Ongoing searches at several companies in Romania in tax evasion case, damage estimated at EUR 1.5 mln

The Bucharest police conduct on Tuesday morning (July 8) 26 searches in the Romanian capital and Ilfov county, to dismantle a group specializing in tax evasion and money laundering. The damage in this case is estimated at EUR 1.5 million, according to a statement of the General Directorate of Bucharest Police. According to the Romanian media, among the companies currently investigated is also the MediaPro group. “The Bucharest Police have documented the criminal activity of the identified criminal group, establishing that 66 companies allegedly bought fictitious services from ghost companies in order to illegally deduct the VAT and the income tax,” reads the statement. The value of these fictitious services and products is of EUR 10 million,and the damage to the state is estimated at EUR 1.5 million. A total of 90 policemen and three prosecutors are involved in these searches. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com