The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the city of Moscow has opened a criminal case against Elena Blinovskaya. She is suspected of committing crimes under Part 2 of Art. 198, paragraph “b”, part 4, art. 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (evasion of taxes by an individual on an especially large scale, legalization (laundering) of funds on an especially large scale or other property acquired by a person as a result of committing a crime).
The reason for initiating a criminal case was materials received by the department’s department from the Federal Tax Service of Russia in Moscow.
According to the investigation, Blinovskaya, providing information services via the Internet using a business “fragmentation” scheme, underestimated the income received and did not pay value added tax and personal income tax for the period 2019-2021 for a total amount of over 918 million rubles.
In addition, in order to give the appearance of lawful ownership, use and disposal of the funds received, it legalized them through financial transactions.
Elena Blinovskaya was detained by law enforcement officers while trying to cross the border of the Russian Federation in a car she had previously rented; however, she had air tickets to fly to another state.
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