Finance ministry investigation service launches criminal proceedings against 2 for fraud
The development follows police finding the offenders had registered 9,100 square metres of state-owned land plots worth ₾426,958 (about $153,908) in Georgia’s eastern Dusheti municipality using fraudulent documents. Photo: is.ge.
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The investigation service of Georgia’s finance ministry has launched criminal proceedings against two individuals for misappropriation of state-owned property by fraud, the state body said on Tuesday.
The development follows police finding the offenders had registered 9,100 square metres of state-owned land plots worth ₾426,958 (about $153,908) in Georgia’s eastern Dusheti municipality using fraudulent documents.
The investigation also found the accused individuals had also attempted to fraudulently register three land plots worth ₾1,650,640 (about $595,018), also using forged documents, in an attempt prevented by “efficient investigative activities”, the service said.
The crime is punishable by six to nine years in prison.
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