A joint operation by the Tax Agency and the Guardia Civil

• This alleged fraud against the Public Treasury corresponds to the fiscal years 2020 and 2021

• The millionaire profits obtained by tax evasion were transferred to bank accounts of other companies located in third countries

October 16, 2024.- The Tax Agency and the Civil Guard have carried out a series of actions in recent days against a criminal organization dedicated to the commission of alleged crimes against the Public Treasury for VAT fraud in the hydrocarbon trade and the subsequent laundering of illicitly obtained capital. 

The organisation targeted is believed to be responsible for alleged fraud against the Treasury in the years 2020 and 2021, amounting to 133 million euros.

Officials from the National Fraud Investigation Office (ONIF) of the State Tax Administration Agency, together with agents from the Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard, have managed to dismantle this important criminal organization, characterized by the creation of a complex business network led by a group of businessmen linked to the sector through which they would perpetrate the fraud, artificially holding instrumental companies responsible for the liquidation of the taxes generated by this trade.

At the same time, these companies transfer the funds corresponding to the profits generated by tax evasion to bank accounts of other companies located in third countries.

This police operation, part of the fight against fraud that is committed on a recurring basis in this strategic sector, is led by the Central Court of Instruction number three of the National Court, in coordination with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, with six arrests having been made so far (two in Seville and four in Madrid), as well as two raids and searches in the registered offices of companies in Madrid.