More than 170,000 euros have been confiscated from an Italian MEP and four of her assistants for possible fraud. This was announced by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) on Monday in Luxembourg. The employees of the MPs are said to have not or only partially completed the activities for which they were hired.
They are also accused of lying to the European Parliament about their qualifications for the job. The MEP is said to be closely related to at least one of the staff.
According to the investigation, she also benefited from the amounts that the European Parliament transferred to her employees. Some of the assets seized by Italian police on Thursday included luxury cars and bank accounts.