On August 1, 2025, Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia has detained as an accused - T.K., the acting head of Project Management and Technical Assistance Department of the Non-Entrepreneurial (Non-Commercial) Legal Entity - „Rural Development Agency“.
The accused, in order to obtain personal property benefits, was actively involved in the criminal activities of an organized group and together with the former employee of the Agency - L.D. and other members of the group, he distributed the illegally acquired funds among themselves.
We would like to remind the public that, as part of the ongoing investigation by Investigation Service, on July 18, 2025, 11 individuals were arrested for deceitful misappropriation a total of GEL 826,815 of grants allocated under the "State Program for Co-financing Agricultural Machinery", among them, one of the organizers - former employee of the the Non-Entrepreneurial (Non-Commercial) Legal Entity - L.D.
Investigation determined, that in 2021-2024, the accused individuals repeatedly applied to the Non-Entrepreneurial (Non-Commercial) Legal Entity - „Rural Development Agency“ on behalf of various beneficiaries to receive grants and submitted forged invoices, consignment notes, equipment delivery-acceptance certificates, and audit reports.
On the basis of the submitted forged documents, the Agency transferred the co-financing amount of GEL 826,815 allocated for the purchase of agricultural machinery to the bank accounts belonging to the accused individuals.
In order to ensure compensation for the damage caused to the state, a large amount of the property and bank accounts registered in the name of the accused and other individuals associated with him have been frozen.
Investigation is underway under the Articles 210, 180 and 362 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which as a type and extent of sentence, envisage imprisonment from 7 to 10 years.
Intensive investigative actions are ongoing to establish the full extent of the damage caused to the state and to expand the circle of those responsible individuals.
Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia will continue to implement a strict criminal justice policy against crimes and corruption committed in the financial-economic sphere.
