The property of a well-known blogger Oleksandr Slobozhenko, who is suspected of tax evasion of UAH 200 million, has been seized. In particular, BES detectives seized 8 vehicles, including elite super/sport cars. UNN reports this with reference to the BES.
"A number of searches and examinations were conducted in the criminal proceedings. So far, BES detectives have arrested 8 vehicles, including luxury super/sport cars, apartments and real estate in the capital," the statement said.
The PGO reported that Slobozhenko was served with a notice of suspicion of tax evasion of UAH 200 mln.
The BES alleges that in 2020, Slobozhenko founded and organized the activities of a commercial entity, created a web resource, and subsequently registered a trademark.
"The company arbitrated Internet traffic (affiliate marketing) - advertising on the Internet and social networks of goods and services of third parties mainly from the gambling industry (online casino and gambling market), dating (online dating services market), betting (online betting market, bookmaking organizations), nutra (online market for health and beauty products), etc.", the BES informs.
It is reported that the founder of the company was in charge of the general management of the commercial structure, and the trustee was in charge of accounting for the funds received, paying salaries to employees, etc.
In order to conceal income and evade paying taxes and fees, the company was not registered as a legal entity and was not registered as a taxpayer with the State Tax Service of Ukraine, and no employment contracts were signed with employees.
"In addition, the head of the company introduced a mechanism for obtaining his own income, including from the provision of services, by transferring funds into cryptocurrency using payment systems and electronic wallets registered for him and his trustees, with their subsequent exchange for cash received at currency exchange offices," the BES informs.
It is reported that the suspect's proxies registered cryptocurrency wallets using their personal data and documents to which they received cryptocurrency for traffic arbitrage services provided by the company. The virtual assets were transferred to the electronic wallets of the company's CEO and exchanged for US dollars.
Thus, according to the BES , the company's CEO, with the assistance of the trustees, received income that was equivalent to more than UAH 1 billion at the official NBU exchange rate at the time. They were not reflected in the declarations of property and income for 2020-2023, and no taxes were paid on them.
"Such actions resulted in the actual non-receipt of over UAH 213 million in taxes to the state budget. The suspect then legalized the proceeds of crime. In particular, he purchased a number of real estate objects and luxury vehicles," the statement said.