Norway police arrest five in bribery probe over supplying services to NATO ships
Eurojust said losses may total about 1 million euros as investigators examined fraudulent invoices and alleged bribes tied to NATO ship-support contracts.
- On Wednesday, authorities conducted searches in Romania regarding a company suspected of submitting fraudulent invoices for shore-based work supporting NATO ships during port visits in northwest Europe.
- The European Union's criminal justice agency, Eurojust, is investigating suspected fraud and bribery involving contracts for ships used for NATO missions across multiple countries.
- Suspects allegedly submitted fraudulent invoices for crew support and used an intermediary to bribe public officials to secure preferable treatment from The NSPA.
- Five people were arrested in Norway, while searches in Germany targeted two businesses and one home linked to the suspected fraudulent network.
- Eurojust estimated that NATO member countries suffered losses of around $1.1 million, though the full fraud amount remains unknown; The NSPA supports 32 alliance members.
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Investigation also examines alleged bribery of foreign public officials through intermediary
The prsum prejudice caused to NATO countries by fraud in the maintenance of Alliance military ships in ports in north-western Europe amounts to more than one million euros, according to a communication from the European Union Agency for the Protection of...
The European Union's Criminal Justice Cooperation Agency (Eurojust) announced that operations were carried out in three countries in connection with allegations of fraud and bribery against a company providing services to NATO military vessels.
Joint investigation by European countries and Eurojust leads to arrests on charges of bribery and fraud amounting to 1 million euros in connection with supplies to NATO ships The post Eurojust: Joint investigation in Norway, Germany and Romania reveals fraud and bribery against NATO appeared first on in.gr.
Norwegian police have arrested five people in a possible bribery case involving a company that provides services to NATO warships. Eurojust, the European Union's criminal justice agency, announced this on Wednesday. In addition to Norway, searches were carried out at locations in Romania and Germany. The arrests and investigations concern a company and its affiliated subcontractors, who allegedly submitted false or misleading invoices for supp…
Eurojust estimates losses of around EUR 1 million for Member States and a suspected company will have bribed employees to obtain privileged treatment from NSPA.
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