- The Mazovian National Revenue Administration (KAS) and the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) detained 45 people suspected of participating in an organized criminal group.
- 600 companies are suspected of being involved in the invoice crime.
- The investigation is supervised by the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw.
200 KAS and CBA officers in action
KAS officers from the Mazowiecki Customs and Tax Office in Warsaw (MUCS) and the Regional Office in Kraków of the CBA detained, on the order of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw, several dozen more people suspected of participating in an organized criminal group and VAT fraud.
More than 90 apartments and businesses in the province were searched. mazowieckie, podlaskie, podkarpackie and śląskie. More than 200 officers participated in the operation.
Another action as part of a joint investigation by the services
This time, the officers detained 45 suspects. Their assets worth PLN 4.7 million were secured and they were covered by property sureties in the amount of over PLN 1 million and police supervision.
By the court’s decision, 5 people were temporarily arrested. More arrests are planned.
600 companies suspected of involvement in invoice crime
The criminal group has been creating a network of companies since 2012. About 600 entities participated in the procedure. Unreliable and untrue VAT invoices documented fictitious transactions of purchase and sale of goods and services in the transport, construction and IT industries.
The value of issued “empty” VAT invoices exceeds a billion zlotys. The companies involved in the crime conducted business activities throughout the country. Most of them come from Mazovia.
The result of the current investigation
So far, 148 people have been detained, 169 suspects have been charged. Assets from crimes worth nearly PLN 23 million were secured.
14 people were temporarily arrested. All detainees are suspected of tax fraud and the use of unreliable invoices.
618 new checks
Parallel to the ongoing investigation, officers and employees of MUCS control further unreliable taxpayers.
Thanks to the use of the ICT System of the STIR Clearing House, we blocked nearly PLN 3.5 million on the bank accounts of 18 companies. So far, we have recovered over PLN 50 million for the state budget.
Source: gov.pl
