Former head of tax service in Kharkiv region is served a notice of suspicion of bribery
Kyiv • UNN
The former acting head of the State Tax Service in Kharkiv region was served a notice of suspicion in a $55,000 bribery case. Five people, including tax officials and an entrepreneur, were served with the notice of suspicion.
The former acting head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Kharkiv region was served a notice of suspicion in a case of taking a bribe of $55,000. This was stated by the SAPO, reports UNN.
Details
The prosecutor's office said that the pre-trial investigation established that the official had incited a representative of a private company to give a bribe for assistance in making a decision to exclude the company from the list of taxpayers meeting the risk criteria, as well as to register the suspended tax invoices of this company.
It is noted that 55 thousand US dollars were intended for the head of one of the departments of the State Tax Service in Kharkiv region and the head of the Kharkiv tax office.
In total, five persons were served with a notice of suspicion in the said proceedings:
- the former acting Head of the Main State Tax Service in Kharkiv region;
the Head of the Department of the Main State Tax Service in Kharkiv region (part 4 of Article 27, part 3 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
- the Head of the Department of the Main State Tax Service in Kharkiv region (part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
- the employee of the Department and the entrepreneur (part 5 of Article 27, part 3 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
As of today, a guilty verdict has been delivered against the head of the department of the Main State Tax Service in Kharkiv region
Recall
A prosecutor of the Prosecutor General's Office was served with a notice of suspicion of incitement to bribe $170,000 for closing a criminal case. The suspect persuaded an entrepreneur to pay a bribe to close a case of illegal alienation of property.
