[citation needed] In the aftermath of the financial and logistics management investigation of MTS-Uzbekistan in 2012, the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan launched a criminal case against Uzdunrobita for tax evasion and avoiding other obligatory payments on a large scale, employment activities without license, legalization of proceeds from criminal activity and other crimes.
[2] Akhmedov illegally rendered[clarification needed] goods, works and services for 306.683 billion soums (around $161 million) through regional branches.
[5][6] On June 27, 2012, the Prosecutor General's Office stated on their website that investigation had found that staff of MTS-Uzbekistan had avoided taxes and broken other laws.
[8][9] Dubovskov's letter stated that MTS's headquarters was concerned that Akhmedov had not been to work and was in hiding instead of explaining conditions and eliminating violations.
Harry Davies, writing in The Guardian in 2021, said "An influential player in Uzbek telecoms, Akhmedov would later be indicted in the US for his alleged role in the bribery scheme.