An employee of the State Tax Agency sought a 1000 leva bribe, was caught with counterfeit banknotes (updated)

Published Nov 5, 2025

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An employee of the Technical Inspectorate at the State Fund "Agriculture" was caught by the competent authorities in the act of receiving a bribe of 1000 BGN in marked banknotes in Kostinbrod, reported Agri.BG. Ventsislav Mitkov, chairman of the United Agricultural Producers (UAP), whose organization the affected farmer belongs to, stated this. According to Mitkov, for the first time, farmers are actively working with the competent authorities, which has led to the arrest of a junior expert from the SFZ. The organization provided Agri.BG with a special video clip. The affected farmer is engaged in grain production and cultivates 10,000-15,000 decares of land, Mitkov added. According to him, the expert from the Technical Inspectorate at the SFZ presented several problems that he could solve for the requested amount of money. The European Public Prosecutor's Office has entered the Ministry of Agriculture. "The expert told a colleague that he is currently under cross-examination, ...
Source: Agri

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