Searches in criminal case on tax evasion, money laundering involving construction company

Chisinau, Sep 30 /MOLDPRES/- Investigation officers, jointly with prosecutors, conducted searches in a case of tax evasion, money laundering and financing in the interest of a criminal organization. The case involves decision-makers of a construction company.

Following the searches carried out at the homes and offices of the decision-makers of the construction company, they seized draft documents, cell phones and money in national and foreign currency worth 4,593,121 lei, 69,000 dollars, 98,500 euros, 24,000 Romanian lei and 106,000 pounds.

At the same time, a repeated search was carried out at a currency exchange, where a courier was spotted who tried to flee and was detained. Most funds were seized from the exchange, which had previously been involved in tax evasion, money laundering and financing for the benefit of a criminal organization.

According to police, the damage to the national public budget in this case is estimated at 109 million lei. It was allegedly caused as a result of evading the calculation and payment of VAT on the import of services, evading payment of VAT on the budget and decreasing the VAT on the budget. All these circumstances were established within the framework of the tax audit carried out under the full audit method for the 2014-2021 period of activity.

The main person in this case is currently abroad.

If found guilty, the suspects risk imprisonment from 5 to 10 years, with a fine of up to 1 million lei for private people and up to 3 million lei - for legal entities.