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Amount: €1m - €10m

  • Subverting the MaPrimeRénov’ Energy Scheme (France)

    An organized criminal group utilizing unqualified door-to-door sales agents defrauded the French national housing agency of €1.13 million by submitting forged energy audit applications under the EU-backed MaPrimeRénov’ scheme.

    Amount: Approximately €1.13 million.

    Location: Paris, France

  • Faked Innovation in Eco-Friendly Cling Film (Lithuania)

    An organized group attempted to secure €2.6 million in green innovation funds by forging procurement documents and artificially inflating equipment costs for the production of biodegradable cling film.

    Amount: Prevented the unlawful disbursement of nearly €2.6 million.

    Location: Vilnius, Lithuania

  • Corporate Subsidy Fraud by Czech Entrepreneur

    An entrepreneur fraudulently secured a million-euro innovation grant by forging co-financing documents and faking the purchase of IT infrastructure, subsequently using the funds to pay off pre-existing corporate debts.

    Amount: €1 million (CZK 25,151,927.81); confiscation ordered for €1.048 million.

    Location: Ostrava, Czechia

  • The Greenwashing of LNG Infrastructure (Italy)

    The administrators of a consortium company entirely misappropriated €6.4 million in EU environmental transition funds meant for building liquefied natural gas (LNG) maritime infrastructure, diverting the capital to personal expenses.

    Amount: €6.4 million funded; €5.58 million completely diverted; €1.97 million ordered confiscated.

    Location: Padua, Italy

  • The Infiltration of the Italian Financial Police (Naples)

    A massive value-added tax (VAT) carousel fraud involving the sale of consumer electronics was shielded from investigation by actively corrupt members of the Italian Financial Police and the national Revenue Agency.

    Amount: €3 million confiscated to recover evaded taxes; total damage highly extensive.

    Location: Naples, Italy

EU Funds Corruption Controller

The EU Funds Corruption Controller is a project of the European Liberal Forum. It collects publicly documented cases of corruption and financial crime across the European Union and presents them with their sources, in plain language.

How to contact us
Questions or corrections about a case? Write to iec@liberalforum.eu.
European Liberal Forum EUPF, Rue d’Idalie 11-13, box 6, 1050 Ixelles, Brussels (BE).