As a result of the operational-searching measures and investigation activities, the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia detained three persons on the fact of manufacturing and usage of forged tax documents.

Investigation determined, that the accused persons were registering companies on the names of socially vulnerable persons and other persons being previously convicted for commitment of serious crimes and by means of those companies, for the purpose of receiving illegal incomes they carried out fictitious purchases and selling of scrap metals. As a result, the illegal deductions of the value added tax were received from the state budget.

At this stage of investigation, it is established that the amount of illegally deducted value added tax amounts GEL 1,604,523.

Investigation is underway under the first and second parts of the Article 210, of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 4 to 7 years.