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The Novosibirsk Region investigating bodies of Russia’s Investigative Committee have initiated a criminal case against a head of a legal entity suspected of two episodes of a crime under part 1 of article 173.1 of the RF Criminal Code (illegal foundation of an enterprise through men of straw).

According to investigators, in February 2012, during investigation of a criminal case against the head of OOO Tekhnostroy (LC) suspected of a crime under paragraph “b” of part 2 of article 199 of the RF Criminal Code (evasion payment of taxes) a legal entity was found that rendered services of client firms in the area of jurisprudence, bookkeeping and application of tax laws.

The head of the legal entity had registered two phony companies on men of straw. Then phony companies and client firms signed agreements which in fact took the funds out of client firms creating a less taxation bases. Thus, taxation bodies had to calculate and charge much less taxes.

Investigators searched the office of the said legal entity and seized documents on registration of about 40 phony companies.

At present investigation operations are under way to find the scale of criminal activity, firms that used such services to evade payment of taxes. Evidence is being collected. Investigation of the criminal casse is to be continued.