Three accused of embezzling over 262,000 euros and evading taxes

Three men face charges for serious economic crimes, including abuse of trust, tax evasion, and violating business record-keeping laws. Prosecutors allege that two individuals, aged 31 and 62, siphoned over 163,000 euros from a company's accounts between 2016 and 2026. They are accused of withdrawing cash for personal expenses and using corporate credit cards for unauthorized purchases. Additionally, they are charged with deliberately failing to pay Value Added Tax (VAT) on invoices issued to other companies, and evading corporate income and personal income taxes, thereby defrauding the state budget of approximately 288,000 euros. The prosecution also states that they neglected to maintain legally required business ledgers. A third man, 43, is accused of similar offenses, including abuse of trust and failing to keep proper business records. Prosecutors allege that from December 2022 to August 2023, he illegally obtained about 96,000 euros by withdrawing cash from his company's accounts for personal use, rather than for business operations. He is also accused of pocketing payments made by other companies for invoices issued by his firm, instead of depositing the funds into the company's account. Furthermore, he allegedly failed to record actual business events in the company's books and did not systematically track cash flow through the company's treasury, leading to inaccurate financial records.