Polish Authorities Dismantle Criminal Group Behind VAT Fraud

Poland’s Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) dismantled a VAT carousel fraud scheme in the Silesian Voivodeship, detaining five suspects linked to fictitious invoices totaling nearly $1.8 million and charging them with participation in an organized criminal group, issuing/using fraudulent VAT invoices, and money laundering; prosecutors imposed bail, supervision, travel restrictions, and no-contact orders, while experts cited the broader EU-wide VAT gap and noted increasing use of analytics and AI in detection, with the investigation ongoing.