Press releases

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 facts of illegal embezzlement of a large amount of property belonging to a non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity using the official position, in a group, by prior agreement and abuse of official powers.

Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, considering the high public interest, has extended the registration period for those wishing to participate in the paid internship program until November 27 of the current year. Electronic applications of those wishing to participate in the internship competition of Investigation Service are accepted on the official website of the Investigation Service http://is.ge/ka-ge/stajireba.

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, criminal prosecution was initiated against 3 persons on the facts of fraudulent misappropriation of large amount of funds belonging to the state, in a group, by manufacturing and using forged tax documents, state budget property damage and false entrepreneurship. 

Within the framework of the joint EU and Council of Europe CyberEast project, in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), training course of “Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Online Investigation for the Investigators of the Ministry of Finance” is held at the Academy of the Ministry of Finance. 25 investigators of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia are taking part in the training.

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 October of the current year, exposed 24 facts of storage, transportation and sale of large amount of excisable goods subject to marking, without excise marks and brought to the criminal liability 23 persons, 9 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, on the fact of misappropriation of large amount of money belonging to the state and to the five beneficiaries of the Rural Development Agency project – “Implement the future” and by manufacturing and using of forged official documents as a group, four persons were exposed and three of them were detained.