Balgarianovinite.com Officers from the Economic Police Department of the Plovdiv Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry and the State Agency for National Security, under the supervision of the Plovdiv District Prosecutor’s Office, following an investigation, uncovered a suspected organized criminal group, prosecutors announced on Friday. Six individuals have been detained for up to 72 hours under an order issued by the supervising prosecutor.
On Thursday, the Plovdiv District Prosecutor’s Office charged six suspects, four men and two women. Five of them are accused of participating in an organized criminal group operating in Plovdiv starting from the summer of 2024 until July 2026. According to prosecutors, the structured and long-term criminal organization was established to systematically commit tax evasion and money laundering offenses. One of the suspects has been charged with organizing and leading the group.
The alleged ringleader, a 41-year-old man, also faces separate money laundering charges. Prosecutors claim that between the summer of 2024 and July 2026, he conducted financial transactions involving assets, cash, motor vehicles, and investment gold and silver that were allegedly acquired through serious criminal offenses, including tax evasion and participation in the organized criminal group. Two other members of the group have also been charged with money laundering.
The investigation found that three companies registered in Plovdiv were owned by the 41-year-old suspect. Several other members of the group allegedly owned shell companies that issued invoices for fictitious construction-related goods and services to his businesses. Prosecutors say these fake transactions enabled the companies to unlawfully claim input VAT to which they were not entitled.
Investigators found that proceeds from the criminal activity were used to purchase vehicles as well as investment gold and silver.
Other members of the group reportedly owned legitimate businesses that conducted sham transactions with the companies controlled by the alleged organizer. To give the transactions an appearance of legitimacy, payments were made through the banking system. According to investigators, the transferred funds were withdrawn in cash shortly after reaching the recipients’ accounts and then returned to the original senders.
A tax audit of some of the companies concluded that the scheme caused losses to the State exceeding EUR 1.5 million.
On July 1, authorities carried out 25 searches, seizures and personal searches at locations in Plovdiv, Asenovgrad and Sofia. Investigators seized numerous documents and other evidence relevant to the case, questioned witnesses, and ordered expert examinations.
All six suspects have been formally charged and remain in custody for up to 72 hours under a prosecutor’s order.
On Friday, the Plovdiv District Court is hearing the prosecution’s request to place four of the suspects in pre-trial detention. The remaining two have been released on bail of EUR 10,000 each pending further proceedings. Suspected Organized Criminal Group Accused of Tax Evasion and Money Laundering Uncovered 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-03 12:27:19 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
