The Prosecutor`s Office of Georgia has charged a foreign citizen with fraudulently acquiring a large amount of property through the use of forged documents.

The investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs revealed that the defendant, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, developed a scheme to fraudulently acquire a company registered in Georgia and expensive real estate owned by a foreign citizen. In particular, the defendant used a fake passport of another person and a fake power of attorney allegedly issued by the owner. By submitting these documents to a notary and a registration authority, he fraudulently transferred 100% of the victim`s company`s shares and assets registered with the organization to his own name.

To finally implement his intention, the accused sold the land plot owned by the illegally acquired legal entity to a third party at a price significantly lower than the market value.

By this act, the accused unlawfully took possession of the company and its assets, thereby causing the victim a large amount of property damage of 2,120,000 GEL.

Since the defendant has crossed the state border of Georgia, he was charged in absentia under Article 180, Part 3, Subparagraph "b" (fraud in large amounts) and Article 362, Part 1 (use of false official documents) of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for up to 9 years of imprisonment as a form and measure of punishment.

The prosecutor`s office shall apply to the court within the time limit established by law with a request to use imprisonment as a preventive measure against the accused.