A special tax-evasion unit set up by the Czech Finance Ministry, has
uncovered fraud worth 270 million crowns, the head of the Czech Tax
Administration, Jiří Žežulka told reporters. Four men have been charged
with tax evasion in the case; the men allegedly carried out fictitious
sales of technology to offshore firms, and then applied for VAT
reimbursement. The alleged fraud is the first case uncovered by the special
unit, dubbed Kobra which was set up earlier this year and includes experts
from the tax and customs administration and the police.