The Financial and Economic Crime Unit (SDOE) announced that in October alone it imposed 163.6 million euros worth of fines nationwide, for dozens of tax evasion cases. Specifically SDOE in Attica performed 1,942 inspections and found 976 violations, with the total of fines worth 163.6 million euros. Most of these inspections regarded undeclared revenue, refusing the issue receipts and trading in falsified invoices.
SDOE performed inspections in ship construction and maintenance businesses, hotels, advertisers, construction consultation, parking lots and more. Indicatively18 businesses received falsified invoices worth 17.2 million euros, 6 businesses issues falsified invoices worth 20.2 million euros.
Amongst the more spectacular violators were an orthopedic surgeon who did not issue receipts for services worth 1.82 million euros, a pediatrician for did not issue receipts for services worth 254,000 euros and a cosmetic services business that did not issue receipts worth 482,000 euros.
Furthermore, the Diagnostic Center in Piraeus was found to have illegally collected 2.77 million euros after submitting falsified data between 2003 and 2005. SDOE is extending its examination to determine whether this is related to recent scams involving the EOPYY and the Sailor’s Home healthcare fund.
