Georgia: 4 persons have been arrested on criminal cases in the production of the Authority to Fight Against Fraud by the Prosecutor’s Office, belonging to citizens, on fraudulent amounts of money. Criminal prosecution has been launched against 1 person. As a result of the actions of the accused, the damage caused to the citizens amounts to 3 million GEL.
According to the investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, representatives of the tourist company “Smile Travel Georgia”, who promised to organize trips abroad in the year 2024-2025, have mobilized a large amount of money from individuals, and deceptively appropriated about 1 million Gel, without fulfilling their obligation.
In this criminal case, the investigation is actively underway in order to identify other persons deceived by the defendants; thus, the number of victims and the amount of fraudulently seized funds may increase.
Also, the Anti-Fraud Authority, together with the relevant division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has revealed the fact that a certain legal person has fraudulently occupied 100% of the property rights of a particular legal person.
According to the investigation, the accused promised representatives of “Zekari Sources” to solve financial problems, and in return demanded that they give up shares. In order to gain trust, the defendant, in his turn, partially paid the company’s bank debts and demanded a 100% stake from the partners for fraud by other victims.
In this way, the accused transferred 100% of the company’s share to a family member, he did not pay the company’s credit obligations, and also deceived 100% of the organization. As a result, the owners of the legal entity suffered property damage of more than 1,500,000 GEL, and another victim suffered property damage of up to 163,000 GEL.
Also, in the investigation into another criminal case by the Anti-Fraud Authority, it has been established that the accused, to deceive the victim with large amounts of money, made a so-called phantom contract for the production of construction works. “According to the agreement, the victim handed over 123 134 GEL to the accused for specific work. The defendants did not fulfill their formally obligated obligation and owed a large amount of money.
Persons arrested in these criminal cases have been charged under Article 180, Article 2, and Article 3 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for imprisonment for up to 9 years. Based on the intervention of the prosecutor’s office, the court sentenced the accused to imprisonment as a precautionary measure.
As is known to the public, the Tbilisi Prosecutor’s Office was established in the Tbilisi Prosecutor’s Office.
The mentioned division, Tbilisi Police Department, directs the process management of the Anti-Fraud Authority and supports state prosecutions in relevant criminal cases.
Here, we emphasize that providing an effective investigation of fraud cases is one of the main priorities of the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office, and strict criminal policies will be carried out on such categories of crimes in order to protect the legal interests of the victims.
