Operation against R$3.8 billion in ICMS fraud has warrants in Jundiaí

CIRA-SP carries out operation against ICMS fraud A mega-operation to dismantle a R$ 3.8 billion tax fraud scheme in the ICMS carries out search and seizure warrants in the region of Jundiaí (SP) and in five other cities in São Paulo and Paraná this Wednesday (15). Called Operation Distrato, the action targets law firms, consultancies and large economic groups suspected of selling false tax credits to evade state taxes. ? Join the g1 Sorocaba and Jundiaí channel on WhatsApp ?ICMS is the Tax on Operations relating to the Circulation of Goods and on the Provision of Interstate and Intermunicipal Transport and Communication Services, established by Law No. 6,374, of March 1, 1989, being the main source of revenue for state governments. The investigations are led by the Interinstitutional Asset Recovery Committee (CIRA/SP), made up of prosecutors from the Public Ministry, tax auditors from the State Revenue Service, State attorneys and civil and military police officers. Operation against fraud of R$30 million in ICMS arrests a person in Indaiatuba State Department of Criminal Investigations (Deic) of São Paulo The main focus of the offensive is to collect computers, cell phones and documents to strengthen the evidence of criminal association and money laundering. There are no arrest warrants at this stage. The criminal organization had a legal and corporate structure to deceive the tax authorities and attract clients from the business sector: Offices and intermediaries prospected companies interested in drastically reducing the value of ICMS owed to the State; The suspects drafted fraudulent contracts and issued false legal opinions to give the transaction the appearance of legality; To justify the billion-dollar credits, the group alleged non-existent rights of bankrupt estates and old court decisions on land expropriation. According to CIRA investigators, one of the central cores of the fraud is linked to the economic group of lawyer Nelson Wilians, whose office is one of the main targets of search and seizure. In Londrina (PR), the civil police carried out searches at the residence and office of lawyer Mayra de Paula, identified in the investigation as Wilians' partner in the fraudulent transactions. In addition to the nucleus linked to Nelson Wilians' office, Operation Distrato also carries out warrants against directors and headquarters of the Alpha and Dmc business groups. The 38 search and seizure warrants were issued by the 1st Tax Crimes Court, against Criminal Organization and Laundering of Goods and Valuables of São Paulo, and are served simultaneously in the following municipalities: São Paulo (SP) Campinas (SP) Jundiaí (SP) Ribeirão Preto (SP) Londrina (PR) Cambé (PR) See more news from the region on g1 Sorocaba and Jundiaí