Six Indicted in Czech $20M VAT Fraud Case

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What the source reports

European prosecutors have indicted five people and a company for allegedly evading more than $20 million in VAT on goods imported from China, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday. After clearing the goods through customs in Czechia, the defendants allegedly claimed they had been supplied to companies elsewhere in the European Union.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · August 3, 2026

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