The fraud scheme with the tailors, suspected of involving high-ranking officials in Tirana, Durrës and Elbasan

2025-06-04 14:20:27Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The fraud scheme with the tailors, suspected of involving high-ranking officials
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The Elbasan Prosecutor's Office has issued six security measures in total in connection with a fraud scheme between commercial companies to avoid tax obligations.

Of these, five security measures are "prison arrest", while another is under "house arrest".

Elbasan police confirmed through a press release that a total of four of them were executed.

Three administrators of the entities have been arrested. Among them is an Italian.

It turns out that two others, also from Italy, are wanted in this case since the measure against them has not been executed.

Meanwhile, an economist has been placed under house arrest.

What did the investigation reveal?
According to the prosecution, they had created a well-organized fraud scheme where assets, employees and economic activities were transferred from one entity to another. The goal was very simple: to avoid tax obligations and fictitious financial operations.

According to the prosecution, the entities have over 14 million lek in unpaid tax liabilities. An analysis of bank accounts revealed that over 2.1 million euros were withdrawn unjustified and without supporting documentation.

The prosecution alleges that the six individuals, cooperating with each other, were involved in a scheme by simulating the bankruptcy of entities and their fictitious creation in order to avoid tax obligations.

This has caused considerable financial damage.

"The subjects are directly and indirectly related to each other, given that their activity in the field of tailoring, the shareholders and administrators of the companies, as well as the employees are the same in all companies. Assets have passed from one company to another and through active actions, the citizens and subjects under investigation have caused considerable economic damage," the Elbasan Prosecution Office announced.

But the investigation does not stop there. The prosecution suspects that senior state officials were involved in this scheme. It concerns tax, customs and municipal bodies where the subjects carried out their activities. More specifically in the cities of Elbasan, Durrës and Tirana.

As part of the investigation, by decision of the Elbasan Court, seven commercial entities, 12 bank accounts and ten vehicles/vehicles have been placed under conservative seizure.


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