Two individuals were indicted by the Prosecutor’s Office on offenses related to the usage of forged official documents and the legalization of illegitimate income.

The Prosecutor’s Office investigation revealed that in 2022–2024, the defendants and other criminal accomplices manufactured fictitious official documents from European states and sell them to Georgian citizens. Through the fabrication and distribution of several false documents, including driver’s licenses, housing and employment certificates, the individuals involved in the illegal operation embezzled over EUR 141,000 and 36,000 USD. The defendants purchased property in Tbilisi, namely a residential unit, and registered it under a different name in an attempt to legitimate the illegal revenue they had received in excess of a certain amount.

The defendants were charged under the Georgia Criminal Code’s first part of Article 362 (forging official documents) and third part of Article 194 (legalizing illegal income), all of which carry sentences ranging from 9 to 12 years in jail.

Investigations into the criminal case are still ongoing in an effort to reveal additional suspects.