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#Europol - Peste 10 milioane EUR din transferurile de jucători de fotbal fantomă spălate

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On 18 February, several raids were carried out across Spain in properties linked to the suspects. The investigation uncovered that the prominent football agents were organizing fictitious transfers of football players through a Cypriot football club to launder a large amount of money and evade taxes. The player transfers were only made on paper and with the sole purpose of evading taxes from the lucrative business and serve as a reason for the large money transfers. This undue profit was then turned into assets which the agents owned under a corporate name to conceal their identity.

After the ghost transfers were made, the suspects were using a very sophisticated network of companies to acquire assets, while hiding their ownership. At least €10 million was put back into Spain through the purchasing of luxury assets including real estate and yachts. A Maltese “gatekeeper” tax adviser company was helping the agents and their criminal network in setting up the corporate veils to conceal the money flow and true owners of the assets.

The investigation uncovered that the football agents were part of a criminal network which manages football clubs in several countries, among which are Belgium, Cyprus and Serbia.

These ghost player transfers were first revealed through social media and the 2016 investigation on football leaks.

Europol facilitated the information exchange and co-ordinated the operational activities between involved national authorities. Europol’s experts also provided analytical and specialist support throughout the investigation and on the spot during the action day.

În 2010, Uniunea Europeană a înființat a politica de patru ani to ensure greater continuity in the fight against serious international and organised crime. In March 2017 the Council of the EU decided to continue the EU Policy Cycle for organized and serious international crime for the 2018 - 2021 period.

This multiannual Policy Cycle aims to tackle the most significant threats posed by organised and serious international crime to the EU in a coherent and methodological manner. This is achieved by improving and strengthening cooperation between the relevant services of EU Member States, institutions and agencies, as well as non-EU countries and organisations, including the private sector where relevant. Spălare de bani este una dintre prioritățile ciclului politic.

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