OREANDA-NEWS. The Investigative Committee (UK) of Belarus, together with representatives of the FBI and the US Internal Revenue Service, is investigating a criminal case of illegal tax refund of $ 50 million, in which several citizens of post-Soviet republics pass. This was reported on Tuesday in the investigative department of Belarus.

"US Tax Service officials have identified a criminal network involved in illegal tax refunds totaling more than $ 50 million. Several residents of post-Soviet countries have contacted it, who were contacted by one of the criminal defendants under investigation by the Investigative Committee of Belarus," noted in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Earlier, the Investigative Committee of Belarus and the US FBI in this criminal case established involvement in the commission of cybercrimes of a 28-year-old resident of Grodno. “During the interaction of Belarusian investigators, the accused was interrogated in the presence of representatives of the FBI and the US Internal Revenue Service”, representatives of the investigation informed.

According to the UK, during the workshops held in Minsk, law enforcement authorities of Belarus and the United States discussed the results of the execution of requests for legal assistance, issues of exchange of information in criminal cases.