The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has chosen a preventive measure for former tax official Yevhen Bambizov. He will be under arrest until November 4 with the possibility of posting bail in the amount of 119 million hryvnias.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, Bambizov and his accomplices were notified of suspicion of intentional tax evasion and legalization of proceeds of crime (Part 3 of Article 212 and Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The investigation found that the former tax official organized the operation of a conversion center through which companies avoided paying taxes. For this purpose, 14 fictitious import companies and about 80 transit companies were created.
According to preliminary estimates by law enforcement officers, the total amount of the transactions exceeds 1.5 billion hryvnias. The court decision confirms the seriousness of the charges and the scale of the scheme, which caused significant financial losses to the state.
