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Malta involved in Italian fuel tax fraud investigation worth €1 billion €600 million in assets seized and 23 people arrested.   3 days ago Dozens of people have been arrested and almost €600 million in assets seized following an investigation into fuel tax fraud by the Italian authorities, in which Malta was also involved, according to European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (EUROJUST). The large-scale operation was coordinated by EUROJUST at the request of the Italian authorities and led to the arrest of 23 suspects in Italy, as well as the freezing of assets thanks to...

JAILED: Nuno Pestana A MAN who was part of a gang which fleeced thousands of pounds from elderly and vulnerable people across Worcestershire and beyond has been jailed. Nuno Pestana was jailed for six years when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court on January 19 after he was found guilty of scamming people across seven different counties. In total, Pestana and his colleagues stole more than £200,000 by pretending to be police officers investigating fraud at a local branch. Pestana, who is also known as Kevin Thomas, aged 41 years from London, played a leading role in arranging, tran...

Mutual legal assistance Information for competent authorities abroad (and in the UK) about obtaining evidence within the UK (or abroad) to assist in criminal investigations or proceedings. From: Contents Mutual legal assistance ( MLA) is a method of cooperation between states for obtaining assistance in the investigation or prosecution of criminal offences. MLA is generally used for obtaining material that cannot be obtained on a police cooperation basis, particularly enquiries that require coercive means. Requests are made by a formal international Letter of Request ( LOR). In civ...