translated from Spanish: They formalize chef by falsifying invoices to evade taxes

businessman and Peruvian chef, César Valerio, it was formalized this Friday for tax offences, in the Centre of Justice of Santiago. Valerio arrived in Chile in 1998 and today owns 10 brands of local Peruvian cuisine, including Ayar Achu, the Queen; Between Pisco, in Providence; Lima Limon, Las Condes, La Florida, La Reina and Santiago Centro, in addition to other premises located in Ñuñoa. According to Felipe Attorney Sepúlveda, rose le charges “have incorporated in their accounting invoices ideologically false, not representing actual operations, to reduce the value added tax” Sepúlveda said that the businessman was ” agreement with the suppliers, who used these false invoices, and he paid them sums of money”. “The sum of money were inferior to what they had to pay in tax and ultimately that was business”, he said. The Prosecutor said that the total damage caused by the defendant Valerio Vega in his capacity as legal representative of 10 companies of the Valerio group is in the order of the 1200 million pesos. The Authority said that in total, 1089 invoices have been revised ranging from the years 2012 to 2016, but he said that there are more bills in review. In the case were also designated two suppliers, who are with national roots and monthly signature.

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