As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, imposed criminal liability on three persons on the fact of manufacturing and using of forged tax documents by a group of people.

Investigation determined, that the accused persons, in order to receive large amount of illegal material benefit, registered companies in different regions of Georgia, and after that they manufactured and used forged tax documents - as if they have delivered different types of products to different destinations. This way they artificially created forged VAT assets. The above mentioned actives, later were used to pay the current obligations to the state budget and taxes for goods imported to Georgia. 

Total amount of assets created fictitiously by the accused persons, equals more than GEL 30 000 000.

Investigation is underway under the second part of article 210 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 4 to 7 years.