The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana has requested the arrest of citizen Gjergji Fela, suspected of involvement in a fraudulent fiscal scheme with significant financial consequences for the state budget.
According to the official announcement, the arrest was carried out at the request of the Prosecution, while Gjergji Fela is charged with 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 conducted within the framework of criminal proceedings no. 5787, of 2024, in cooperation with the Tax Investigation Directorate at the General Directorate of Taxes and the Economic Crime Section at the State Police, it has resulted that the commercial entity "Dorina Fela" has made suspected fictitious sales in the total value of 149,875,867 lekë.
As a result of these actions, it is suspected that the state budget was damaged to the value of 62,670,861 lek. According to the Prosecution, the fraudulent scheme was carried out through false declarations and the use of fictitious invoices, with the aim of unfairly benefiting from VAT credit and reducing the taxable base for Profit Tax.
As part of the investigation, citizen Gjergji Fela was detained, who is suspected of having had an organizational and leadership role in this illegal activity, using the commercial entity registered in the name of his wife to carry out the fraudulent scheme.
The prosecution announces that investigations are continuing to identify other persons involved, as well as to fully document the fraudulent scheme and the financial consequences it has caused.
