Tbilisi, Georgia: Based on the evidence presented by the Prosecutor’s Office, a large number of people accused of misappropriation of money and legalization of illegal income were sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in prison.
Tbilisi City Court fully shared the evidence submitted by the prosecutor’s office and, using his working conditions, found the director of “Metal +” LLC guilty of illegal embezzlement of large amounts of money and legalization of illegal income.
According to the investigation conducted by the Department of Fighting Corruption Crime of the Prosecutor General’s Office, it has been established that “Metal +” LLC was declared the winner of electronic tenders announced by Sagarejo Municipality Hall, for the establishment of tourist and business supporting infrastructure, based on a state procurement between Sagarejo Municipal Hall and the company director. Contracts of 1,091,329 GEL were signed on the web generation.
Based on this, a total of 893,522 GEL, including 763,931 GEL, was deposited as an advance on the account of LLC “Metal +”. Although the director of the company did not fulfill the contractual obligations, only a small part of the money received was to comply with the state order, and the rest was unjustified. Specifically, the SCP “National Bureau of Forensic Expertise named after Levan Samkharauli” concluded that the total cost of the works performed by the company amounted to 212 840 GEL, and the difference between the amount deposited and the work performed was 680 682 GEL. The director of “Metal +” Ltd. has been found guilty of breaking the law.
In order to give a legal face to the illegally possessed money, the director of Metal + LLC purchased real and movable property on the basis of fictitious operations: 1 apartment and 4 cars, legalizing illegal income of 680 682 GEL.
He was charged with Georgia under Article 182 Part 2 “D” and Part 3 “B” sub-section (using conditions of employment, illegal embezzlement of large amounts of money) and Article 3 “B” and “G” sub-sections of Article 194 (using employment conditions, especially legalization of large amounts of illegal income).
The Tbilisi City Court found the accused guilty in the case presented and sentenced them to 9 years and 6 months imprisonment. In the same way, the property obtained by criminal means was seized: 1 apartment and 4 cars.
