At the request of detectives of the ESBU in the case of tax evasion of UAH 767 million by the companies of a well-known converter a preventive measure was chosen for one more suspect.

The court issued a decision on the application of bail in the amount of more than UAH 30 million for the head of the intermediary company that was involved in the criminal scheme.

The investigation established that the director of the mentioned firm helped several companies to avoid paying taxes.

The scheme was as follows: according to a preliminary conspiracy, the companies purchased drinks and food products in large quantities, declared the balances in the warehouses in the tax returns while in fact they sold the goods off the books without paying taxes. In turn the suspect covered up the commission of the crime with the allegedly responsible storage of goods that had previously been sold for cash.

It will be recalled that detectives of the ESBUestablished a number of companies that for a long time avoided paying taxes, provided illegal services mainly to large retail chains and other economic entities. Their criminal activity was coordinated by a well-known converter who is currently abroad.

According to analysts' calculations the volume of VAT financial transactions of the mentioned group of companies for 2020-2023 is UAH 21 billion.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.

Procedural management is carried out by prosecutors of the General Prosecutor's Office.