EMRI/ Created a fiscal fraud scheme with 150 million lek of fictitious sales, a person is arrested in Tirana! It caused 62 million lek of damage to the state budget

2026-02-09 16:12:16 / AKTUALITET ALFA PRESS

EMRI/ Created a fiscal fraud scheme with 150 million lek of fictitious sales, a

A person has been arrested at the request of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office after being accused of being involved in a fraudulent fiscal scheme that caused damage to the state budget.

According to the investigation, the commercial entity "Dorina Fela" has made fictitious sales worth around 150 million lek, through false declarations and fictitious invoices. As a result, the estimated damage to the state amounts to over 62 million lek.

The arrested citizen Gjergji Fela is suspected of having organized and directed this illegal activity, using the commercial entity in the name of his wife, with the aim of unfairly benefiting from VAT and reducing the profit tax.

He is charged with "Creating fraudulent schemes related to VAT" and "Hiding income."

Announcement from the Tirana Prosecutor's Office: 

Created a fraudulent fiscal scheme with 150 million lek of fictitious sales, damaging the state budget, at the request of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, citizen Gj.F. is arrested.

At the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Tirana, citizen Gj.F. was arrested, suspected of the criminal offenses of 'Creating fraudulent schemes related to value added tax (VAT)' and 'Hiding income' provided for by articles 144/a and 180 of the Criminal Code.

From the investigations into criminal proceeding no. 5787 of 2024, in close cooperation with the Director of Tax Investigation, at the General Directorate of Taxes (GDT) and the Economic Crime Section of the State Police, it resulted that the commercial entity 'Dorina Fela' has made suspected fictitious sales in the total value of 149,875,867 lekë, causing an estimated damage to the state budget in the amount of 62,670,861 lekë.

These actions were carried out through false declarations and the use of fictitious invoices, with the aim of creating a fraudulent fiscal scheme, which aimed to unfairly benefit from VAT crediting and reduce the taxable base for Profit Tax, thereby damaging the financial interests of the state.

In the framework of this criminal proceeding, citizen Gj.F. was detained, suspected of involvement in the commission of illegal acts. From the actions taken so far, it resulted that this citizen had an organizational and leadership role in this activity, using the entity in the name of his wife to carry out the fraudulent scheme.

Investigations continue to identify other persons involved, as well as to fully document the fraudulent scheme and its financial consequences.

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