As a result of the operative-searching and investigative activities, employees of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, brought to the criminal liability one person on the facts of manufacturing and using forged tax documents, large amount of property damage, misappropriation of other person’s property by deception and concealing the property with a sham transaction.

The investigation determined that the accused, on behalf of the companies under his management, prepared false tax documents regarding the supply of goods between the companies, in which way totally was created and subsequently used a false VAT asset of GEL 65 516.

In order to evade current tax liabilities, he fictitiously re-registered the company"s property having value of GEL 168 851 in the name of another company under his management, through a fictitious transaction.

The investigation is underway under the articles 210, 180, 185 and 2051 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 6 to 9 years.