Ex-Fortis banker released on €15m bail

Eurojust is investigating Cum-Ex

The joint action was coordinated by the European judicial authority Eurojust.

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Dusseldorf Frank Vogel is free again – at least for the time being. The former stock exchange trader at Benelux bank Fortis was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of large-scale tax evasion. He was released on bail of 15 million euros. In addition, Vogel must meet strict reporting requirements. This is reported by the Dutch business newspaper “Het Financieele Dagblad”.

Vogel is said to have been involved in cum-ex and cum-cum deals in various countries, and Denmark and Belgium may also be affected. Various public prosecutors are investigating against the Dutchman. The Dutch are assuming damage of four million euros. There, the investigations are concentrating on cum-cum deals, in which foreign shareholders lend their shares domestically for a few days in order to receive tax refunds to which they are not entitled.

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