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White-Collar & Financial Crime

Criminal defence for companies, directors and individuals in financial, tax, customs, fraud and asset investigations.

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Criminal defence for companies, directors and individuals in financial, tax, customs, fraud and asset investigations.

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Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

A director, accountant or employee receives a summons while investigators seek company records, devices or explanations about transactions. The correct legal route depends on the documents, the participant's procedural status, the investigating authority and the current stage—not simply the label attached to the accusation.

Our organising principles

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Separate company, director, employee and shareholder interests

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Map transactions and documents before drawing legal conclusions

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Distinguish commercial, tax and regulatory issues from alleged crime

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Coordinate defence with accounting and operational advisers

Georgian Criminal Code — explained

Articles readers often encounter in this area

Use these Criminal Code articles as research entry points. Open the full CriminalLawyers.ge guide first for context, evidence issues and defence or victim-side analysis; the official consolidated Georgian Criminal Code and PDF route are linked at the end of each guide.

Article 180

Fraud

The investigation must distinguish alleged deceptive appropriation from contractual non-performance, commercial risk or a later inability to pay.

Read full guide →Article 182

Misappropriation or embezzlement

Usually requires proof that property or rights were lawfully entrusted or controlled before the alleged appropriation.

Read full guide →Article 194

Legalisation of illegal income (money laundering)

The prosecution must connect property to alleged criminal origin and prove the accused person's conduct and required knowledge or purpose.

Read full guide →Article 186

Property knowingly obtained by criminal means

Knowledge of the property's alleged criminal origin and the accused person's actual transaction or control are central.

Read full guide →Article 218

Tax evasion

The tax assessment does not by itself prove criminal liability; amount, duty, reporting, control, intent and current thresholds require separate analysis.

Read full guide →Article 214

Breach of rules for moving goods across the customs border

The declaration, goods, route, value, knowledge and criminal threshold must be distinguished from an administrative customs breach.

Read full guide →Article 192

Illegal entrepreneurial activities

Requires separation of licensing or registration non-compliance from the criminal elements and thresholds in the current provision.

Read full guide →Article 211

Misuse of cheques or credit cards

May apply to specified unlawful conduct involving payment instruments; authentication, authorisation and transaction records are central.

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No automatic classification

Article references are not predictions of guilt or final legal advice. Investigators may open a case under one provision and prosecutors, defence counsel or the court may later support a different classification. Always verify the current Georgian text, the relevant article part and the complete case file.

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Every guide connects practical action, Georgian procedure, evidence and related primary sources. The directory is intentionally deeper than a list of Criminal Code provisions.

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Fraud

Fraud in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Misappropriation and Embezzlement

Misappropriation and Embezzlement in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Money Laundering

Money Laundering in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Tax Evasion

Tax Evasion in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Customs Offences

Customs Offences in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Illegal Entrepreneurial Activity

Illegal Entrepreneurial Activity in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Forgery of Business Documents

Forgery of Business Documents in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Accounting Document Investigations

Accounting Document Investigations in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Bank Fraud

Bank Fraud in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Creditor Fraud

Creditor Fraud in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Source of Funds Investigations

Source of Funds Investigations in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Company Director Criminal Liability

Company Director Criminal Liability in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Executive Criminal Liability

Executive Criminal Liability in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Employee Fraud

Employee Fraud in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Company Under Criminal Investigation

Company Under Criminal Investigation in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Corporate Internal Investigations

Corporate Internal Investigations in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Asset Freezing

Asset Freezing in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Property Seizure

Property Seizure in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Confiscation

Confiscation in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Asset Tracing

Asset Tracing in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Ministry of Finance Investigation Service

Georgia's Ministry of Finance Investigation Service investigates financial-economic offences within its statutory jurisdiction.

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Tax Investigation Defence

Tax Investigation Defence in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Customs Investigation Defence

Customs Investigation Defence in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Company Search in a Financial Investigation

Company Search in a Financial Investigation in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Fraud vs Commercial Dispute

Breach of contract, unpaid debt or a shareholder dispute does not by itself prove fraud. The prosecution must establish the criminal elements on the evidence.

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White-collar & financial crime

Fraud

Fraud in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Misappropriation and Embezzlement

Misappropriation and Embezzlement in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

Read guide →White-collar & financial crime

Money Laundering

Money Laundering in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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Tax Evasion

Tax Evasion in Georgia: Business-focused criminal defence for investigations involving companies, directors, accounting, transactions, tax, customs and restrained assets.

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