Relevant cases

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  Large-scale tax fraud through fake invoices

  14 April 2026

  Tens of millions of euros in fake invoices, multiple companies with identical business operations, and huge amounts of cash withdrawn from business accounts. Sometimes, as a financial investigator at FIU-the Netherlands, you receive reports that immediately give you the gut feeling that something isn’t right.

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  Luxury designer goods despite sanctions

  31 March 2026

  Ivan has never known anything other than a life of luxury. Designer clothes, expensive dinners, exquisite watches: as the youngest child of a high-ranking government official, he has everything he desires. That is, until his country is hit by wide-ranging EU sanctions. The luxury goods he enjoys so much are also included on the sanctions list. In this case study, we demonstrate how Ivan tries to maintain his lavish lifestyle despite the sanctions.

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  Company under scrutiny on suspicion of large-scale money laundering

  29 September 2025

  In this case, a company owner was suspected of large-scale money laundering, forgery, and more. The investigation services were alerted and a criminal investigation followed, including an information request to FIU-the Netherlands.