- The defendant was convicted of tax evasion in 20 cases and sentenced to four years and six months in prison
- He purchased accident vehicles from the USA, had them repaired in Lithuania, and sold them through intermediaries in Germany
- The defendant evaded paying sales tax on these transactions, resulting in a total of €2,323,508.73 in undeclared taxes
- The court found that the defendant was liable for the sales tax and upheld the conviction and sentence
- The court also rejected the defendant’s appeal on procedural and substantive grounds
Source: datenbank.nwb.de
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