an indictment was sent to the court against the general director, his deputy and the chief accountant of one of the largest distributors of tobacco products . According to the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine, the company's officials in the tax reporting reflected the sale of tobacco products to enterprises with signs of fictitiousness.
It is noted that in fact the sale of tobacco products to these enterprises was not carried out, and the sale took place for cash off the record, including through a network of own retail stores. In addition, in the report, these enterprises reflected the sale of other goods, such as meat products and fuel, and then legalized the received funds by entering into contracts with financial companies.
As a result of illegal actions - non-payment of taxes and legalization of criminally obtained funds, in particularly large amounts, more than 1.6 billion hryvnias of losses were caused to the budget. The general director of the company, his deputy and the chief accountant were informed of the suspicion of willful tax evasion in particularly large amounts and the legalization of income obtained through criminal means.
Currently, the indictments have been sent to the court . According to the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt is proven in a legal manner and established by a court verdict.
