OLAF REPORT
December 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE INSTITUTIONS of the European Union (EU) always say they are getting a handle on the fraud that riddles their operations, but are they? Keith Nuthall looks at the latest annual report from EU fraud-fighters OLAF.MEASURING fraud is notoriously difficult, given that the aim of this crime is to be as undetectable as possible. There is no smoking gun or shattered shop window. Instead there is a smug corrupt official laughing his way to the (Swiss) bank, whilst pretending to his colleagues that he is a fine upstanding gentleman.However, anti-fraud ...
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