In the case of the embezzled millions from Caritas, the authorities have arrested another person. A 41-year-old was arrested in Italy in this connection. As several Italian media reported on Friday, the suspect is said to have played a central role in an international money laundering organization. She was tracked down and arrested in an apartment in Rome as part of a joint operation by Luxembourg and Italian authorities. According to that Corriere della Sera She is said to have been about to flee to Dubai after spending some time in the capital.
The million-dollar fraud at Luxembourg’s Caritas shook the country’s social sector in 2024. A total of 61 million euros had disappeared from the non-profit organization’s accounts through several hundred transfers. Numerous employees could no longer be paid and feared for their jobs. Meanwhile, the suspect asked loudly Republica flaunting “a life of luxury” on social media.
Shell companies in several countries
Just a few days before her arrest, a European arrest warrant was issued against the woman in Luxembourg – for forgery, fraud, participation in a criminal organization and money laundering. According to the Corriere della Sera Her job within the organization was to set up shell companies and their bank accounts in Italy, Austria, Sweden and Portugal. The money stolen from Caritas disappeared there. According to investigators, she also falsified accounting documents from three companies involved in the fraud in order to launder the millions in proceeds.
After her arrest in Rome, authorities took the suspect to Rebibbia prison. She is currently waiting there for further proceedings.
International investigations
At the end of January 2025, the Luxembourg public prosecutor’s office arrests abroad for the first time reported: Eight suspects were arrested in a “concerted operation” with the police services in Bulgaria, France and Great Britain. Another arrest followed shortly afterwards. In December 2025 three other suspects arrested abroad and brought to Luxembourg. The first verdicts were made last July: Two men from Bulgaria were sentenced to 18 months in prison – 15 of which were suspended. They also received a fine of 3,000 euros. (read)
