Case of Embezzlement of 28 million AMD with Assistance of Former Director and Four Employees of “Abovyan Multifunctional State College” SNCO Disclosed

September 29, 2026

In the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding investigated in General Department for Investigation of Crimes against the State, Fundamentals of the Constitutional Order and Public Security factual data were obtained on the allegation that G.S., the former director of the “Abovyan Multifunctional State College” SNCO, with the assistance of accountants G.M. and S.B., personnel records clerk N.N., facilities manager G.B., and other individuals, during the period from 2014 to 2018, acting with a single intent, embezzled entrusted property in particularly large amount, amounting to approximately 28 million AMD. In addition, G.S. committed official forgery by preparing falsified attendance records indicating that a number of employees had allegedly attended work when, in fact, they had not, and subsequently embezzling their salaries.

As a result of the above-mentioned committals damage in particularly large amount – 28 million AMD was caused to the state.
 
By the supervising prosecutor’s decision, public criminal prosecution was initiated against G.S. according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 256, and the Part 1 of the Article 445 of RA Criminal Code, against the accountants G.M. and S.B., clerk N.N., facilities manager G.B. - according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 46-256 and the Part 1 of the Article 46-445 of RA Criminal Code. 

On September 29, 2026 they were arrested.
Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding is ongoing. 

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.