As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, on the fact of attempted misappropriation of particularly large amount of property by deceit, by manufacturing and using forged documents, prior agreement as a group, three persons were detained, one of which is the foreign citizen.

Investigation determined that the accused persons, in order to fraudulently appropriate the real estate having value about GEL 13 million of one of the companies registered in Georgia, forged a power of attorney certified by a notary operating abroad, as if the founder of the company was giving one of the accused the authority to represent him.

Using the abovementioned forged power of attorney, the accused persons submitted an application to the House of Justice, requesting the reformation of the company"s founding capital to a member of their own criminal group and the change of the director, which could not be carried out as a result of the coordinated activities of the Investigation Service and the National Agency of Public Registry of the Ministry of Justice.

Investigation is underway under the Articles 362 and 180 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 6 to 9 years.