Press releases

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service exposed 3 facts of moving especially large amount of property, by breaching the procedure related to the movement of goods across the customs border.

As a result of activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service, in coordination with representatives of Revenue Service, exposed 8 facts of storing and transportation of especially large quantity of goods subject to marking, without excise marks and detained six persons.

Due to the high public interest, Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, explains that, as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia during the last month, criminal liability was imposed on 23 entrepreneurs (17 of which are detained and 6 were pleaded guilty without their presence and are wanted), on six facts of manufacturing and using forged tax documents and legalization of illicit income by a group of people.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, detained one person on the fact of misappropriation of large quantities of another person’s property, using official position.

Head of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, Mr. Soso Ramishvili and the Director of Academy of the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Tariel Chulukhadze, awarded interns with the certificates. In the current year, for the first time, Investigation Service had a Paid Internship Program. Interns went through six month theoretical and practical learning courses, from December 4, 2018 to June 4, 2019. Certificates were granted to 22 of the interns that were rated positively. Interns with best ratings, will be employed at Investigation Service.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by representatives of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, two persons were exposed on the fact of moving large quantities of movable property across the customs border of Georgia by circumventing customs control, with prior agreement, by a group of people.