43 Arrested Over $550 Million Italian Mafia ‘Moby Dick’ Tax Fraud

Police in Europe have arrested 43 people suspected of being involved in a 520 million euro ($549 million) tax fraud that is believed to have been masterminded by several Italian mafia groups. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in the Italian cities of Milan and Palermo, backed by Europol and national law enforcement agencies, mounted an investigation code-named “Moby Dick.” The fraud involved the import and export of laptops, wireless earphones, and other electronic goods. On Thursday, they announced that 43 people had been arrested in an operation that included not just Italy but also Spain, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic....