Following an investigation, the Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecution of Organized Crime and Corruption has filed a bill of indictment against 10 individuals and an indictment proposal against another 11 people and four legal entities before the Criminal Court over multiple crimes related to tax fraud and money laundering.
According to the charge, in 2023, an organized group was formed with the goal of committing criminal acts, including tax evasion, tax fraud, money laundering, and abuse of official position. The organizers were a Serbian citizen, owner of two companies, as well as two PRO employees. From 2023 to 2025, other owners, managers, and employees of companies based in Skopje and Gevgelija joined the group.
According to the investigation, the principal in the first degree citizen declared false data in the tax balances to avoid paying tax, which resulted in the non-payment of over 16.7 million denars.