As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, detained three persons on the fact of manufacturing and using of forged tax document by the group and misappropriation of the property be deceit, in large quantities.

Investigation revealed, that the accused persons in order to obtain state property by deceit, involved to the criminal scheme more than 50 companies registered as VAT payers, by which, with indicating fictitious data in tax documents between the companies in 2019-2020 years, created asset of GEL 441 360, from where obtained GEL 171 805 by deceit.

Investigation is underway under the second part of article 210 and third part of article 180 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 6 to 9 years.