As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, carried out by the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, criminal prosecution was initiated against one person on the facts of purchase and sale of a large amount of goods obtained illegally, manufacturing and using forged tax documents, intentional evasion of taxes in particularly large quantities and legalization of illegal income.
Investigation determined that the accused person, in Imereti region, with prior knowledge, purchased illegally obtained wood material worth of GEL 640,183, after which, in order to conceal its illegal origin, he issued forged bills of lading in the name of a company subordinated to him, using which gave a legal visage to the illegally obtained wood material with total volume of 1,163 m3 and then sold it.
In addition to the abovementioned, the accused person, by obscene violation of the tax legislation, did not declare the company's income. This way he avoided paying a total of GEL 172,615 to the state budget.
Investigation is underway under the Articles 186, 210, 218 and 194 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisage imprisonment from 9 to 12 years.