11 Tax Officers from NRA-Sofia Detained on Corruption Charges

Eleven tax officers from Sofia territorial directorate of the National Revenue Agency (NRA) were detained after an operation by the Specialised Prosecutor’s Office and the Directorate for Combatting Organised Crime. The operation was aimed at identifying corruption schemes.

Bribery charges will be pressed against some of the detained tax officers and some will be charged with money laundering, the prosecutor’s office announced on 28^th of March.

During the searches in the homes and cars of some employees, BGN 300 000 were found in different currencies and jewelery.

The alleged organised crime group has been monitored since October 2017. It includes tax inspectors, team leaders and the head of the inspection sector, who is considered the leader of the group. The tax officers allegedly took bribes to the amount of 500 to 5,000 BGN from shop owners.