Tax Fraud
Three entrepreneurs have been detained by officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau. The case concerns the use of fraudulent VAT invoices. The investigation is being supervised by the District Prosecutor’s Office in Poznań.
Fraudulent Invoices
According to the findings of the investigation, one of the detainees, operating as a sole trader, issued false VAT invoices to various business entities. The man acted with premeditation, aiming to gain financial benefit. Between April 4, 2015, and July 29, 2016, he issued fraudulent invoices totaling nearly PLN 885,000.
The other two men detained, as partners in a civil law partnership, accepted false and fraudulent invoices for VAT settlements. The company conducted wholesale and retail trade in the city of Szczecin. According to the findings of the preparatory proceedings, the fraudulent VAT invoices used by the company resulted in losses to the State Treasury amounting to over PLN 42,000.
Preventive Measures Applied
The detainees were brought to the District Prosecutor’s Office in Poznań. The prosecutor charged them with intellectual forgery of invoices, fraud, and the use of documents containing false information.
The prosecutor applied non-custodial preventive measures against the suspects, including police supervision and a ban on contacting other individuals suspected in the case.
Losses to the State Treasury
This is the second procedural action in the ongoing preparatory proceedings. In the case involving the use of fraudulent VAT invoices to commit tax fraud, charges have already been brought against 11 suspects. The total losses to the State Treasury due to this criminal activity amount to nearly PLN 250,000.
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