The Federal Integrity Commission revealed the existence of a fraud network in the Tax Directorate in Basra Governorate, and arrested a Director in one of the tax outlets in the governorate.
The Government Information and Communications Office indicated that the work team of the Basra Investigation Directorate had uncovered a forgery network in the Tax Directorate in the governorate, indicating that the network that operates in the tax assessment unit in the Basra Traffic Directorate – the Vehicle Registration Complex, is approving a forged ‘tax clearance,’ without accreditation on tax accounting,
It explained that the Director of the tax port in the Directorate was caught red-handed, and in his possession of sums of money that he had been receiving in exchange for the approval of the forged clearance, indicating that the process also resulted in controlling the documents of transactions for which tax accounting receipts were not paid.’
In a related context, the office indicated that, ‘After carrying out fo
llow-up work, the Directorate’s team was able to arrest a person impersonating a social researcher in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs red-handed, defrauding citizens, explaining that the accused is organizing the researcher’s visit form, in exchange for sums of money.
It explained that false identities were seized from the defendant’s possession, which he used while defrauding citizens.’
Source: National Iraqi News Agency