Press releases

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by the representatives of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, four persons has been exposed on the facts of fraudulent misappropriation of large amount of funds belonging to the state, manufacturing and using forged settlement documents and abuse of official powers.

Head of Investigation Service - Soso Ramishvili, together with the heads of other departments, met with the representatives of European Union funded project "Support to the Public Administration Reform in Georgia" (PAR) and the embassies of the foreign countries. The guests were acquainted with the results achieved in 2023 and the vision of the Service in terms of close cooperation with foreign colleague agencies for the purpose of both future development and upgrade of the qualification of employees.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by the representatives of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, through the coordinated activities with the Kakheti District Prosecutor's Office, criminal prosecution was initiated against eight persons, on the fact of fraudulent misappropriation of large amount of state budget funds by deceit by manufacturing and using forged tax documents, as a group. 

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, in the Imereti region, on the facts of deliberate evasion of particularly large amount of tax and concealment of property with a sham transaction for the purpose of avoiding property obligations, criminal prosecution was initiated against one person.

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 two persons on the fact of manufacturing and using forged tax and official documents, as a group.

As a result of investigative activities carried out by the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, through the coordinated activities with the representatives of the Customs Department of the LEPL Revenue Service, foreign citizen has been brought to the criminal liability, on the fact of smuggling of particularly large amount of goods across the customs border of Georgia.