In August 2018, the special prosecutor's office of Kosovo filed an indictment against the former deputy of the Assembly of Kosovo, Miliam Zeka, and two other persons, Ilir Krasniqi and Edmond Kërliu, for fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering. They were accused of defrauding 900 citizens of Kosovo in relation to work visas for Germany.

According to the indictment, Ilir Krasniqi and Miliam Zeka were accused of using their agency to obtain illegal financial gain by misrepresenting facts about employment opportunities in Germany. The prosecution alleged that the defendants presented false information about employment opportunities for Kosovo citizens in Germany during the Pa Rrotlla show, enticing people to submit applications at their Pristina offices in the Pejton neighbourhood.

Krasniqi and Zeka were accused of taking money ranging from €500 to €3,000, and dividing it proportionally among themselves. They were charged with complicity in committing fraud. According to the indictment, they were also charged with the deliberate evasion of their tax obligations to Kosovo’s tax administration as co-owners of the employment agency, between 2 June 2016 and 31 December 2017.

In addition, Milaim Zeka, Ilir Krasniqi and Edmond Kërliu were accused of making suspicious transactions to hide the sources of money obtained through work visa fraud and tax evasion.

During the initial hearing at the basic court in Pristina on 29 October 2018, Zeka and the other two defendants pleaded not guilty. Four years later, in April 2022, the court acquitted the three defendants of all charges.

The special prosecutor’s office appealed the decision in June 2022, requesting the annulment of the first instance verdict. In February 2024, after reviewing the appeal, the appellate court of decided to partially approve the appeal.

The appellate court returned to retrial the case against Miliam Zeka and Ilir Krasniqi on tax evasion, but confirmed other parts of the first instance verdict, referring to the acquittal for the criminal offences of fraud and money laundering for the accused Milaim Zeka, Ilir Krasniqi and Edmond Kërliun.

The history of this case, first resulting in acquittal and then in the second instance decision to start a retrial for tax evasion, suggests that cases involving high-level politicians are often lengthy, resulting in either mild penalties or acquittals. These cases contribute to further erosion of public trust in the justice system in Kosovo.