OLAF FRAUD NOTIFICATIONS RISE SAYS AGENCY’S ANNUAL REPORT
July 1st, 2006
BY TIMON MOLLOY and KEITH NUTHALL
SUSPECTED fraud notifications to OLAF, the European Union's (EU) anti fraud office rose 20% in 2005, according to its activity report for the period July 2004 to December 2005, which was published in July. The agency received 857 new pieces of information, of which 560 were assessed as potential opening leads. Breakdown of the sources reveals that 357 (42%) originated from informants, who include EU institution whistleblowers; at the end of 2005 five active cases were based on whistleblower disclosures, a further two were in ...
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