TOUGH SENTENCE FOR CIGARETTE GANG LEADER IN GERMAN COURT2013-03-11
Description:Brussels, 11 March 2013 A German-Russian criminal was sentenced on March 11 to 9 years imprisonment by the Criminal Court Berlin-Moabit in Germany, following a complex international investigation co-ordinated by OLAF. The investigation involved authorities in Germany, Poland, Belgium, Latvia, Estonia and Switzerland as well as OLAF.

OLAF strengthens cooperation with Bangladeshi Export Promotion Bureau2012-12-10
Description:Brussels, 10 December 2012 Enhanced operational cooperation is at the centre of a new “Memorandum of understanding on administrative cooperation between OLAF and EPB” signed on 7 December in Brussels between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) of Bangladesh.

OLAF Annual Report 2011 - OLAF investigations resulted in €691 million recovered to EU budget and 511 years' of prison sentences2012-07-03
Description:Brussels, 3 July 2012 The Annual Report of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), published today, summarises OLAF's achievements in 2011. OLAF handled 463 cases in 2011. The results of OLAF's investigations led to the recovery of €691 million and a cumulative 511 years of prison sentences being issued by Member...

Successful court ruling of OLAF corruption case2012-06-29
Description:Brussels 28 June 2012 A former European Commission official was today sentenced by a criminal court in Brussels to 40 months’ imprisonment and €50 000 in fines for leaking confidential information to private companies in exchange for payments. Two of these companies were each fined €500 000.

Investigation of fraudulent Chinese imports results in 9 million euros of recovered duties2012-04-19
Description:olaf/12/02 Brussels 19 April 201 2 A network of companies fraudulently importing Chinese tube and pipe fittings via several countries in South East Asia to evade high EU customs duties was discovered in investigations carried out by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and authorities in several EU Member States, in...

OLAF launches new organisation to sharpen its focus and cut the duration of investigations2012-02-01
Description:Brussels, 1st February 2012 The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has today introduced important changes to its organisation and working methods. These changes are the result of an internal review launched in March 2011 by OLAF Director-General Giovanni Kessler who took office on 14 February 2011.

EU-China cigarette conference in Beijing 14-16 December OLAF and Chinese authorities join forces to fight cigarette smuggling from Asia2011-12-16
Description:Beijing, 16 December 2011 Operational cooperation was the focus of the cigarette smuggling conference which ended today in Beijing. It was hosted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and attended by the Chinese authorities involved in controls and investigations into the manufacturing and smuggling of cigarettes.

2nd International Conference on the Protection of the Euro against counterfeiting (2011 Euro Conference)2011-12-05
Description:The Hague, 2 December 2011 The European Commission/OLAF, the European Central Bank and Europol1 jointly organised the 2nd International Conference of the Euro against counterfeiting (2011 Euro Conference). The Conference was hosted at Europol’s new headquarters in The Hague from 23 to 25 November 2011 with the aim of deepening...

11th OAFCN seminar in Berlin 30 November-2 December OLAF and German customs: Improved co-operation in the EU needed to stop smuggling2011-12-02
Description:Berlin, 2 December 2011 OLAF Director-General Giovanni Kessler met with the President of the German Zollkriminalamt Dr. Paul Wamers within the context of the 11th OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators’ Network’s (OAFCN) seminar in Berlin.

OLAF and EU prosecutors meet in Bulgaria to improve cooperation in the fight against EU fraud2011-11-17
Description:Brussels, 17 November 2011 Cooperation between national authorities in the fight against fraud is the headline of the ninth OLAF conference for fraud prosecutors. This conference is organised by OLAF in close cooperation with the Bulgarian prosecution service from 16 to 18 November 2011 in Sofia, Bulgaria.