As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, brought to the criminal liability one person on the fact of damaging large amount of property by deceit, by manufacturing and using forged tax documents.

Investigation determined that the accused person, in order to receive illegal material benefit, on behalf of the four companies under his management, issued 72 forged tax invoices reflecting the provision of services among each other. Therefore, unjustifiably creating surplus of GEL 318 026 in the value added tax for one of the companies, which later was used by the accused to cover his obligations to the budget.

Investigation is being continued under the first part of Article 210 and third part of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 4 to 6 years.