Steuerhinterziehung Archive : Compliance & Recht

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First German EPPO convictions for participation in organized VAT crime

From horak lawyersPublished on 4 November 2026Contribution posted in GeneralTagged with Compliance management systems, Electronics trade, EPPO, European Public Prosecutor's Office, Money laundering, Counterparty verification, Cross-border trade in goods, Hawala Network, criminal organisation, Regional Court Düsseldorf, Supply chain compliance, VAT fraud, Missing Trader, Operation Goliath, organised VAT crime, Risk management, Counterparties, Tax evasion, VAT ID verification, VAT fraud, Value added tax carousel, Enterprise compliance, Economic crimeNo comments

On 23 October 2026, the Düsseldorf Regional Court sentenced two parties to several years of imprisonment in the international tax fraud complex "Operation Goliath". According to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), these are the first convictions in a German EPPO case, in which a court found that the accused had participated in a criminal organisation. The case shows how tight [...]

Origin of compliance

From horak lawyersPublished on 10 March 2022Contribution posted in General, Compliance, Compliance ManagementTagged with Business administration, Compliance, Customs Compliance, Data protection Compliance, Financial offences, Financial sector, Money laundering, Global Compliance, Insider trading, Conflicts of interest, IT compliance, Codes, Corruption, Logistics compliance, Prevention measures, Law, Regularity, Booby affidavit, Tax evasion, Supply Chain, Tax Compliance, Economic crisis, Business enterprisesNo comments

Heute stellt der Begriff Compliance in der Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaft die Gesamtheit aller Maßnahmen dar, die dazu führen sollen, dass sich Unternehmen, Organe und Mitarbeiter an rechtliche Vorgaben halten. Wurzeln des Compliance Die Wurzeln des Begriff Compliance liegen jedoch in der amerikanischen Finanzbranche. Zuerst begrenzte sich die Umschreibung auf Bereiche mit hohem Risiko von […]