Generator import through a front person: the court in the Odesa region sentenced the head of a fictitious enterprise

 The court found a 29-year-old resident of Odesa Rayon guilty of registering a fictitious company under her name, the credentials of which were used for tax evasion.

ESBU detectives established that in 2022, during a period of massive missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and the first large-scale blackouts, the woman agreed to participate in an unlawful scheme for monetary reward. She registered an enterprise under her name that specialized in the retail trade of household electrical appliances, batteries, and generators.

In fact, she did not perform any managerial functions at the enterprise. All documents on behalf of the company were prepared and signed by other individuals, whose materials are being investigated in separate criminal proceedings.

According to the investigation, the enterprise was used to generate a fictitious tax credit during the import of generators from China and to evade taxes. For her non-interference in the company's activities, the suspect received UAH 5 thousand per month.

Based on the materials provided by the Territorial Office of the ESBU in the Odesa region, the court sentenced her to a fine of UAH 136 thousand and deprived her of the right to hold managerial positions in private law legal entities for a period of one year.

The pretrial investigation regarding other individuals involved in the unlawful scheme is ongoing.