Press Release

At the request of the Prosecution Office of Tirana (Task Force Unit), following a joint investigation with the Sector of Investigation at the General Department of Taxation, the court decided the security measure for 5 persons, directors and representatives of the oil company “FULLPET”, suspected of being involved in a financial fraud scheme, avoiding payment of debits to the state in the amount of about 500 million ALL.

Prosecution Office of Tirana started an investigation in April 2015, according to information received and in continuous collaboration with the General Department of Taxation, Department of Investigation.
By the investigative material resulted that, the Albanian citizens Aurel Preni, Fiqiri hoxha, F.G, as well as nationals with foreign citizenship, I.A and E.O, in collaboration with each other, starting from 2012 have committed various financial actions, to avoid their liability to tax authorities. In 2014, the tax administration has found the debit of the company “Fullpet”, in the amount of about 145 million ALL in 2012 (while this liability till 2015 is tripled).

 To repay this debit (in 2012) between the General department of Taxation and the company “Fullpet” is signed an agreement, under which the company takes over the payment of the liability with 8 installments. To repay this liability, the company “Fullpet” takes a loan at a commercial bank. But, by the investigation results that the loan taken has not served to repay the tax liabilities, but it is used to create new companies and purchase the assets of these companies.

These purchases resulted as a clear attempt to avoid tax liabilities.   Summarizing this, from the investigation side results that:

- There are elements of the offense “Concealment of income”, and “Non-payment of taxes”, provided by the Articles 180 and 181 of the Criminal Code, as the company “FULLPET” for the period December 2012 – December 2013, has been active, avoiding liabilities.

- From the control used in this company are found considerable differences undeclared from the company in the amount of 485.045.544 (four hundred eighty-five million forty-five thousand five hundred forty-four) ALL.

- The administrator Aurel Preni did not respect the sub-agreement, dated 04.07.2014, with the Regional Tax Directorate Tirana for the repayment of the Debt of 143.378.552 ALL, the aim of the agreement was only to open the bank account and withdraw the money, from the sale of the company’s assets.

- The amount of 88.158.170,00 (eighty-eight million, one hundred fifty-eight thousand one hundred and seventy) ALL, which belongs to the sale of assets, the company “FULLPET” with Aurel Preni as administrator, with a contract “Financial Assistance”, has transferred to the citizen Fabian Goçi (biller according to the payroll) at the same day with the sub-agreement.

- With the assets of the company “FULLPET” is created the other company “A.K.F. PETROLEUM”, with Fiqiri Hoxha as administrator, who was an employee of the company “FULLPET” (fuel retailer according to the payroll). This company began the activity at the moment when against the company “FULLPET” were taken coercive measures by the  Regional Tax Directorate Tirana for the repayment of the liabilities, using fictitious tax invoices (free banking transaction), managed to avoid the seizure of assets, and then their alienation.