Press releases

On April 17-18th, the training on the challenges for financial crime investigation and cryptocurrency was held for the representatives of law enforcement agencies. The training, organized by Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, was led by an expert of the Internal Revenue Service of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, James Daniels.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by representatives of the Investigation Service of Ministry of Finance of Georgia five facts of preparing and selling forged tax documents were exposed and heads of five companies were arrested.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, have exposed one person on storing and transportation of goods without excise, subject to marking.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by representatives of the Investigation Service, one person was arrested for preparing and selling falsified alcoholic beverage and using forged excise marks.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, on the fact of negligence, criminal liability was imposed on three persons.

Minister of Finance, Mr. Mamuka Bakhtadze and Head of Investigation Service Mr. Levan Gamkrelidze congratulated employees of the Investigation Service and expressed their gratitude for the work carried out.