One charged in absentia for embezzlement of $154,030 in car dealership scheme
The Office said the court had approved detention in absentia as a preventive measure against the alleged offender, and added search operations were ongoing for the wanted individual. Photo: pog.gov.ge
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The Prosecutor General’s Office of Georgia has charged a foreign national in absentia for embezzlement of ₾416,451 ($154,030) from citizens of the country in a car dealership scheme, the state body said on Thursday.
The Office said its investigation had shown the alleged offender had registered the company Premium Car Georgia and was operating from abroad through false promotion of online vehicle import services.
It added the individual had received the sum from 17 customers in exchange for supposed purchase and delivery of vehicles from abroad.
The Office said the court had approved detention in absentia as a preventive measure against the alleged offender, and added search operations were ongoing for the wanted individual.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Georgia has charged a group with fraudulent embezzlement of money from 94 victims through a real estate scheme, the state body said on Wednesday.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Georgia has charged an individual with defrauding university entrants of ₾119,030 ($44,910) through promises of skipping national examinations and accommodation at favourable prices in Tbilisi.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has charged two individuals for appropriation of 239,450 GEL (about $74,000/€67,400) from Khalik Bank Georgia through a fraudulent scheme.
The Central Criminal Police Department of the Georgian Interior Ministry has arrested 12 individuals in Tbilisi and other regions of the country for group fraud and embezzlement, the MIA said on Wednesday.
Georgia’s Special Investigation Service on Tuesday said it had arrested an employee of the Special Penitentiary Service on charges of domestic violence.