As FNTT states in a press release, during the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the manager of the company that performed the construction works in 2022-2023. possibly illegally hired workers to perform the work and paid them only a part of the agreed wages in cash, without accounting for this money in any way and not including it in the company’s accounting.
According to law enforcement, in addition, although the manager received payment from the clients for the work performed, this money was allegedly not accounted for, the manager did not settle with the creditors for the materials and transport services provided, but instead from the company’s funds and on behalf of the company in 2022. purchased real estate at the end of which was immediately resold.
It is suspected that the head of the company used this received money – almost 317 thousand. euros – embezzled, thereby causing a very large financial loss to the company.
The collected data show that real estate purchase and sale transactions were not declared to the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI), thus avoiding the payment of value added tax (VAT) to the state budget. It is estimated that nearly 21,000 were unpaid to VMI by providing false data. EUR VAT.
“Possibly in order to avoid responsibility for the company’s fraudulent accounting, the manager sold the company’s shares,” according to the FNTT report.
After the completion of the pre-trial investigation, the case with the indictment was transferred to the court for consideration. The person will not be tried for the first time.
The most severe punishment that the court can impose for fraudulent financial accounting is imprisonment for up to four years. Tax evasion by providing incorrect information on income is punishable by up to four years in prison. The most severe punishment for embezzlement of very high value property is imprisonment for up to eight years.
2024-09-06 12:21:05