The European Anti-Fraud Office (commonly known as OLAF, from the French: Office européen de lutte antifraude) is a body mandated by the European Union (EU) with protecting the Union's financial interests. It was founded on 28 April 1999, under the European Commission Decision 1999/352. Its tasks are threefold: to fight fraud affecting the EU budget; investigate corruption by staff of EU institutions; and develop anti-fraud legislation and policies. OLAF achieves its mission by conducting, in full...