The gang causes damage of 80 million euros by trading luxury bodies and medical masks: charges against four accused

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Eine Bande von vier Beschuldigten soll über ein Netzwerk von Unternehmen einen lukrativen Handel mit Luxusautos und medizinischen Masken betrieben haben. Die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft (EUStA) in Berlin hat nach monatelangen Ermittlungen Anklage gegen die Beschuldigten erhoben. Der entstandene Schaden wird auf rund 80 Millionen Euro geschätzt. Den vier Beschuldigten werden verschiedene Straftaten zur Last gelegt. Dem Bandenchef wird Umsatzsteuerbetrug vorgeworfen, während ein Notar, der angeblich lange Zeit für die Bande tätig war, unter anderem der Urkundenfälschung und Falschbeurkundung beschuldigt wird. Ein weiterer Vorwurf lautet auf Geldwäsche. Die Bande soll hauptsächlich in Deutschland, Polen und Tschechien aktiv gewesen sein. Um den …
A gang of four accused is said to have operated lucrative trade in luxury cars and medical masks through a network of companies. The European public prosecutor's office (Eusta) in Berlin has charged charges against the accused after months of investigation. The damage incurred is estimated at around 80 million euros. Various crimes are charged to the four accused. The gang chief is accused of sales tax fraud, while a notary who was supposedly worked for the gang for a long time is accused of forgery of documents and incorrectly. Another accusation is for money laundering. The gang is said to have been mainly active in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. To ... (Symbolbild/MB)

A gang of four accused is said to have operated lucrative trade in luxury cars and medical masks through a network of companies. The European public prosecutor's office (Eusta) in Berlin has charged charges against the accused after months of investigation. The damage incurred is estimated at around 80 million euros.

The four accused are charged with various crimes. The gang chief is accused of sales tax fraud, while a notary who was supposedly worked for the gang for a long time is accused of forgery of documents and incorrectly. Another accusation is for money laundering. The gang is said to have been mainly active in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

In order to handle the trade with luxury cars and masks, people from Poland and Latvia are said to have been used as so -called straw men. These were obviously in financial difficulties. In addition, a Polish money exchange platform, which was controlled by the main farms, is said to have been used for money laundering and distribution of the illegal profits obtained.

The gang tracked down the gang by investigating the Berlin public prosecutor because of other crimes. The case is now also being negotiated in court in the capital. The indictment was submitted to the district court. As early as May 2022, the Berlin public prosecutor's office secured evidence during searches and was therefore able to identify the gang chief. This was finally arrested in Austria.

In the course of the investigation in Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany and Poland, bank accounts were frozen and assets such as real estate, cars and luxury items worth an estimated 5.2 million euros.

The European public prosecutor's office is responsible for the investigation, persecution and indictment of crimes that affect the financial interests of the European Union.

It remains to be seen how the trial against the gang will end and what further Details come to light in the course of the negotiation. However, it is a success for the investigative authorities that it has been possible to expose this international gang and to be responsible. The considerable amount of damage once again shows how important it is to act against economic crime and to fight them effectively.