Seven charged in Polish plastics VAT case involving over 18.6 million złoty at risk
Police in Rzeszów reported on 29 October that seven people have been indicted in an international VAT-fraud case involving stretch film and plastic granules. Investigators say the alleged scheme put at least 18,623,631 złoty of tax revenue at risk.
The indictment was filed in early October at Rzeszów’s regional court. The defendants are six men and one woman aged 37 to 63. The inquiry, supervised by regional prosecutors, concerns an alleged organised group operating in Poland, Slovakia and Czechia from October 2015 to the end of 2016.
Police say false VAT invoices were issued and accepted to make chains of domestic deliveries and stretch-film trading appear genuine. Investigators allege that tax returns did not reflect actual transactions. They also describe actions intended to obscure the origin and location of proceeds or obstruct seizure and confiscation. The tax figure is described in the statement as revenue exposed to loss.
