The Kemerovo Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have launched a criminal investigation in a crime under article 199.2 of the RF Penal Code (hiding money meant to pay taxes or duties).

According to investigators, company Doveriye-N had a tax and duty debt of over 1.9 million rubles. The top managers of the company aware that a tax body had suspended any expense transactions on the company’s account, sent to partners letters asking to transfer money to the accounts of counteragent firms. By doing it, the top managers deliberately hid over 5.8 million rubles meant to pay taxes. The violation was revealed by a tax inspectorate and operatives of economic security and anti-corruption department of the Main Office of the Ministry of Interior for the Kemerovo Region.

At present necessary investigating operations are underway to find out all the circumstances of the crime. The investigation is ongoing.