Two large illegal foreign exchange centers whose activity covered almost the whole of Ukraine have been closed in Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk regions, the press office of the State Tax Service of Ukraine reported on Tuesday.
The illegal foreign exchange center in Kirovohrad region included about 30 fictitious enterprises that "serviced" over 300 enterprises operating in almost all Ukrainian regions.
"It was found out during the investigation that more than UAH 800 million was laundered via the center’s accounts and a tax credit worth a total of UAH 156 million was formed for business entities in the real sector," reads the report.
Moreover, an illegal foreign exchange center was closed in Dnipropetrovsk region. Fraudsters laundered about UAH 700 million via the accounts of 22 fictitious enterprises that were part of the center.
According to the State Tax Service, criminal cases were opened over these cases and the main people involved in them were detained.
