Two suspects have been arrested, and two others are being questioned in a case of tax evasion and fraud. The case involves two firms registered in the Transnistrian region and their managers are being accused of submitting false tax returns and failing to pay over 3 million lei in value added tax.
The Special Matters Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release the managers filed fraudulently for VAT refunds and obtained them after bribing a tax inspector.
Prosecutors together with intelligence officers today carried out searches at the homes of the suspects, at their offices and at the office of the tax inspector.
The suspects now face multiple criminal charges, the most serious of which carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.
