PRAGNUM has helped the client avoid a complete blocking of work and has addressed the risk of criminal prosecution of top management and business owners.

Our client is one of the leading Ukrainian factories for processing scrap metal and recyclables. As everyone knows, law enforcement agencies often investigate «fact» criminal proceedings against large enterprises, partially or completely by blocking their activities (terrorizing counterparties with requests, arresting of funds on bank accounts, searches and seizures of equipment and documents).

Law enforcement agencies has made such a claim to the client with a notice of alleged non-payment of more than UAH 100 million in taxes and subsequent legalization of these funds, despite the fact that the results of the client's business allow many manufacturers to create defense products. The pre-trial investigation body believed that the client formed cost of acquiring of raw materials only on paper, but in fact did not pay a penny for its receipt.

PRAGNUM promptly received the evidence base, including the necessary examinations, which completely disproved all the speculations of the investigation. Thus, PRAGNUM`s lawyers managed to get the data necessary for the expert to draw up a positive conclusion for the client. A number of witnesses were also found and questioned, who, among other things, provided documents, which undoubtedly confirmed the reality of the formation of expenses and the legitimate activities of the client.undefined