State Bureau of Investigation officers detained former heads of the State Tax Service in Dnipropetrovsk region, who caused damage to the state in the amount of more than 56 million UAH.
The State Bureau of Investigation reports this.
Tax service heads caused damage to the state in the amount of 56 million UAH
In 2020, the then head of the regional tax service united her subordinates into a criminal organization and incited them to create a money-making scheme.
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Consequently, for several years (2022-2023), tax officials allowed risky enterprises to supply goods without paying VAT.
In order to prevent this scheme from being exposed, its organizer issued an order On the creation of an analytical group in the tax service, which included employees selected by her.
In fact, this order made it possible to put under full control the monitoring of the registration of tax invoices and select clients.
Assistance to just one risky enterprise cost the state 56 million UAH.
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, tax officials deliberately prevented the registration of 36 tax invoices from being stopped within the time limit established by law period without the appropriate replenishment of the account in the electronic VAT administration system.
Subsequently, the bureau employees detained four people in different cities of Ukraine. At the same time, one of the defendants tried to leave Ukraine.
During operational activities, the State Bureau of Investigation blocked an escape attempt and detained the official on the territory of one of the checkpoints in Western Ukraine.
Four participants in the criminal scheme were informed of suspicion of abuse of official position contrary to the interests of the service, if it entailed grave consequences, committed by a criminal organization (Part 3 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 364, Part 3 of Article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The former head of the State Tax Service in the Dnipropetrovsk region was also informed of suspicion of creating and leading a criminal organization (Part 3 of Article 255 (UK of Ukraine).
Currently, measures are underway to identify other members of the criminal organization.
The sanctions of the above-mentioned articles provide for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 13 years with confiscation of property.
