Fraud with VAT reimbursement
01/05/2014 00:00
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The Prosecution has concluded the investigation against six former Tax
Office officials and two administers of the private companies, suspected
of being involved in a fraud scheme with ghost companies, which might
have caused to the state a damage of 6 million EUR.
According to the task force unit, the investigation concluded that two administrators, Mirjan Beneja and Gjergj Tupe, in cooperation with officials from the Tirana Regional Tax Directory, have illegally received the VAT reimbursement payment for 13 fictive companies that have not operated in any activity.
The officials who will undergo the trial are: Ismail Muca, former Director of the Regional Directory; Aferdita Hysa, former Director of the Control Section; Laurent Vata, responsible for the Control Sector; and Edmond Osmani, Gramoz Molushi and Kujtim Metalia, Inspectors of Control at the Regional Directory of the Tax Office.
They are accused of power abuse and robbery, falsification of documents and hiding a criminal act. The Prosecution claims that the abuses have taken place for the February-October 2013 period, and these payments have been reimbursed illegally by fictive companies named:
“Lumturia”, “F7M”, “Sheng Da Ana”, “Ventura”, “Nam Kong”, “Hong De”, “Tai Ping Jang”, “Asteriks 03”, “Be Ni Sa”, “Tong Da Horizont”, “Tirana Imp-exp”, “Arlindi Trade” dhe “4 plus M”.
The Prosecution says that the Ministry of Finances Inspection has noted that there have been suspicious actions from some trade associations, with 13 of them being activated and then sold by profiting the reimbursement, and by asking the unregistering procedures within a few days.
By the end of the inspection, as soon as the companies received the reimbursement of the VAT in huge amounts, have filed the procedures for unregistering the activities and declaring bankruptcy.
The Prosecution says that the Tax officials have approved the control programs for all the subjects, and the inspections have been realized by inspectors who have not filed the financial documentation that proves that from 2008 to 2013, the companies have not operated in any activity.
The Prosecution says that the money have been withdrawn from Banks and shared among the defendants.
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