As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, brought to the criminal liability one person in Adjara region, on the fact of deliberate tax evasion committed in particularly large amount.

Investigation determined that the accused person, in order to obtain illegal material benefits, through the company under his actual management, in violation of the tax legislation, used to systematically make false declarations of income, thus avoided to pay GEL 1 616 371 to the state budget totally.

Investigation is underway under the second part of Article 218 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 5 to 8 years.