As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, detained one and accused and brought to the criminal liability three persons on the fact of manufacturing and using forged tax document as a group and on the fact of misappropriation of large amount of state property by deceit as a group.

Investigation determined that the accused persons, in order to receive illegal material benefit and create VAT counterfeit assets, on behalf of about 10 companies under their management, issued false tax invoices, as if they provided various services to each other, thus created counterfeit assets in the amount of GEL 318 503 to their own companies, which were later used to cover the companies" budget liabilities.

Investigation is being continued under the second part of Article 210 and second and third parts of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 4 to 7 years.