Norway police arrest five in bribery probe over supplying services to NATO ships
Eurojust said the scheme may have cost NATO member countries about 1 million euros, with searches also carried out in Germany and Romania.
- On Wednesday, authorities conducted searches in Romania regarding a company suspected of submitting fraudulent invoices for shore-based work supporting NATO ships during port visits in northwest Europe.
- The European Union's criminal justice agency, Eurojust, is investigating suspected fraud and bribery involving contracts for ships used for NATO missions across multiple countries.
- Suspects allegedly submitted fraudulent invoices for crew support and used an intermediary to bribe public officials to secure preferable treatment from The NSPA.
- Five people were arrested in Norway, while searches in Germany targeted two businesses and one home linked to the suspected fraudulent network.
- Eurojust estimated that NATO member countries suffered losses of around $1.1 million, though the full fraud amount remains unknown; The NSPA supports 32 alliance members.
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Eurojust estimates losses of around EUR 1 million for Member States and a suspected company will have bribed employees to obtain privileged treatment from NSPA.
An extensive international net shot targets suspected fraud at NATO's expense. Five people were arrested in Norway on Wednesday 14 October 2026, following an investigation coordinated by Eurojust into...
Five people were arrested in Norway, while searches were carried out in businesses and homes in Germany and Romania - The financial damage to the Alliance is 1 million euros
Police in Germany, Norway and Romania have carried out raids and made arrests in an investigation into alleged bribery and invoice fraud in the provision of services to NATO naval vessels, DPA reports, News.bg reports. In Hamburg, German authorities searched the offices of two companies and a private home. Five people were arrested in the Norwegian city of Bergen, while in Romania, searches were carried out at the premises of a company and sever…
Police in Germany, Romania and Norway have carried out several investigations and arrests in connection with suspicions of bribery, fraud and fraudulent provision of services to NATO military vessels and personnel. Its members are said to have suffered more than one million euros in damage due to the alleged fraud.
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