VAT extortion. Four individuals detained
The CBA fights activities which are detrimental to the economic interest of the State. This time, four people using fictitious invoices were detained.
The CBA officers from Katowice have detained four entrepreneurs from Silesia, operating in the service industry. This is the continuation of the investigation, which has been conducted jointly by the CBA and the District Prosecutor's Office in Kraków. The proceedings concern the operation of an organised crime group circulating VAT invoices attesting an untruth. The procedure took place in the years 2018 - 2019. The value of the fraudulent invoices, disclosed at this stage of the investigation, amounts to over PLN 28 million.
After the completion of the activities in the places of the detainees’ residence, the detainees will be taken to the District Prosecutor's Office in Kraków, where they will be charged with using fictitious invoices amounting to almost PLN 1 million.
So far, 25 people have been detained and charged during the investigation.
The activities of the CBA Regional Office in Katowice are ongoing, and further threads related to the criminal activities of the group are being investigated.
Public Relations Division of the CBA
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