Thousands of invoices and hundreds of millions of zlotys extorted from VAT 3 individuals detained
The officers from the Regional Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in Białystok have detained three individuals - members of an organised crime group. As part of the investigation, the CBA officers have searched the places connected with the activities carried out by the detainees.
The detained individuals are the chairperson of the management board, a shareholder, and the company’s proxy, all involved in the VAT carrousel.
The findings indicate that in the years 2013 - 2016 the company issued over 6000 of fraudulent VAT invoices for an alleged trading in liquid fuels, amounting to over PLN 930 million. The value of the extorted VAT could exceed PLN 175 million.
The detainees will be taken to the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Białystok, where they will be presented with charges, including participation in the activities of an organised crime group and money laundering.
This is another step in the investigation about which we informed in November of the last year, when 9 individuals were detained in connection with the fuel mafia case. The organised crime group, disrupted in that way, exposed the State Treasury to a depletion of over PLN 700 million due from VAT receipts.