An official of the Kharkiv tax authority has been detained for soliciting bribes from entrepreneurs

An official of the Kharkiv tax authority has been detained for soliciting bribes from entrepreneurs

The State Bureau of Investigations exposed an official of the Kharkiv Tax Service who organized a scheme for systematically extorting bribes from local entrepreneurs.

Since August 2024, she demanded money in exchange for avoiding inspections and simplifying procedures for businesses that continued to operate despite the challenging situation in the region.

Entrepreneurs had to pay between 2,000 and 5,000 US dollars for "services," including not conducting inspections and simplifying procedures when closing sole proprietorships or detecting legal violations.