Criminal group and organization - Prosecutor Bled Maksuti takes Daniel Shima under investigation after Vox News' denunciations!

2026-04-24 17:39:39Investigim SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Criminal group and organization - Prosecutor Bled Maksuti takes Daniel Shima
Daniel Shima

In early February 2026, the Vox News editorial team subsequently denounced Daniel Shima, former deputy director of the National Agency for the Information Society, who until then was not part of the criminal group, for which SPAK issued several arrest warrants, headed by director Mirlinda Karçana. Two and a half months later, prosecutor Bled Maksuti put Daniel Shima in the same “bag” with officials and businessmen, who are accused of having criminally extorted state coffers.

Currently, according to documents available to our editorial team, Shima was officially taken under investigation in February of this year, for a number of violations and benefits during his time at the helm of the AKSHI. The 35-year-old, the prosecution says, is suspected of committing criminal offenses of violating the equality of participants in tenders or public auctions. He has committed these actions in the form of cooperation with the structured criminal group.

Criminal group and organization - Prosecutor Bled Maksuti takes Daniel Shima
Facsimile: Indictment of the Special Prosecution against Daniel Shima, accusing him of criminal group

Meanwhile, in the same documents, it is detailed that prosecutor Maksuti has also charged Daniel Shimë with "structured criminal group". He is also accused of committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group. He has also been charged with the criminal offense of passive corruption of persons exercising public functions.

A multitude of charges have been filed against a former state official, who until yesterday was seen as a "victim", but who now appears to have not only not been a victim, but has been quite active and one of the most influential people at the head of the AKSHI. The prosecution writes in the indictment that Shima and Karçanaj himself have collaborated, even attempting to launder money suspected of corruption in the management of the Agency.

"Regarding the illegal income obtained in a corrupt manner by the investigated Mirlinda Karçanaj, there are reasonable suspicions based on evidence, which, analyzed in harmony with each other, lead to the belief that she has benefited from citizen Daniel Shima, the value of 200,000 (two hundred thousand) euros ," SPAK writes.

It further follows that indirectly, citizen Arjola Koromani, through citizen Daniel Shima, received several boxes of wine filled with 100, 200 and 500 euro banknotes from citizen Mirlinda Karçanaj.

So, concrete actions on the part of Daniel, who also has actions in purchasing a property from Karçanaj in the Qerret area, in Kavaja.

"From the question of citizen Rafael Bistri, regarding the circumstances of the purchase of a real estate and its sale to the sister of citizen Daniel Shima (citizen Enxhi Shima), he states in a concise manner that he was not at all aware and did not remember any circumstances. His name is related to the receipt of an amount of 80 thousand euros in loan and then made the notarial declaration ," SPAK writes.

The prosecution has proven that "the real value of the transaction carried out for the purchase of this apartment is 160 thousand euros and not what was declared in the notarial deeds, where the purchase price of 80 thousand euros was paid in cash by the investigated Mirlinda Karçanaj with income derived from criminal activity."

Criminal group and organization - Prosecutor Bled Maksuti takes Daniel Shima
Facsimile: SPAK indictment against the AKSHI group, where Daniel Shima is charged with several criminal offenses

The same file also details the testimony of citizen Migena Schroeder, owner of the company "AESS", who stated that in 2022, she was contacted by the former deputy director of AKSHI, Daniel Shima, to meet with her. He asked Migena to become part of a project, called "Smart lab", that would be installed in schools.

Before the tender was made, without opening the envelopes or anything else, Danieli told him that the project would be carried out by the company “Albascan” and that Migena should meet with the company’s representative, Elison Jorgji. The reason was that this company had the exclusivity of some equipment, while Danieli wanted AKSHI to create a good image, using American companies.

The prosecution writes in the file that there are suspicions that Karçanaj benefited from Daniel Shima in the amount of 200 thousand euros.

Criminal group and organization - Prosecutor Bled Maksuti takes Daniel Shima
In the photo: Vox News' investigations into Daniel Shima, which served as evidence for SPAK

"Construction, marketing and car wash", this was Daniel Shima's network of companies after he left AKSHI. Vox News published in early February 2026, a series of investigations into Daniel Shima's money laundering actions and attempts. 

"The last three years have been extremely turbulent for Daniel Shima, former deputy director of AKSHI, starting with the investigations of the Special Prosecution Office, suspicions of favoritism for a firm in tenders, dismissal from office, 'disappearance' and finally a network of companies that 'emerged from nowhere'. VoxNews documented with documents and sources from several institutions how Daniel turned his seamstress mother into a businesswoman, making millions of euros, buying land, apartments, and obtaining building permits in several cities ," our editorial team wrote.

Through documents, Vox News found that Daniel's friends, Sokol Përllaku and Redvin Marku, managed to create and administer several companies, again with turnover and properties worth tens of millions of euros. Sokol, after cooperation and transactions with Merita Shimë, opened several other companies, in the field of construction, while taking Redvin Marku as administrator. The latter's name is the "connection" between Përllaku and Daniel himself, since the moment Daniel left AKSHI, he opened a company in his name and took Redvin as administrator!

Criminal group and organization - Prosecutor Bled Maksuti takes Daniel Shima
In the photo: Vox News' investigations into Daniel Shima, which served as evidence for SPAK

"After leaving the position of deputy director of AKSHI, Daniel decided to go public, founding the company 'Digital Euphoria', a company that dealt with consulting and marketing. In 2023, at the peak of Daniel Shimë's career, his first cousin, Marin Shpata, opened the company 'E-Lava', which had several car wash points, a business that exceeded 500 thousand euros," our editorial team wrote.

Vox News has learned that Daniel's sister and girlfriend have entered the business, opening both companies, which they camouflaged as "international". Has Daniel's fury spread to other countries?! That much money has he saved from his salary as deputy director of AKSHI?! Or is it the money he managed during that job, favoring a clan?!

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