Moldovan authorities uncover major tax evasion scheme
A company based in Chișinău illegally claimed tax exemptions and failed to pay its required contributions to the state budget.
As a result, the state suffered losses of over 164 million Moldovan lei between 2019 and 2023.
The Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS), in cooperation with the State Tax Service, has uncovered a tax evasion and money laundering scheme operated by a Chișinău-based call center.
According to prosecutors, the call center’s administrator and accountant unlawfully used a simplified tax regime by falsely declaring that they provided services in a different sector eligible for such tax benefits.
Authorities believe the suspects attempted to conceal funds owed to the state by illegally investing over 31 million lei in a non-bank lending institution. The two men are now under criminal investigation for money laundering.
During searches carried out at the company’s office and the suspects’ residences, law enforcement officers seized accounting records, IT equipment, handwritten notes, and large amounts of cash—over 900,000 lei, 90,000 euros, and 30,000 US dollars—suspected to be proceeds from the investigated tax evasion.
The criminal investigation remains ongoing.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
