The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has charged one person with fraudulently appropriating a large amount of 1,238,531 GEL.

An investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia revealed that in Rustavi, the accused, allegedly for the purpose of transferring money to the bank account of one of the companies for the purchase of cars, deceived a foreign citizen.

He took 1,238,531 GEL. By imitating the transfer of the money and presenting a fake receipt, he convinced the victim that he had fully deposited the money into the bank account, fraudulently obtained 1,238,531 GEL, after which he fled by crossing the state border.

The accused was charged in absentia under Article 180, Part 3, Subparagraph “b” of the Criminal Code of Georgia (fraud, i.e., taking possession of another person's property by deception for the purpose of unlawful appropriation, in a large amount, 4 episodes), which provides for up to 9 years of imprisonment as a form and measure of punishment.

Based on the prosecutor's request, the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment as a preventive measure.