INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST 18 PERSONS FOR ORGANIZED CRIME

The accused are charged with criminal offenses of financial crime and frauds amounting to millions.

A Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption issued an indictment against the following persons:

- Klement Barbić, born in 1976

- Valentin Barbić, born in 1982-

- Dragan Kenjić, born in 1962-

- Nermin Šuvalija, born in 1976

- Ante Nuić, born in 1953

- Jasmin Ejub, born in 1969

- Saldin Ribić, born in 1983

- Nebojša Janjić, born in 1973

- Branislav Đuričić, born in 1975

- Marinko Tuke, born in 1960-

- Eniz Kazić, born in 1954

- Emir Kazić, born in 1988

- Sjepan Boje, born in 1963

- Hamdija Šarčević, born in 1962

- Mirza Čabaravdić, born in 1977

- Predrag Vidić, born in 1970

- Orhan Boloban, born in 1975

- Adnan Hodžić, born in 1979

The accused are charged with having, while acting as an organized criminal group, committed fraud, tax evasion, insurance fraud and ensured illegal VAT returns thus obtaining unlawful profits of approximately BAM 2 million, which is the amount damages caused to the leasing companies and insurance companies.

The indictment alleges that the accused have,  through forgery of documents and in mutual agreement,  performed  fictitious purchase of expensive construction machinery (excavators and other machinery), as well as woodworking machines and machines for production of furniture, through leasing financing but the vehicles and equipment were not actually purchased.

Those vehicles and machines, which were insured, were then fictitiously reported stolen thus ensuring large amounts of insurance payments by fraud. Those vehicles and machines were illegally registered for refund of input VAT.

Through commission of these criminal offenses the accused obtained large unlawful profits, and have caused damages to a number of leasing companies and insurance companies.

In this way they have, repeatedly, committed criminal offenses of Tax Evasion or Fraud under Article 210 of the CC BiH, criminal offense of Abuse of Insurance under Article 302 of the CC FBiH, criminal offense of Deception in Getting Loans or Other Grants under Article 268 of the CC FBiH, and criminal offense of Fraud under Article 294 of the CC FBiH.

Indictment with extensive evidence will be forwarded to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.