The Romanian police conducted on Friday morning (July 4) 76 searches in Bucharest and six counties, at dozens of clinics suspected of tax evasion and money laundering through illegal VAT refunds via ghost companies, reports local Mediafax. The damage in this case is estimated at EUR 68 million.

The police raided 76 addresses in Bucharest and Ilfov, Prahova, Dambovita, Teleorman, Giugiu and Ialomita. Sources told local Mediafax that the investigation is targeting clinics belonging to private healthcare operator Medas.

The persons suspected in this case allegedly registered fictitious expenses in the accountancy books, made via ghost companies, and cashed in EUR 68 million from illegal VAT refunds.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com