Tomsk businessman cheated the state for 660 million

In the Tomsk region opened criminal proceedings against the director of a commercial organization. He is suspected of financial fraud. This was reported by the press service of the regional investigation department of the TFR.

According to the investigation, from October 2023 to March 2025, the head of the company engaged in wholesale trade and construction evaded VAT. The amount exceeded 390 million rubles. In tax returns, he made false information about contracts with counterparties, underestimated the tax base and overstated the expenses of the organization.

In addition, he illegally transferred the company’s money to the accounts of foreign companies. For this purpose, forged international contracts worth 240 million rubles were used. Also, the entrepreneur tried to illegally reimburse VAT in the amount of more than 30 million rubles, but was refused.

The total amount of fraud is estimated at about 660 million rubles. The director is charged with several articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: tax evasion on an especially large scale, currency transactions using forged documents and attempted fraud on an especially large scale. He admitted his guilt.