{"id":26493,"date":"2023-04-06T10:09:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T08:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/?p=26493"},"modified":"2024-12-28T23:29:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T22:29:14","slug":"hemusgate-debtors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/en\/hemusgate-debtors\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemusgate: Bulgarian tax office is seeking BGN 23.2 millions from the companies involved in major public money theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six companies involved in the “<\/span>Hemusgate”<\/b> affair are already indebted to the NRA, the National Revenue Agency of Bulgaria.<\/span>. This was established by our review in the public records of the agency. They owe the fisc a total of <\/span>23.2 million<\/b> By the end of March 2023, all six companies had undergone tax audits. Four of the companies were added as large debtors to the NRA just recently, on March 21 and 31, 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n

The companies registered with strawmen have participated in the draining of millions of the money for the Hemus Motorway. Nearly BGN 55 million<\/b> were withdrawn at <\/b>a cash desk in “bags and sacks<\/b>” by International Asset Bank<\/strong>, associated with Mladen Mihalev – Madzho.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Among the six companies from<\/span> “Hemusgate<\/b>” with liabilities is the so-called. <\/span> buffer company<\/b> “Bul Stroy Group IG”, through which the money passed, and which was owned by Metodi Bachev<\/strong>, the late head of the construction company “Agromah”. The scheme used a total of <\/span>5 shell<\/b> companies and four proxy companies that we revealed in <\/span> the first<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> and <\/span>second<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> parts of our investigation together with Zov News.<\/span><\/p>\n

The millions have passed through a MRF activist, a Roma leader and a now deceased homeless person. The five hollow firms receive a total of <\/span>56,171,335<\/b> from “Bul Stroy Group IG” and withdraw a total of <\/span>BGN 54 974 090<\/b> at a cash desk. The sums were handed over to<\/span> “man<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a>“<\/span> Borislav Kolev<\/b>, who was arrested in December 2021 on charges of money laundering.<\/span> Below we recall <\/span> the scheme<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> by which the millions were drained.<\/span><\/p>\n

Six companies with completed audits by the NRA<\/span><\/h2>\n

The first companies from the scheme, included in the lists of debtors with unsettled public debts, <\/span>were announced<\/span><\/a> back in November 2021.<\/span> <\/span> (BGN 23,211,349.02) Public liabilities at the end of March 2023 are as follows:<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

5 772 273.94<\/b> obligations of “Vindor Montana” Ltd. <\/span>
\n<\/span>5 531 222.76<\/b> obligations of “Pro Building Group” Ltd. <\/span>
\n<\/span>4 005 564.30 BGN<\/b> obligations of “Leventa 90” Ltd. <\/span>
\n<\/span>3 785 096.78<\/b> obligations of “Bul Stroy Group IG” Ltd. <\/span>
\n<\/span>3 125 633.89<\/b> obligations of Building Conti Stroy EOOD <\/span>
\n<\/span>991 557.35 BGN<\/b> obligations of “Rich Building Stroy” Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3 785 096.78 <\/b> are the obligations of <\/span>the buffer company<\/b> <\/span> “Bul Stroy Group IG”<\/b>” EOOD, established by the NRA in control production No \u0420-22000122000290-040-001 from 2022 (we do not have a revision act number). The company was included in the NRA’s lists of large debtors recently, on 21.03.2021 and is still registered under the VAT Act.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The liabilities of<\/span> “Vindor Montana<\/b>” Ltd., amounting to <\/span>BGN 5 772 273.94<\/b> were established by the NRA with audit act No \u0420-22221021006949-091-001\/08.09.2022 and the company was included in the debtor lists on 31.10.2021. Initially, the NRA <\/span>was looking for<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> a smaller amount than the Roma Nina Todorinova, but apparently the tax audit has established more liabilities. She was also subject to precautionary measures. The company has a deregistration act under the VAT Act No 220992102002755\/04.06.2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The liabilities of Pro<\/span> Building Group<\/b> Ltd., amounting to <\/span>BGN 5,531,222.76.<\/b> were established by the NRA with revision act No. R-22221421006921-091-001\/13.09.2022, and was included in the lists of debtors quite recently, on 31.03.2021 220992102410775.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The liabilities of<\/span> Leventa 90<\/b> EOOD, amounting to <\/span>BGN 4 005 564.30<\/b> were established by the NRA with audit act No \u0420-22220421006943-091-001\/21.10.2022, and was included in the debtor lists as early as 30.07.2021 220992102957213.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The liabilities of<\/span> “Building Conti Stroy<\/b>” Ltd., in the amount of <\/span>BGN 3,125,633.89.<\/b> were established by the NRA with revision act No. R-22221021006927-091-001\/22.07.2022, and was also included in the lists of debtors recently, on 21.03.202 220992102766121 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The obligations of “<\/span>Rich Building Stroy<\/b>” Ltd., amounting to <\/span>BGN 991 557.35<\/b> were established by the NRA with audit act No \u0420-22221021006918-091-001\/24.06.2022, and was included in the debtor lists also on 21.03.2021 220992104108523.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is no public information that the NRA has made tax inspections of “Groma Hold” EOOD and “Vodno Construction – Blagoevgrad” AD \u2013 the other two companies also participate in the scheme<\/span> “Hemusgate<\/b>” with the millions drained.<\/span> Both companies are not on the debtor lists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luxury hotel instead of highway<\/span><\/h2>\n

A joint <\/span>investigation<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> by BIRD.BG, Zov News and Blagoevgrad News at the end of 2022 revealed that <\/span>Hristo Savev<\/b>, accused of the Hemus Gate<\/b> affair, had financed the purchase of <\/span>the luxury<\/b> Maxi Park Hotel & Spa<\/a> in Velingrad.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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The defendant Hristo Savev cuts ribbon with Boyko Borisov. Maxi Park Hotel & Spa in Velingrad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The scheme, unraveled by the Ministry of Interior in 2021, tracks only part of the money distributed by Avtomagistrali AD under the so-called Avtomagistrali AD. “In House” procedure \u2013 <\/span>BGN 84 million<\/b> advance for the company “<\/span>Water Construction – Blagoevgrad<\/b>” AD. After receiving the money, “Water Construction” transfers <\/span>60 million<\/b> of the so-called <\/span> buffer company <\/b>“<\/span>Bul stroy group IG<\/b>“, for which it is now understood that the NRA is looking for BGN 3.8 million. public duties. Some <\/span>24 million<\/b> of the 84 million remained in “Water Construction”, and about the same amount – <\/span>BGN 23.4 million.<\/b> are invested in the purchase of <\/span>a luxury spa hotel<\/b> in Velingrad.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to a hotel, expensive plots of land in Sofia were purchased with the money, former Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov said in an interview<\/a> with Justice for All, without revealing details of where the properties are located and which are the companies that acquired this property with the stolen money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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