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Car Dealer Sentenced for Major VAT Fraud in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Court

  • Gerechtshof s-Hertogenbosch issued a ruling on December 17, 2024
  • Case involved fiscal fraud in a major case named Kameleon
  • The accused was an auto dealer
  • He included five false purchase invoices related to large-scale VAT fraud in his records
  • This action falsified part of his business administration
  • The accused also submitted an incorrect VAT return
  • In the return, he wrongly claimed a VAT refund of 207,371 euros
  • He laundered this amount by mixing it with other bank balances and using it
  • The fiscal fraud chamber of the court sentenced the accused to a community service of 125 hours or alternatively 62 days in detention, considering the time already spent in custody

Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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