As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia imposed criminal liability on three persons on the fact of illegal obtaining of the loan.

Investigation determined that in two cases, the accused persons, in order to obtain a loan illegally, have filled the loan request application of a commercial bank with fake information about their financial conditions,  as if they were working in commercial organizations and had corresponding salaries. The third accused person has provided, forged salary certificate to the bank. Money that the accused persons received as a loan was obtained illegally and the debt was not paid by them later.

It has to be noted, that during current year, Investigation Service has started investigation on 43 cases concerning illegal obtaining of a loan. Investigation Service will continue to work on prevention of above mentioned types of crime in future as well.

Investigation is underway under first part of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 2 to 5 years.