Cyprus extradited a suspect to Russia for tax evasion. The official… (кипр · россия · налог)
Cyprus extradited a suspect to Russia for tax evasion. The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk, stated that Cyprus handed over to Russia a citizen accused of failing to pay taxes amounting to 2.6 billion rubles.
Consensus
- The individual is a Russian citizen named Alexei Korotenko
- He is accused of tax evasion in the amount of over 2.6 billion rubles
- He was involved in two companies between 2015 and 2019
- He submitted false financial and tax reports
- He was declared internationally wanted
- He was arrested in Cyprus
- Cyprus agreed to extradite him to Russia
- He was handed over to Russian authorities in Larnaca, Cyprus
- He will be transported to Moscow via Serbia
- The case is under Article 199, Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code
Points of divergence
- The businessman was the head of two companies and submitted false data in accounting and tax reports to conceal financial operations — riamo
- The businessman was the head of two commercial enterprises and submitted false information about contracts with subcontractors — vesti
- The businessman submitted false declarations about fictitious contracts with subcontractors — kommersant
- The businessman submitted false information about business operations with controlled entities, including fictitious contracts for supply of construction materials and execution of construction work — vedomosti
- The businessman submitted tax declarations with inaccurate information about subcontracting contracts with controlled legal entities — interfax
Coverage (5 sources)
- Cyprus to extradite Russian citizen accused of tax evasion — РИАМО
- Cyprus extradited Russian suspect over 2.6 billion rubles in unpaid taxes — Вести
- Cyprus extradited businessman who owed $2.6 billion in taxes to Russia — Коммерсантъ
- Cyprus issued an arrest warrant for Russia over tax evasion of 2.6 billion rubles — Ведомости
- Cyprus extradited Russian businessman to Russia over 2.6 billion rubles in unpaid taxes — Интерфакс