On Friday 31 January 2025, the investigating judge in charge of the Caritas case charged a Bulgarian national with forgery, fraud, money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering and criminal organisation, said the Luxembourg public prosecutor’s office. A committal order has been issued against him.

The man in question could not be arrested during as part of the investigation. The judicial investigation into the alleged fraudulent misappropriation of funds from the Caritas Foundation entered a new phase with coordinated action involving the Bulgarian, French and British police, backed up by eight Luxembourg investigators from the FAME Section (Formation, Appui et Méthodologie Ecofin--Ecofin Training, Support and Methodology) and two investigating members of the FAST (Fugitive Active Search Team) unit, all from the judicial police service.

The operation led to the arrest of eight wanted persons, the subject of European arrest warrants issued at the request of the Luxembourg public prosecutor. Their homes were also searched.

As the investigation is ongoing, no further information can be released at this stage. The public prosecutor also points out that the presumption of innocence applies to all those involved.

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