The story of companies hidden in the names of third parties is one of the most repeated refrains in corruption and money laundering cases. One of the cases that raises suspicions of fictitious transfer of shares is related to the director of Tirana Taxes, Erilinda Lala. The show Vetting revealed that after establishing the company in 2023 and obtaining a license for implementation in construction works, the director of taxes Erilinda Lala, with the approval of her husband Taulant Godroli, on December 16, 2024, would donate her shares to her partner Marsida Dedej, shares worth 100 thousand lek or 1 thousand euros.
In September 2024, Erilinda Lala would become an advisor to the Minister of Finance, Petrit Malaj, and by law would have to make an initial asset declaration to illustrate her assets.
In November 2024, Lala would leave this position to join the cabinet of the Director of Taxes. However, after leaving this function, the Director of Taxes would donate the shares of the company “2D Construction 2025” to Marsida Dedejt, where her husband would also sign to approve the donation. In the second form for declaring assets after leaving office, Lala would not declare that she was a shareholder in this company, since legally in November 2024 she was a shareholder and the law on declaring assets requires that you always declare shares.
In addition, on May 29, 2025, Lala would become director of the Tax Department without having the status of a civil servant, as a seconded director. The concealment of the shares, but also of the donation, which Lala had the opportunity to fix in May 2025, after taking office at the Tax Department, by settling for a fine, raises doubts.
Why would the Tax Director hide ownership of this company?
From the documents obtained by "Vetting" it results that the company "2D Construction 2025" has received a building permit from the National Territorial Council for the facility in Qerret, for a complex with residential buildings up to 15 floors. A tourist project in an area where there is no such tall building, where according to the General Local Plan of the Municipality of Kavaja, construction of up to 6 floors is allowed.
But what is the connection between the Tax Director and her former partner Marsida Dedej?
One day after Marsida Dedej donated her shares, on December 17, 2024, Erilinda Lala's husband, Taulant Godroli, would make the payment for a fine of this company, which was dated December 16, 2024. In this case, as of December 16, Erilinda Lala was no longer a shareholder and according to the terms of the donation of the shares, she or her husband had no legal obligation for the payments. Moreover, how can you go and pay the fine of a private company, with which you have no legal relationship and this fine is related to the National Business Center?
So, there are strong indications that the sale may simply be fictitious to avoid attention from the Prosecution, but also media agencies in the field of investigation. Specifically, Marsida Dedej is the wife of Drimon Dedej, a financial balance sheet compiler for the company "ECO-CLEANING" sh.pk, where Godroli was and is an administrator.
The suspicions are reinforced because, a few months after donating the shares, Marsida Dedej would change the name of the company, losing track of it, which would also begin the procedures to obtain a construction permit from the National Territorial Council.
