ludus II. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) also supported the operation.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) helped Europol and 21 countries seize over 5 million fake and illegal toys under Europol’s operation Ludus II. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) also supported the operation.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Belgian CTIF-CFI (Cellule de Traitement des Informations Financières-Cel voor financiële informatieverwerking) have signed today an update to their cooperation arrangement, which dated back to 2005.
The Delegated Prosecutor of the European Public Prosecutor's Office is leading a pre-trial investigation into suspected abuse of office, fraud and forgery of documents in an organized group in order to illegally obtain EU financial support.
On 8 March 2022, the European Court of Justice ruled in its case C-213/19 in favour of the investigative approach by the European Anti-Fraud Office in combatting a customs undervaluation fraud worth billions of euro.
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Law enforcement authorities from 15 EU Member States and the UK teamed up last month to dismantle a major black market cigarettes racket. Supported by Europol and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the joint operation took place between 2 and 13 November.
On 17 December 2020, the final phase of a three-year long trans-European operation targeting the smuggling and illicit production of cigarettes, coordinated by European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), took place in Romania.
One week of operations coordinated by the Dutch authorities and supported by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and Europol resulted in the seizure of at least 2100 cylinders of illicit HFCs – hydrofluorocarbons – for an estimated value of over 10 million euros.
In a criminal case launched on the basis of the judicial recommendation of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) the Central Investigative PPO has submitted an indictment to the Metropolitan Court of Justice for the crimes of budgetary fraud.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and Europol have agreed new working arrangements that will further improve the exchange of information between the two bodies and facilitate their joint work on the protection of the EU’s financial interests.
A major customs operation has uncovered illicit cross-border currency flows of €17 million potentially linked to money laundering, transnational criminal networks and terrorism financing.