Deputy head of Belgorod tax department suspected of taking $46 thousand worth of bribe

Detainee

Two criminal cases were filed against the official.

Two cases were initiated against the Deputy Head of the Department of Field Tax Audits of the Federal Tax Service Inspectorate of Russia for Belgorod, the employee of the department is suspected of corruption, reads the website of the ICR.

The investigation believes that the official received a bribe on an especially large scale - about 3 million rubles ($45.8 thousand) from a local businessman. In exchange, she promised to help the entrepreneur receive a refund of value-added tax from the federal budget. In addition, the Deputy Head of the department agreed to take the businessman under her protection and inform him in advance about upcoming tax audits.

However, the woman was detained after the conclusion of this "deal." She is currently under house arrest.

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