Nine Czechs charges with tax-evasion in Slovakia

The Slovak financial police have charged 32 people, including nine Czechs with large-scale tax evasion in trade with rebar. A network of companies from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia were reportedly involved in the scam which caused losses to the tune of hundreds of millions of crowns. Czech and Slovak police teams have been on the case since 2013. If the people charged are convicted of tax evasion they would face sentenced of between 7 and 12 years in prison.