Press releases

As a result of investigative activities carried out by the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, one person has been detained, on the fact of tax evasion in particular large amount.

Cybercrime and Economic Crime Center (CCEC) of the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, organized the initial cycle of online trainings tailored to the needs of the employees of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia. It should be noted, that the trainings are the first joint event, which is supported by the University of Portsmouth, after the parties signed the Memorandum of Understanding in February of this year.

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 eight persons, on the facts of fraudulent misappropriation of large amount of fund belonging to the state budget.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out throughout Georgia, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, during the month of May of 2024, exposed 17 facts of storage, transportation and sale of large amount of excisable goods subject to marking, without excise marks and brought to the criminal liability 17 persons, 4 of which were detained.

As a result of investigative activities carried out by the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, one person has been detained and two persons were charged in the absence, on the fact of manufacturing and using forged official documents and documents confirming property rights, as well as, on the fact of taking fraudulent possession of a large amount of another person’s property by the organized 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 foreign citizen has been brought to the criminal liability on the fact of unlawful use of another person’s trademark.