In Poland, a Ukrainian was accused of having washed 850,000 euros

The Lublin Prosecutor's Office in Poland indicted Ukrainian citizen Igor L. for nearly 850,000 euros in money laundering and participation in an international criminal group that illegally received a refund of value added tax (VAT).

This was reported to the National Prosecutor's Office of Poland, reports UNN

"Igor L. – is the first member of a criminal group who was sentenced on the basis of documents excluded from the 39. The investigation against the other members of the group is ongoing, according to preliminary data, the amount of VAT refunded by this group amounted to several million zlotys, "said the representative of the department of organized crime and of corruption of the Lublin National Prosecutor's Office Maciej Florkeevich .

According to Polish prosecutors, the Ukrainian received nearly 850,000 euros from other companies, and then transferred these funds to the accounts of other economic entities. These transfers were supposed to mimic fake financial transactions.

In particular, it was established that the company, on behalf of which Igor L., acting in conjunction with other companies, was responsible for covering the commercial operations of fraudulently obtaining VAT refunds. She was registered in Cyprus and her cell was in Edinburgh.

According to prosecutors, the criminal group reportedly operated from January 2014 to April 2017 in Warsaw and other Polish cities, as well as abroad.

According to preliminary data, no one actually worked in the company and the companies did not engage in any economic activity.

At present, a large number of foreign companies have been Ukrainian. temporarily stopped. For illegal acts, he incurs up to 10 years imprisonment.