The Prosecution of Tirana has officially started investigations for the Albanian managers of “Gulf”. The main suspect is the company’s manager, Albano Aliko.
Sources from the Prosecution said for Top Channel that they are not investigating the closed stations, but the fraud scheme of selling coupons a few days before closing the activity, a scheme that may have been organized by Aliko.
The Prosecution suspects that Gulf has intentionally sold more oil than the company owned, through coupons. Although the price was lowered, the company may have gathered 1.5 million EUR.
Gulf was buying oil with 150 ALL per liter and selling it with 120 to 130 ALL per liter. This made suppliers to make questions, but Gulf had created a 1.6 million EUR obligation. The damage caused to clients who have worthless coupons mounts up to 1.5 million EUR.
Gulf started its activity in Albania in September 2013, with the creation of Sun Petroleum. Six months later in February 2014 the company was bought by the Offshore company “Universal Energy Group”, creating this way a chain of shell companies, though which no one can find the real owners.
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