Press Release: Prison term for large scale textile smuggling from China

A two-and-a-half year prison term and fines totalling almost 50 million Euros was the punishment imposed on an individual responsible for large scale fraud involving textiles imported from China. The scheme, now punished by a court in Vienna, Austria, concerned the evasion of several million Euros in customs duties and VAT. The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) uncovered the illegal activities in co-operation with the Austrian customs and partner services from several other EU-Member States.