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PRESS RELEASE No 04/2018 PDF version (195.15 KB) In February 2018, the Hungarian Capital's Court of First Instance issued a prison sentence of three and a half years for the director of a company who defrauded the European Union (EU) and the national budgets of €2.45 million (HUF 770 million), of which €2.1 million worth of EU funds. The origin of the case was an investigation concluded by OLAF in 2014. The OLAF investigation revealed that the company had fraudulently applied for national and EU funding to replace machinery used in the manufacturing and printing of paper bags. Pursuant to investigative activities, OLAF found that the machinery was never replaced and the company had falsely declared the already existing equipment as new. False documents, including tender offers, contracts and invoices to prove the purchase of the equipment were prepared by the management of the company. The managers used an off-shore company to facilitate the fraudulent scheme. OLAF submitted its findings as well as a judicial recommendation to the Hungarian judicial authorities in 2014. Subsequently, the Hungarian Capital's Main Prosecutor Office initiated a criminal procedure and issued an indictment in February 2017, on the basis of which the first instance ruling has now been issued. This ruling is subject to appeal. OLAF mission, mandate and competences: OLAF’s mission is to detect, investigate and stop fraud with EU funds. OLAF fulfils its mission by: • carrying out independent investigations into fraud and corruption involving EU funds, so as to ensure that all EU taxpayers’ money reaches projects that can create jobs and growth in Europe; • contributing to strengthening citizens’ trust in the EU Institutions by investigating serious misconduct by EU staff and members of the EU Institutions; • developing a sound EU anti-fraud policy. In its independent investigative function, OLAF can investigate matters relating to fraud, corruption and other offences affecting the EU financial interests concerning: • all EU expenditure: the main spending categories are Structural Funds, agricultural policy and rural development funds, direct expenditure and external aid; • some areas of EU revenue, mainly customs duties; • suspicions of serious misconduct by EU staff and members of the EU institutions. For further details: Alina BUREA Spokesperson European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Email: olaf-media@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/anti-fraud Twitter: @OLAFPress Details - Publication date - Author - European Anti-Fraud Office - News type - OLAF press release
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Cad é misean OLAF? Maoiníonn an tAontas Eorpach raon leathan clár agus tionscadal a chuireann le caighdeán maireachtála saoránach ar fud an Aontais Eorpaigh agus lasmuigh de. Is díobháil mhór do shaoránaigh na hEorpa agus baol mór don tionscadal Eorpach ina iomláine aon mhí-úsáid a bhaintear as cistiú a thagann as buiséad an Aontais Eorpaigh nó aon imghabháil a dhéantar ar na cánacha, na dleachtanna nó na tobhaigh a íoctar isteach i mbuiséad an Aontais. Comhlíonann OLAF a mhisean ar na bealaí seo a leanas: - trí imscrúduithe neamhspleácha a dhéanamh ar chalaois agus ar éilliú a bhaineann le cistí an Aontais Eorpaigh, d'fhonn a chinntiú go gcaitear airgead cháiníocóirí an Aontais ar thionscadail atá ceaptha poist agus fás a chruthú san Eoraip; - trí chuidiú chun muinín na saoránach in institiúidí an Aontais a neartú trí imscrúduithe a dhéanamh ar mhí-iompar tromchúiseach fhoireann an Aontais agus bhaill na n-institiúidí; - beartas fónta frith-chalaoise a cheapadh don Aontas Eorpach. An méid a bhféadfaidh OLAF imscrúdú a dhéanamh air Féadfaidh OLAF imscrúduithe a dhéanamh ar chalaois, éilliú agus cionta eile a bhaineann le leasanna airgeadais an Aontais, mar atá: - caiteachas uile an Aontais. Is iad seo na príomhchatagóirí caiteachais: cistí struchtúracha, cistí um an mbeartas talmhaíochta agus um fhorbairt tuaithe, caiteachas díreach agus cúnamh seachtrach; - réimsí áirithe d'ioncam an Aontais, dleachtanna custaim den chuid is mó; - amhras i dtaobh mhí-iompar tromchúiseach fhoireann an Aontais agus bhaill na n-institiúidí. Saolré imscrúdú de chuid OLAF Faigheann OLAF eolas faoi chalaoisí agus faoi mhírialtachtaí féideartha ón iliomad foinsí. I bhformhór na gcásanna, is ó sheiceálacha uathusan atá freagrach as cistí an Aontais Eorpaigh a bhainistiú in institiúidí an Aontais nó sna Ballstáit a thagann an t-eolas sin. Gach líomhain a fhaigheann OLAF, déantar measúnú tosaigh uirthi féachaint an dtagann sí faoi shainchúram na hOifige agus an gcomhlíonann sí na critéir chun imscrúdú a oscailt. D’fhéadfadh imscrúduithe a bheith i bhfoirm agallamh nó cigireachtaí ar áitribh agus rangaítear iad faoi cheann amháin de na trí chatagóir seo a leanas: - Imscrúduithe inmheánacha: Is é sin imscrúduithe riaracháin laistigh d'institiúidí agus de chomhlachtaí an Aontais d'fhonn calaois, éilliú nó aon ghníomhaíocht mhídhleathach eile a bhfuil tionchar aici ar leasanna airgeadais an Aontais Eorpaigh a bhrath; nithe tromchúiseacha a bhaineann le dualgais ghairmiúla a chomhlíonadh. - Imscrúduithe seachtracha: Is é sin imscrúduithe riaracháin lasmuigh d'institiúidí agus de chomhlachtaí an Aontais d'fhonn calaois nó aon iompar neamhrialta eile ó dhaoine nádúrtha nó dlítheanacha a bhrath. Rangaítear cásanna mar imscrúduithe seachtracha i gcás gurb é OLAF is mó a dhéanann an t-imscrúdú. - Cásanna comhordúcháin: Déanann OLAF a chion le cabhrú le himscrúduithe a dhéanann údaráis náisiúnta nó ranna eile de chuid an Aontais trí bhailiú agus malartú eolais agus teagmhálacha a éascú. Tar éis imscrúdú a chur i gcrích, molann OLAF beart d'institiúidí an Aontais agus do na húdaráis náisiúnta lena mbaineann: go hiondúil bíonn imscrúduithe coiriúla, aisghabháil airgeadais nó bearta smachta nó riaracháin eile ar áireamh iontu sin. Déanann sí faireachán ansin ar an gcaoi a gcuirtear na moltaí sin chun feidhme. Treoirlínte maidir leis na Nósanna Imeachta Imscrúdaithe d'Fhoireann OLAF Plean bainistíochta 2022 Plean straitéiseach 2020-2024 Tuarascáil bhliantúil ar ghníomhaíochtaí 2021