The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana has completed the investigations and sent for trial four people involved in a financial fraud scheme that caused the state budget a damage of 45.5 million lek.
According to the investigation, citizens SM, ZR, ES and PK had created three companies with the aim of carrying out fictitious import operations in favor of various traders. These companies, so-called “traveling NIPTs”, were registered in the names of three of the accused, but were actually controlled by citizen SM, who directly benefited from the criminal activity.
The scheme included tax evasion and supplies of goods without invoices, resulting in a turnover of 303 million lek and a reduction in profit tax by over 45 million lek.
At first, the other three citizens cooperated in good faith with SM, but later accepted monthly payments and the opening of companies in their names, becoming fully involved in the illegal activity.
The prosecution charges the four people with the criminal offenses of "Fraud", "Hiding income in collaboration" and "Failure to report a crime", while expressing its commitment to continuing the fight against tax evasion and activities that damage the economic integrity of the country.
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