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22-02-2020

Anti-corruption agency of the State Security Service of Georgia Detained 4 individuals on the Fact of Swindling in Large Quantities and Brought 2 Individuals to Criminal Justice

The officers of Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia, as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, on the basis of court ruling detained G.N., the director of Ltd “Prizma” , the superintendents of work of the same company G.J and I.G and the expert of Ltd. “Audit-Phrevegi” R.K, on the fact of swindling in large quantities through using of forged documents. Within the same case, N.B, the director of Ltd “Mshentekzedamkhedveli” was brought to criminal justice on the fact of Issuing and using of forged documents which caused significant damage and T.M, an engineer of Ltd “Prizma” on the fact of indifference in industrial unit.

Investigation established that on October 19, 2015, Tsageri Municipality Gamgeoba announced a tender for sports complex construction, in which Ltd “Prizma” won. An agreement was signed with the mentioned company to purchase construction work for GEL 2 714 143. During the construction of sports complex, the director of Ltd “Prizma”, with assistance of superintendents of work of the same company noted works valued of GEL 177 000 as fulfilled in the documents the and through this fraudulently misappropriated state-owned money. The director of Ltd “Prizma” was provided with assistance in fraud by the expert of Ltd ‘Audit –Freverg”, who noted in the conclusion completed by himself non-existent work as fulfilled.

On the other hand, the director of Ltd “Mshentekzedamkhedveli”, who’s duty was a technical supervision of implementation process of the works and the engineer of Ltd “Prizma”, who filled I n reporting documents, fixed non-existent work as completed. On October 12, 2017, the agreement, signed with Ltd “Prizma” was terminated because of improperly fulfilled works, due to what works were completed by another company.

Investigation is carried out on the fact of swindling in large quantities and issuing and using of forged documents (Article 180 Part III, Sub-paragraph “b”, Article 25-180 Part III Sub-paragraph “b” and Article 362, Part II, Sub-paragraph “b”, which envisage from 6 to 9 years of imprisonment.) Investigation is carried out by the Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia.