Four charged with fraudulent appropriation of $122,000 in state funds, forgery
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The Investigative Service of the Finance Ministry of Georgia on Monday said it had revealed fraudulent appropriation of ₾330,097 ($122,000) in state funds and use of forged documents by four individuals involved in roadworks in the west of the country.
The body said the offenders had “artificially increased the volume of works” for renovation of a road in the Samegrelo region between 2021-2022.
Misrepresenting the work volume through forged documents with the goal of illegally obtaining state funds, the group also hired professionals for an evaluation of the work who failed to indicate the alleged violations.
The crime is punishable by six to nine years in prison.
The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia on Wednesday arrested one individual for fraudulently obtaining a large sum of money, forgery and use of fake official documents.
Officers of the Kakheti Police Department in Georgia’s east have detained four individuals for unlawful confinement and premeditated extortion through violence, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday said it had charged one individual for a fraudulent appropriation of property by manufacturing and using forged documents.
The Ministry of Finance’s Investigative Service has detained three men for using counterfeit currency in East Georgia today.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Georgia on Friday said it had arrested a director of a private company and a former employee of the Construction Supervision Department of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia for fraudulent obtaining of a “large amount of state funds” and bribery.