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Criminal investigation against businessman charged with tax evasion finished in Mordovia

The investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee in the Republic of Mordovia have finished investigating a criminal case a 38-year-old businessman wholesaling and retailing fuel. He is charged with a crime under part 1 of article 198 of the RF Criminal Code (evading taxes levied on physical persons, committed on a large scale).

According to investigators, the businessman evaded paying taxes levied on physical persons by putting knowingly false information in VAT declarations over the period of 2010 and 2011. The total sum of arrears is over 2.7 million rubles.

Investigators have gathered enough evidence, therefore the criminal case with the approved indictment has been forwarded to court to be tried on the merits.