Five people were detained by police, suspected of tax evasion in high proportions
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Five people, including three State Tax Service employees and two company managers, were detained by the police, being suspected of tax evasion in high proportions. Through criminal activity the suspects damaged the state budget by about 3 000 000 lei.
Following the investigations carried out by the Investigation Investigation Division's officers, together with the prosecutors of the Chisinau Prosecutor's Office and DP employees, the Chisinau Municipality, established the members of the criminal group and elaborated a complex criminal plan in order to obtain an illicit profit evasion from paying taxes and duties to the budget, having in his possession the department of production and storage of ethylene not declared to the tax authorities.
Thus, the employees of the State Tax Service would have favored, starting with 2018, the access of the decision-makers of the enterprise to the sealed deposits of a tax office in Orhei, where quantities of ethyl alcohol were stored. Subsequently, the employees of the companies would have taken over and sold about 35 000 liters of ethyl alcohol in the amount of over 4 000 000 lei, without elaborating the fiscal acts, thus prejudicing the interests and the public budget in particularly high proportions.
On 21 June 2018, as a result of the special investigative measures, it was established that a Volvo model truck with a tank for the transport of the leaky products came out of the territory of the named company. Subsequently, the police stopped the truck carrying 7 tons of ethyl alcohol, 7 tons of raw alcohol and 10 tons of wine, without papers. The truck and cargo found, were lifted and attached as a criminal offense to the criminal case.
At the same time, the police officers under the Chişinău Public Prosecutor's office, the main office, descended on the territory of the undertaking concerned, and the fact that the production and sale of non-originating ethyl alcohol was found, no matter the fact that post-tax was established at that enterprise. Proof and proof of these are served by the statements of the witnesses confirming that the employees of the Fiscal Inspectorate have allowed the alcohol to be removed from the sealed warehouses by the fiscal body.
On August 23, 2018, 20 searches were made at the suspects' homes, of which one head of management and two inspectors of the State Tax Insectorate, as well as two decision makers of the firm.
As a result of the searches carried out, funds were found and raised in the total amount of over 1 100 000 lei, drafts related to the fraudulent activity of the enterprise and other conclusive evidence.
Thus, three employees of the State Tax Service and two company managers were detained for 72 hours.
As a result of the accumulated evidence, a criminal case for abuse of service was commenced on the illegal actions of the employees of the State Tax Service. If found guilty, they would be fined in the amount of 67,500 to 117,500 conventional units or 2 to 6 year imprisonment.
Similarly, a criminal case was launched for tax evasion of businesses, institutions and organizations, on the illegal actions of company administrators. If found guilty, the suspects will be liable to a fine of between 250,000 and 350,000 conventional units or up to 5 years' imprisonment with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to practice certain activities for a term 2 to 5 years
Following the investigations carried out by the Investigation Investigation Division's officers, together with the prosecutors of the Chisinau Prosecutor's Office and DP employees, the Chisinau Municipality, established the members of the criminal group and elaborated a complex criminal plan in order to obtain an illicit profit evasion from paying taxes and duties to the budget, having in his possession the department of production and storage of ethylene not declared to the tax authorities.
Thus, the employees of the State Tax Service would have favored, starting with 2018, the access of the decision-makers of the enterprise to the sealed deposits of a tax office in Orhei, where quantities of ethyl alcohol were stored. Subsequently, the employees of the companies would have taken over and sold about 35 000 liters of ethyl alcohol in the amount of over 4 000 000 lei, without elaborating the fiscal acts, thus prejudicing the interests and the public budget in particularly high proportions.
On 21 June 2018, as a result of the special investigative measures, it was established that a Volvo model truck with a tank for the transport of the leaky products came out of the territory of the named company. Subsequently, the police stopped the truck carrying 7 tons of ethyl alcohol, 7 tons of raw alcohol and 10 tons of wine, without papers. The truck and cargo found, were lifted and attached as a criminal offense to the criminal case.
At the same time, the police officers under the Chişinău Public Prosecutor's office, the main office, descended on the territory of the undertaking concerned, and the fact that the production and sale of non-originating ethyl alcohol was found, no matter the fact that post-tax was established at that enterprise. Proof and proof of these are served by the statements of the witnesses confirming that the employees of the Fiscal Inspectorate have allowed the alcohol to be removed from the sealed warehouses by the fiscal body.
On August 23, 2018, 20 searches were made at the suspects' homes, of which one head of management and two inspectors of the State Tax Insectorate, as well as two decision makers of the firm.
As a result of the searches carried out, funds were found and raised in the total amount of over 1 100 000 lei, drafts related to the fraudulent activity of the enterprise and other conclusive evidence.
Thus, three employees of the State Tax Service and two company managers were detained for 72 hours.
As a result of the accumulated evidence, a criminal case for abuse of service was commenced on the illegal actions of the employees of the State Tax Service. If found guilty, they would be fined in the amount of 67,500 to 117,500 conventional units or 2 to 6 year imprisonment.
Similarly, a criminal case was launched for tax evasion of businesses, institutions and organizations, on the illegal actions of company administrators. If found guilty, the suspects will be liable to a fine of between 250,000 and 350,000 conventional units or up to 5 years' imprisonment with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to practice certain activities for a term 2 to 5 years