Press releases

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia have exposed five facts of breaching the procedure related to the movement of goods across the customs border of Georgia.

Representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, took part in a seminar held in Budapest, Hungary at International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) by Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of the Treasury (IRS).

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 employees of Department of Health and Social Services of Tbilisi City Hall on the fact of neglect of official duty and on two heads of one of the companies on the fact of misappropriation of large amount of state-owned money by the group of people, with a prior agreement.

Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia is planning to renew its vehicle fleet. Terms of warranty and exploitation have almost expired for those 40 vehicles registered on the balance of the Service, and being used for operative activities. Besides this, technical inspection of vehicles owned by the legal entities and state agencies becomes mandatory from July 1, 2018. It has to be noted that, important part of the vehicles owned by the Service is not eligible for the auxiliary criterias of the above mentioned technical inspection. Therefore, renewal of vehicle fleet of the Investigation Service became necessary.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, carried out by representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, one person was arrested on fact of breaching procedures related to movement of goods across the customs border of Georgia.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, head of one company was arrested on the fact of misappropriation of large amount of money by an organized group.