Bulgarian Tax Inspector Busted with Hefty Bribe

Crime | July 5, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgarian Tax Inspector Busted with Hefty Bribe Alexander Anguelov (C) was busted with an EUR 65,000 down payment on a bribe in Sofia. Photo by MVR

A Bulgarian tax official has been arrested while negotiating a EUR 750,000 bribe, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

The devious inspector, identified as Alexander Anguelov, was caught red-handed in a cafe in one of Sofia's Ramstore supermarket chains. He had about EUR 65,000 on him, which was the first down payment.

In return for the hefty pay, he had promised to help out a businessman, who had no access to EUR 15 M, blocked in his bank accounts.

The Finance Ministry alerted authorities of the wrongdoing.

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