71 year aged manalready successful custody, is accused of organizing a strategy with fictitious accounts for an magnitude implicit 600,000 eurosaimed astatine illegally obtaining subsidies done OPECPEPE.
According to ELAS (Greek Police), the accused controlled two companiesregistered successful Central Macedoniawhich really did not behaviour immoderate existent economical activity.
How the strategy worked
The probe established that the pursuing documents were issued done these companies:
- fictitious invoices,
- fake certificates,
- agricultural merchandise certification stickers.
These documents were passed connected to manufacturers, who then included them successful unified applications for subsidiessubmitted to OPECPEPEfor the intent of receiving amerciable payments.
Scale of operation
The scheme’s activities screen the play from January 2023 to July 2025.
According to the lawsuit file:
- the archetypal institution issued invoices for €440,066.27 (368 counterparties),
- second – connected 185,360.02 euros (151 counterparties).
The total magnitude of fictitious documents was €625,426.29.
At the aforesaid clip 289 manufacturers used these documents to get subsidies, which resulted successful harm to fiscal interests European Union worth astir €227,539.20.
Investigation data
It was recovered that companies:
- were not registered successful the registry Ministry of Rural Development and Food,
- did not person existent accumulation facilities,
- did not transportation retired banking transactions.
During a hunt of the accused’s house, conducted successful the beingness of an investigator, the pursuing were confiscated:
- documents and invoices,
- company seals,
- handwritten notes with the lawsuit base,
- electronic equipment,
- seed certification stickers.
Next steps
The lawsuit materials will beryllium sent to Greek subdivision of the European Public Prosecutor’s Officewhich investigates crimes affecting fiscal interests EU.
The probe continues, but further enlargement of the ellipse of persons progressive successful the lawsuit cannot beryllium ruled out.
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