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Armenian Prosecutors demand confiscation of 29 real estate properties and 2.5 billion drams from former Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan
... reads. Hovsepyan was arrested in early September 2021. As part of a criminal case being investigated by Armenia's Special Investigation Service. It was confirmed that Hovsepyan received a bribe in a particularly large amount of 190,000,000 drams and fraudulently embezzled 800,000,000 drams. Hovsepyan is also accused of money laundering in a particularly large amount of 1,299,404,414 drams. Earlier it was reported that Hovsepyan, while serving as Armenia's Prosecutor General from March 18, 2004 to September 13, 2013 and being the head of the Investigation Service from ...
10/08/2024Armenia and Eurojust to co-operate in fighting crime
... the signing of the agreement, as well as effective and partnership work with Eurojust over the past three years in combating money laundering, drug trafficking and corruption offences. The Prosecutor General said that during this period, it was possible ... ... other EU agencies and partners that support various stages of the criminal justice network, including law enforcement and anti-fraud authorities. -0-
09/23/2024Prosecutor's Office initiates criminal case over attempted sale of sports center at a price 5 times lower than its cadastral value
... tenant had the right to buy out the property by paying 56.1 million drams. It was sold then to the director's wife. On February 7, 2024, a criminal case was opened against the director of the company on charges of abuse of official powers, attempted fraud and forgery of documents. On February 15, 2024, the prosecutor approved the indictment against the director of the company and his wife and sent it to the court together with the case.-0-.
02/20/2024Former Deputy Chairman of Armenian SRC charged with large-scale financial fraud
A former deputy head of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) Tigran Barseghyan has been charged with financial fraud, Prosecutor General's Office said. YEREVAN, May 11. /ARKA/. A former deputy head of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) Tigran Barseghyan has been charged with financial fraud, Prosecutor General's Office said. Barseghyan, who served in ...
05/11/2023Armenia's ex-prosecutor general will be released on 100 million dram bail
Armenia's former Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan, standing trial on charges of illegal entrepreneurship, bribery, fraud and legalization of illegally obtained incomes, will be released on a 100 million dram bail, his lawyer Yerem Sargsyan said ... ...,000 drams and fraudulently committed a particularly large embezzlement of 800,000,000 drams. Hovsepyan was also charged with money laundering on a particularly large scale - 1,299,404,414 drams. According to earlier reports, while serving as Armenia's ...
08/11/2022Four catering companies in Armenia accused of stealing 23 million drams
Four catering companies in Armenia are accused of stealing 23 million drams of public funds, the Office of Prosecutor General said today. YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. Four catering companies in Armenia are accused of stealing 23 million drams of public funds, the Office of Prosecutor General said today. These companies were picked by the government in 2020 spring to provide food to thousands of Armenians who returned home from abroad after the outbreak of the coronavirus and were quarantined at several...
05/30/2022Armenia’s ex-prosecutor general detained and charged with money laundering
... management of a number of LLCs engaged in entrepreneurial activities. SIS said it has found out that through 190 million dram bribery and fraud Aghvan Hovsepyan embezzled property worth f 800 million drams. Hovsepyan is charged with property legalization (money laundering) in the amount of about 1.3 billion drams. More precisely, the ex-prosecutor general is charged with illegal entrepreneurship, taking a bribe, fraud and legalization of proceeds obtained by illegal means. Hovsepyan was detained on September 7. SIS said more detailed information will be provided during the preliminary investigation ($1 - 493.48 drams). -0-
09/07/2021Leader of Prosperous Armenia opposition party Gagik Tsarukyan released on 100 million dram bail
... several criminal cases, which involve Tsarukyan and his supporters. Several companies affiliated with Tsarukyan, who is one of the richest businessmen in Armenia, are accused of illegal entrepreneurial activity, vote buying, falsification of documents and fraud with land plots, abuse of office in the Kotayk regional administration. On June 14, the NSS officers searched Tsarukyan's mansion in the Arinj community (Kotayk region), then he was summoned twice for interrogation. Tsarukyan denies the charges ...
10/22/2020Court in Yerevan allows to arrest Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan
... several criminal cases, which involve Tsarukyan and his supporters. Several companies affiliated with Tsarukyan, who is one of the richest businessmen in Armenia, are accused of illegal entrepreneurial activity, vote buying, falsification of documents and fraud with land plots, abuse of office in the Kotayk regional administration. On June 14, the NSS officers searched Tsarukyan's mansion in the Arinj community (Kotayk region), then he was summoned twice for interrogation. Tsarukyan denies the charges ...
09/26/2020Tsarukyan: there has never been such a shameful situation in Armenia (video)
... several criminal cases, which involve Tsarukyan and his supporters. Several companies affiliated with Tsarukyan, who is one of the richest businessmen in Armenia, are accused of illegal entrepreneurial activity, vote buying, falsification of documents and fraud with land plots, abuse of office in the Kotayk regional administration. On June 14, the NSS officers searched Tsarukyan's mansion in the Arinj community (Kotayk region), then he was summoned twice for interrogation. Tsarukyan denies the charges ...
09/25/2020Armenian court rules against pre-trial detention of Gagik Tsarukyan
... this decision does not mean the termination of the criminal case and the investigation will continue. Armenia's National Assembly voted on June 16 to strip Tsarukyan of his parliamentary immunity allowing prosecutors to prosecute him on charges of vote fraud and illegal commercial activity. Lawmakers from the Prosperous Armenia and another opposition Bright Armenia party skipped the voting. The motion brought to parliament by prosecutor general Artur Davtyan was backed by 87 MPs, all from the ruling ...
06/21/2020Armenian court to announce ruling on Gagik Tsarukyan on June 21
... case that would testify that Tsarukyan personally gave bribes or ordered others to give them. On June 16 Armenia's National Assembly voted to strip Gagik Tsarukyan of his parliamentary immunity allowing prosecutors to prosecute him on charges of vote fraud and illegal commercial activity. The motion brought to parliament by prosecutor general Artur Davtyan was backed by 87 MPs, all from the ruling My Step bloc. Tsarukyan is accused of creating and leading an organized group that bought more than 17,...
06/19/2020Armenian parliament votes to strip opposition party leader of immunity (video)
Armenia's National Assembly has voted today to strip the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) Gagik Tsarukyan of his parliamentary immunity allowing prosecutors to prosecute him on charges of vote fraud and illegal commercial activity. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Assembly has voted today to strip the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) Gagik Tsarukyan of his parliamentary immunity allowing prosecutors to ...
06/16/2020About 773 million drams worth damages caused by social security related crimes in five months
... social welfare area amounted to a total of 772.5 million drams, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office reported today. It said the law enforcement agencies launched 166 criminal cases during that time span on the grounds of articles 178 (fraud), 179 (embezzlement and misappropriation), 311 (bribe taking) and 312 (bribe giving) of the Armenian Criminal Code . It said also the cases involved crimes related to payment of social benefits, pensions, and corruption. Criminal cases were instituted ...
07/02/2019Criminal case opened over gross offences at High-voltage Electric Networks CJSC
The prosecutor general’s office reported Monday that abuses and fraud at the High-voltage Electric Networks CJSC has inflicted gross damage to the government budget. The scrutiny at the company has revealed that a tender with false licenses had been conducted on June 29, 2017 for choosing a builder for reconstruction ...
05/21/2019AMD 551.46-million damage inflicted to government by offences at medical centers in Armenia
..., the Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia reported on Wednesday. The inspectors have found 51 pieces of evidence of corruption offences and 41 criminal cases have been opened. The range of the offenses is wide - abuse of powers, embezzlement, fraud, forgery of papers, stamps, forms etc. Charges are brought against 20 people. Of the mentioned AMD 551.46 million, more than AMD 15.1 million has already transferred to the government budget. Measures are being taken now to send the remaining ...
11/22/2018Abuses, fraud and gross embezzlement in construction of an education center in Dilijan
A criminal inquiry is launched into abuses, fraud and gross embezzlement in the construction of an education center in Dilijan, the press office of the Armenian State Revenue Committee reported on Wednesday. YEREVAN, July 25. /ARKA/. A criminal inquiry is launched into abuses, fraud and ...
07/25/201874 criminal cases commenced in Armenia for abuses and embezzlement of public resources in agriculture sector
... obligations by beneficiaries, who have not taken part in the program or have been amnestied by the government. Armenia’s prosecutor general office has commenced for irregularities in providing fertilizers and 49 in providing seeds (abuse of powers, office fraud and waste). --0---
05/04/2018Georgia to extradite Armenian businessman involved in fraud case
.... Georgia’s law-enforcement authorities will extradite an Armenian businessman, Ashot Sukiasyan, to Armenia, Armenia’s office of prosecutor general reported. According to Armenian media reports, Ashot Sukiasyan was involved in a high-profile fraud case that sparked corruption allegations against former prime minister Tigran Sarkisian. Ashot Sukiasyan was arrested at Tbilisi airport in early February after arriving from Turkey. He was charged by Armenian law-enforcement authorities with ...
06/05/2014Businessman, known in Armenia for involvement in offshore scandal, taken in police custody in Tbilisi
... involvement in the offshore scandal, was found and yesterday in Tbilisi and taken in police custody, Novosti-Armenia reported today referring to Armen Malkhasyan, a spokesman of the Armenian Police Department. Ashot Sukiasyan, charged with large-scale fraud, abuse of trust and legalization of profits gained by illegal means, was announced wanted on June 17, 2013, but have been at large since then. «The Armenian police in cooperation in cooperation with Interpol's National Central Bureau and ...
02/01/2014Prosecutor’s office releases details about detention of former head of pension fund
.... Armenian Prosecutor General's Office released the details regarding the detention of former head of the State Social Security Service (Pension Fund) Vazgen Khachikian. It said in a press release that Khachikian is accused of committing large scale fraud, large-scale embezzlement by an organized group and forgery. The Prosecutor General's Office said it will petition the court to allow placing Khachikian in custody. The authorities have arrested today two other senior officials of the Pension Fund- ...
09/28/2012Widespread fraud in payment of state pensions handled by large group of investigators
Armenia’s prosecutor general, Aghvan Hovsepian, said today the inquiry into a widespread fraud, embezzlement of public funds and abuse of power in the payment of state pensions and benefits is being handled by a large group of investigators. YEREVAN, August 24. / ARKA /. Armenia’s prosecutor general, Aghvan Hovsepian, said today the ...
08/25/2011Dashnaktsutiun: Armenian authorities should reconsider their surroundings
... many people support the opposition-minded ex-president Ter-Petrosian. It means something is wrong and one should acknowledge this,” Hovhannisian said. According to him, on the one hand the authorities are responsible for most part of the election frauds, but on the other hand the opposition should admit that most part of its supporters are the authors and the designers of these violations. The same Gagik Jangirian (former Deputy Prosecutor General – ARKA) is an engineer of an advanced machine ...
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