The AFIP tax collecting agency detected three cases of tax evasion, which led to 400 million pesos in damages, through illicit associations and operations from inexistent businesses.

The last case that was investigated occurred in Neuquén and Río Negro, where the AFIP agency presented their complaint before Neuquén's Federal Prosecution against various businesses and persons who make up an illicit association in order to send out invalid receipts.

These businesses and persons have avoided 40 million pesos in taxes in IVA y Ganancias, according to an AFIP agency release.

In addition, the agency is investigating two more cases in Córdoba, one of which involves a business that is taking on different tasks in the name of inexistent companies for money totals of 300 million pesos in recent years.

The second case involves operations in the name of inexistent companies for totals more than 50 million pesos in recent years.

Those businesses that have been charged in Neuquén are called "screen society" and are used to cover up or simulate businesses deals that have been successfully carried out in order to fake the realization of certain tasks.

The fraudulent cases, which have been taking place for the last four years, involve businesses that have to do with oil services, hotel services and transport and logistics services.

The sentencing for these crimes would include between 3 years and 6 months of prison time and 10 years of prison time.