Tax evasion probe leads to searches in Eichsfeld

Tax investigators have conducted searches across multiple properties in the Eichsfeld region as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion. The probe centers on a businesswoman from Leinefelde-Worbis, who is accused of defrauding the state of hundreds of thousands of euros.

The public prosecutor's office in Mühlhausen announced that the woman is under investigation for twelve counts of tax evasion. Searches encompassed several business and private locations, during which operational documents and storage media were secured. Investigators allege the woman deliberately booked personal expenses as business expenditures for a company she operates.

Further complicating the case, the woman's testimony in a "Reichsbürger" trial at the Mühlhausen Regional Court is also under scrutiny. She reportedly stated as a company director that she acquired precious metals worth approximately two million euros from one of the defendants in that trial. However, authorities noted that only a portion of these metals reportedly reached the company. In March, two alleged leaders of a "Reichsbürger" group were sentenced in Mühlhausen for attempting to undermine Germany's constitutional order.