VAT Fraud of Over 223 Million PLN: Criminal Group Falsified Used Cooking Oil

• A criminal group has been busted for VAT fraud amounting to over 223 million PLN
• The group was involved in falsifying used cooking oil
• 15 people have been temporarily arrested and over 26 million PLN has been blocked in bank accounts
• The group was involved in offering used cooking oil as a component for biofuel production
• The fraud involved producing waste oil and using it to produce fuel raw materials
• The oil was not collected as waste from food processing, but was manufactured in special factories
• Falsifying the oil violates fair competition rules in the fuel market
• The fraud increases carbon dioxide emissions instead of reducing them

Source: ksiegowosc.infor.pl

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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