EPPO leads Investigation Emily against a cross‑border criminal network behind €103M in luxury car VAT fraud, resulting in nine arrests, 150+ EU‑wide searches, and €13.5M in assets seized

by | Mar 4, 2026

Under Investigation “Emily”, authorities detained nine suspects in Germany and Czechia and conducted more than 150 searches across nine countries, seizing luxury vehicles, cash, art and other assets worth over €13.5 million. Prosecutors allege the group operated a VAT...

UK SFO returns over £400,000 to 9 victims of a 2001–02 global email advance-fee  fraud, using a groundbreaking civil recovery approach that repays stolen funds directly rather than to the Treasury

by | Jan 8, 2026

UK SFO has announced that it has successfully recovered and will return more than £400,000 to nine individuals defrauded by an international email scam nearly 24 years after the offence, despite no conviction having been secured. It used civil recovery and worked with...

FATF publishes its 2025 Asset Recovery Guidance and Best Practices, providing strategies/case studies to strengthen the tracing, freezing, and confiscation of criminal assets while protecting victims rights

by | Nov 4, 2025

It covers the full asset recovery lifecycle from investigation to management and return of assets emphasizing specialized units, inter-agency coordination, access to beneficial ownership data, and robust international cooperation through formal and informal channels....