Finance Ministry investigators charge 8 for fraudulent appropriation of $277,285 in state land
Worth ₾713,942 ($277,285), the plots were registered between 2020-2021 using false witnesses and with the help of an official in one of the local municipalities. Photo: The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry
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The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Friday charged eight individuals, including a former official, with fraudulent appropriation of state-owned plots of land.
The Service said its investigation had found the individuals had fraudulently registered three plots of 6,809 square metres in central-eastern Georgia’s Mtskheta-Mtianeti region using forged documents.
Worth ₾713,942 ($277,285), the plots were registered between 2020-2021 using false witnesses and with the help of an official in one of the local municipalities.
The crime is punishable by imprisonment from six to nine years.