As far as the customs brokers and the shipping company personnel who handled the goods were concerned, the person behind the importing company, the JCC, he is none other than Yehoshua Shlosh, who presented himself as the exclusive representative of this company.
It was further argued that there is no logic in deliberately reducing the value of the goods, with the intention of evading the payment of taxes, since the goods in question are not obligated to pay import taxes at all (except for VAT), and therefore there is no need to reduce their value.
Even from the testimony of Ms. Hannah Oren, it is not possible to learn anything about the involvement of defendant 1, even if the argument that he acted to print a certain draft of a doubtful account is accepted. No connection was proven between this draft and the supplier's account that was ultimately submitted to the customs authorities.
As stated, the defendant wishes to reject, in its entirety, the testimony of defendant 3 Araldo Frizzi and of defendant 4 Avi Kalmaro, regarding his role in committing the fraudulent offenses and reducing the tax rates.
In light of the aforesaid, Defendant 1 seeks his acquittal of all the offenses attributed to him in Charges 4 and 5.
Charge No. 6
- This indictment is also attributed to defendants 1-4, and includes the following offenses:
- forgery of a document with the intention of obtaining something through it under aggravated circumstances, according to Section 418 to the Penal Law (2 offenses).
- Use of a forged document, according to Section 420 Law The Penalties (2 offenses).
III. Fraudulent receipt under aggravated circumstances, according to Section 415 Law The Penalties (2 offenses).
- Receipt of assets obtained by crime, according to Section 411 Law The Penalties.
- Preparation, transfer and presentation of a sales account that is supposedly real and in fact is not, according to Section 212(A)3 Together with Section 218 To the Ordinance Customs.
- Submission of a false listing, according to Section 212(A)4 Together with Section 218 To the Ordinance Customs.
VII. misleading a customs official in a particular detail that may impair the performance of his duties, according to Section 212(A)6 Together with Section 218 To the Ordinance Customs.