Kiev accountant stopped with millions of euros in car
Ukrainian tax investigators find dozens of cash bundles in the car of an accountant. She works for a company that also supplies the Ukrainian army. The woman is suspected of transporting the black money. The tax authority is investigating money laundering and tax evasion.
Ukrainian economic crime investigators have discovered over 4.7 million euros in black money in the trunk of an accountant's car. "The woman could not explain the origin of the money," the Kyiv regional investigative agency said. Photos showed investigators in front of an open trunk filled with cash bundles.
The company in question has supplied food worth over 320 million euros to the Ukrainian army in 2022 and 2023 alone. The tax burden was reduced through a fictitious loan.
Investigations are underway for large-scale money laundering and tax evasion. According to the investigators, they have also searched the business premises of the company group and the residences of the suspects. Documents were seized. Those involved face up to eight years in prison.
Ukraine has been defending itself against a Russian invasion for almost two and a half years and is receiving massive financial support from the West.
The tax authority, led by The Commission, is exploring the allegations of money laundering and tax evasion in the accountant's case. The company under investigation, in its dealings with the Ukrainian army, may have used dubious tax reduction methods.
