As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi Division of Investigation Department of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, initiated criminal prosecution against one person on the fact of misappropriation of state property by deceit by manufacturing and using forged documents.

Investigation determined that the accused person, who was the head of one of the companies, in order to receive illegal material benefit, instead of silver spruce trees provided in the state procurement contract, planted cheap varieties of plants in the facility, in Tsageri Municipality. Later he entered false data on the species of planted plants in the official document, by which he illegally misappropriated money belonging to the state.

The damage to the budget was fully compensated during the investigation.

Investigation is underway under the second and third parts of Article 180 and second part of Article 362 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 6 to 9 years.