The officers of Central Criminal Police Department, State Security Agency and General Prosecutor’s Office as a result of jointly held operative-searching and investigative activities detained 3 members of the organized group of swindlers: Gela M. (DoB 1982) previously convicted Manuchar J. (DoB 1979) and Levan B. (DoB 1989).
Investigation established that swindlers rented the office on Tsereteli Avenue and registered LTD “American Motors” cording to previously elaborated plan as if for vehicle transporting purposes from United States and Europe. Members of the organized group posted announcements on myauto.ge as if they were occupied with transporting vehicles from abroad and sold them. For more credibility they arranged office where they concluded agreement of transporting vehicles from abroad for citizens.
Investigation established that detainees neither bought, nor ordered vehicles. Detainees made 19 citizens transfer various amounts of sums by swindling and illegally appropriated them. The amount of illegally appropriated sum reached 267 000 USD.
As a result of searching activities held in the office, detainees’ apartments and vehicles law enforcers seized various documentation, computers, part of illegally appropriated cash-31200 EU and vehicles purchased with the illegally appropriated money. All of the detainees have already pleaded guilty.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of swindling committed by the group, article 180, II part, sub-paragraph A and part III, sub-paragraph B of the Criminal Code. The committed crime envisages from 6 to 9 years of imprisonent.
