"VAT Carousel": Eleven Defendants of Operation Hermes Are Held in Pre-Trial Detention
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Operation Hermes, in which 25 defendants are suspected of harming the State in a scheme with VAT, was divided into two cases:
The Judicial Court of the Comarca de Lisboa determined the pre-trial detention of 11 defendants under Operation "Hermes", he told the Lusa source of the Judicial Court of the Comarca de Lisboa.
Court of Justice of the Lisbon Region considered that there is a danger of continuing criminal activity. At least three of the defendants are "strongly accused" of qualified tax fraud.
This case, in which 25 defendants are suspected of harming the State in a VAT scheme, was divided into two cases, one with 21 defendants and one with four, which were heard by the court.
The investigation is related to an alleged international tax fraud network related to the purchase and sale of mobile phones and other electronic equipment.
The Court of Justice of the Lisbon Region has ordered the pre-trial detention of 11 defendants under Operation Hermes, which involves suspicions of harming the State in a scheme of tax fraud with VAT.
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