{"id":29079,"date":"2022-12-12T19:08:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/?p=29079"},"modified":"2023-04-07T00:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T22:09:58","slug":"the-truffle-master-drugs-arson-vat-fraud-and-ginka-varbakova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/en\/the-truffle-master-drugs-arson-vat-fraud-and-ginka-varbakova\/","title":{"rendered":"The truffle master: Drugs, arson, VAT fraud and… Ginka Varbakova"},"content":{"rendered":"

The authorities, represented by the Ministry of Interior and the Prosecutor’s Office, <\/span>
\n announced<\/span>
\n<\/a>that they have discovered an organized criminal group that has been laundering money from criminal means generated by tax crimes with truffles. According to the state prosecution, 50m euros were laundered in six months. left. They were “earned” by mock truffle picking and simulation of trading <\/span>them<\/span><\/a>. The VAT due to the state is 12m euros. left. In July alone, the state was harmed by about a million leva, the Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv announced. A 47-year-old man from Pazardzhik was named as the leader of the group. An investigation by BIRD reveals that it is
\n Ivan Georgiev Lulchev<\/a>
\n<\/strong>. He became famous ten years ago as the owner of a greenhouse where tenant Danail Borisov grew marijuana<\/a>. Borisov was convicted of illegal activity. He had business relations with the infamous Ginka Varbakova.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our team has been working on Lulchev’s case for more than 3 years. Our attention was attracted by the dozens of arson attacks on cars and properties in Pazardzhik. Including those owned by employees of the security and public order services. Our team sent a drunken under the Access to Public Information Act (APIA) to the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Pazardzhik as early as 2021 to find out exactly how many deliberate arson there are on the territory of the regional directorate. Thus, we learned that for the period from January 2015 to December 2019, “93 pcs. crimes under art. 330 of the Penal Code”, i.e. 93 deliberate arson in 5 years and “159 pcs. crimes under art. 31 of the Penal Code” \u2013 that is, fires by negligence. From January 2020 to the end of the year of the year, 19 deliberate arson and 27 were registered on the territory of the regional directorate through negligence. The regional directorate did not report a tendency for an increase in arson, but did not take into account the detection of intentional attacks. A curious detail is that in some of the cases with indications of deliberate arson from the Ministry of Interior claim self-immolation. According to forensic scientists, on December 12, 2020, a diesel “Ford Couga” set itself on fire and burned after a short circuit. This is a very typical situation on a hot December night. The hypothesis of the Ministry of Interior hardly corresponds to the facts and reality. The conclusion appears to be “sweeping the case under the carpet” or attempting to manipulate statistics.<\/span><\/p>\n

While meeting with the victims of arson, we learned about the functioning of the “truffle scheme”. However, it is far from the only reason to burn cars and properties in Pazardzhik.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Truffle Scheme”<\/h2>\n

Although prosecutors say the “truffle scheme” has been operated for two years, it has probably been in operation for at least 5. According to documents from Bulgaria, truffles were transported abroad, and in fact, the cars that allegedly transported the mushrooms, crossed the state border without goods, reached their final destination in Prague – the Czech Republic, immediately returned to Bulgaria with large sums of money.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The profit” was deposited in UniCredit Bulbank in the name of <\/span>
\n Anastas Petrov Uchkunov<\/span>
\n<\/a> from Cave. The man, according to the bird.bg register, is associated with more than 60 companies that owe dozens of companies together. <\/span>Millions<\/span><\/a> to fisc. Investigators believe that with the fictitious export the Lulchev group has drained VAT. In a special press conference, the Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv made it clear that the group had used an umbrella from the institutions of Pazardzhik. Various victims of the group’s activities testify that it has benefited from protections from prosecutors from the Pazardzhik Municipal Administration, former and current employees of the Ministry of Interior, the State Agency for National Security (DANS) and other state bodies. The former Director of the Regional Inspectorate for Combating Organized Crime in Pazardzhik Georgi Stoychev is cited as an intermediary between the institutions and the group. <\/span>Grozdanov<\/span><\/a>. The latter turned out to be the reason for the illegal wiretapping of investigators Boyko Atanasov and Radiana <\/span>Abdulova<\/span><\/a>. The investigation against them began as a retaliatory measure because of the investigation against Georgi Grozdanov and his deputy Viktor Kozhuharov.<\/span><\/p>\n

By decision 1718\/13.10.2003 of the Pazardzhik District Court the ex-wife of Ivan Lulchev \u2013 <\/span>
\n Nina<\/span>
\n<\/a> Angelova Lulcheva (then current) was deleted as manager of Bulfruit EOOD with UIC 112580868. After transferring the shares of the company as sole owner and manager Danail Pavlov was registered <\/span>Borisov<\/span><\/a>. In 2005, Bulfruit Ltd. was identified by the NRA as a “risky” company and was deregistered for VAT. On the other hand, Danail Pavlov <\/span>
\n Borisov<\/span>
\n<\/a> is a connecting person between Ivan Lulchev and Ginka <\/span>
\n Varbakova<\/span>
\n<\/a>. <\/span> <\/p>\n

The candidate the buyer of CEZ Bulgaria transfers to Danail Borisov the company<\/span> “CG Group”<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>. For his part, Borisov’s lawyer – Ivo Lulchev, Ivan’s cousin, <\/span>Highlights<\/span><\/a> publicly its proximity to the Varbakovi family. Similar to most of the others over <\/span>
\n 40<\/span>
\n<\/a> companies that Borisov owns, CG Group also has hundreds of thousands of debts to the fisc, probably accumulated while the company is owned by Ginka Varbakova.<\/span><\/p>\n

Until his separation from Ivan Lulchev, his ex-wife Nina worked for “<\/span>Desa Lux”,<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> owned by Dimitar Georgiev <\/span>Petrov<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> \u2013 another owner of more than 10 companies, most of which hopelessly indebted to the NRA. Currently, “Deza Lux” owes the NRA BGN 8,323,903.84. As of 2018, the company is also indebted, but nevertheless makes purchases from Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic of a precious commodity \u2013 truffles. In the Czech Republic, mushrooms are purchased by Absowin, Amazon and Sdenek Danicek. Then “Desa Lux” declares that they sell the extra quality truffles to “<\/span>Assemar<\/span><\/a>“. The company is owned by the already mentioned Anastas Uchkunov and owes the NRA BGN 1,806,814.79. According to data as of the end of September this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

Another “buyer” of the aromatic mushrooms is “<\/span>
\n Telepov Trans Logistic”<\/span>
\n<\/a>. The company has liabilities to the NRA amounting to BGN 6,538,603.10. According to data as of September 30. The owner of the bogged down company is Angel Kirilov Telepov \u2013 a proud owner of at least 14 companies, most with dizzying obligations. As a partner of Lulchev in the alleged criminal activity witnesses point to Ivaylo Kanev <\/span>
\n Papazov<\/span>
\n<\/a>, who is <\/span>
\n related<\/span>
\n<\/a> to Danail Borisov in “<\/span>
\n Force Liz”<\/span>
\n<\/a> and with Atanas Uchkunov. Participants in the scheme, whose identity we will hide for now, tell of close ties between Lulchev and the economic police. Intimate partners of employees in the unit were provided in the attics in the “hollow” companies associated with Ivan Lulchev. Sources tell us that this happened without the ladies being engaged in any work activity. A source from the National Revenue Agency alerted that their employees had sought assistance in connection with Lulchev’s case from the Economic Police Sector in the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Pazardzhik, in practice they were refused. They tried to find out if there really is a truffle farm owned by Ivan and Nina Lulchevi. According to participants in the scheme, there is simply no such farm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arson in Pazardzhik, nowhere between racketeering and “aria of jealousy”<\/h2>\n

Our team met a dozen of the injured as a result of arson, for which Ivan Lulchev is suspected as a guarantor. Victims cite different motives for aggression. Some claim that their cars and properties burned as a vigilante because of damaged interests in the construction or other business. Others announced that their arson was in connection with investigations against Lulchev. The only one who stood with his face in front of a camera and told about the arson of his car and the threats from Lulchev is Victor Havalev \u2013 a distant cousin of <\/span>Arben<\/span><\/a> Havalyov. He has lived in Dublin for years and works as a mechanic. Although he graduated in national security at the UNWE, he has not considered a career in serving for a long time. He plans to return to Bulgaria someday and open his own workshop.<\/span><\/p>\n