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Last month, the Economic Crimes Control Board of the State Police's Central Criminal Police completed an investigation and sent criminal proceedings to the Prosecutor's Office for the initiation of criminal proceedings regarding attempted fraud in a group of persons, implementing the project and applying for co-financing of the European Union Structural Funds. . Three were treated for this crime.

At the beginning of 2019, the legal guards identified, through an investigation, that members of a criminal group, led by maneuvered intentions, established a scheme to defraud the budget funds of the European Union Fund, some EUR 28,000, from the Rural Support Service. . To pursue criminal intentions, suspects entered into bogus transactions using multiple companies and committed fraud by purchasing technocrat. Before the procurement procedure, the technique was owned by a company controlled by the suspect. Fraudsters failed to realise their intention because it was established that this technique had already been shown to raise funds from another European Union project. . The proceedings were brought against three persons born in 1977, 1981 and 1983.

Criminal proceedings were initiated in February 2019, following the third paragraph of Article 177 of the Criminal Law, on attempted fraud in the group of persons. Such a crime shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for a period of two to ten years, by confiscating property or without seizure of property, and by supervision of probation for a period of up to three years or without it.

There are two security means for all suspects: residence in a designated place of residence and a ban on leaving the country. . People have not been seen by the police in the past.

In June this year, the State Police completed an investigation into this criminal proceedings and transferred criminal proceedings to the prosecutor's office for the initiation of criminal proceeding