The Polish authorities have charged 11 people as part of an ongoing investigation into tax fraud, on the construction of the A1 and A2 motorways, worth an estimated PLN 4.6 mln, the local media reported on Jan. 6. ...

The Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) busted a money laundering and fraud ring, which dealt in gold and silver, in a scam worth some PLN 35 mln, the Polish media reported, on Dec. 20. ...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) saw one of its largest scandals to date as clients of Harinvest brokerage house lost EUR 1.2 mln on rogues deals made by traders to cover losses, the local media reported on Dec. 17. ...

A regional court in the Czech Republic pronounced sentence on a group of Czechs and Slovaks accused of racketeering, the local media reported on Nov.27. ...

Marin C., the owner of Pandurii Targu Jiu football club and coal magnate, will be interrogated by the district police in connection with accusations of a whole series of misdemeanors ranging from money laundering to forgery, the local media reported, Nov. 13. ...

Poland saw its largest internet scam to date as clients lost a reported few million zlotys on fake designer shoes, the local media reported, on Nov. 6. ...

The number of criminal investigations that involve money laundering increased almost six-fold within the last eight years, the Polish media reported Oct. 18. ...

The founder and majority shareholder of SME bourse NewConnect-listed firm Progres Investment (PI), Pawel J., has been found to have previous convictions for fraud and money laundering, Polish daily Puls Biznesu reported, Oct. 3. ...

The Czech police unit responsible for combating organized crime formally accused 12 current and former football players of match fixing, the local media reported, September 12. ...

The Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) revealed the details of a scam involving the bribing of Environment Ministry officials in exchange for the creation and allocation of shale gas licenses for private companies, the local media reported, August 5. ...