The Judicial Police reported today that an investigation related to tax crimes in the textile sector led to the arrest of nine suspects after conducting searches in the area of Oporto, Lisbon, Coimbra and Braga.
The textile group concerned is the ‘Fair of Fabrics’, based in Porto.
The operation to combat tax fraud in the textile sector was held as part of an investigation led by Public Ministry – Department of Investigation and Penal Action Port – in conjunction with the Tax Authority and Customs, and aimed to “ cease the activity of a group of people strongly indicted by the continued practice of criminal association crimes, tax fraud and money laundering. “
” The s investigations led indicate the existence of an organized group in the purchase and sale of textile sector that, acting in concert and permanently , was making business transactions without making the respective tax return or doing it with falsehood, lesava the National Treasury in tens of millions of euros in Corporate Income Tax and VAT . “
According to the Journal News of the nine arrested one will be the owner of the Fair of Fabrics chain.
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