Rustavi Police Detain Man for Car Import Fraud

Officers of the Rustavi City Department of the Kvemo Kartli Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained one person on charges of fraudulently appropriating a large sum of money. The information is being disseminated by the MIA.

According to the agency, the accused promised the victim to bring in a car and had 75,104 GEL credited to a bank account indicated by him.

As stated in the MIA's information, the investigation established that the accused promised citizens to bring cars to Georgia from the United States of America and, in return, had 75,104 GEL credited. The detainee did not fulfill the assumed obligations and fully appropriated the credited funds unlawfully.

As a result of operative measures and investigative actions carried out by law enforcement, the person who committed the crime was detained in Gori as a suspect.

The investigation is being conducted under Article 180 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for imprisonment for up to 9 years.