Employees of the Anti-Trafficking and Combating Illegal Migration Division of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained K.T, born in 1974, convicted in the past and currently under a suspended sentence, on charges of fraud based on the judge’s ruling.

The crime is punishable by 6 to 9 years of imprisonment.

The investigation established that the accused, in exchange for 7000 USD, promised to illegally transport Georgian citizens through Mexico to the territory of the US, took the money from them in advance, and did not fulfill the promises.

In total, as a result of the criminal act, K.T. fraudulently appropriated 23,900 USD and 2,600 EUR belonging to Georgian citizens.

The investigation is being conducted under Article 180, Part 3, Sub-paragraph “b” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which implies a large amount of fraud.