Ten people arrested for issuing fictitious invoices

Ten people will be held accountable for issuing empty invoices for over PLN 15 million. In this way, tax revenues were underestimated by PLN 5 million. For the invoice crime, the suspects face up to 15 years in prison.

The Spokesperson of the Head of the National Revenue Administration, Asp. Justyna Pasieczyńska, announced on Tuesday that officers from the Lower Silesian Customs and Revenue Office in Wrocław have liquidated a criminal group that was issuing fictitious invoices in the construction industry.

"The detainees are members of an organized criminal group that provided fictitious construction services and pretended to run a business. The group members introduced so-called empty invoices worth PLN 15 million into circulation, which resulted in underestimating their tax liabilities by PLN 5 million," the spokeswoman said.

She explained that since the beginning of the investigation, i.e. since 2023, officers have searched 20 locations in Warsaw, Wrocław and the surrounding area, where they have secured, among other things, accounting documentation, money in various currencies, jewellery, illegal firearms and drugs.

KAS secured the suspects’ assets (real estate, money, gold) in the amount of PLN 7 million.

"Those detained at the prosecutor's office were charged with, among others, invoice crime: issuing unreliable VAT invoices of significant value or using such invoices for the purpose of tax fraud and turning this practice into a regular source of income," said the KAS spokeswoman.

The suspects face up to 15 years in prison. (PAP)

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