As a result of large-scale investigative actions conducted in the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated in General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee a corruption-related case committed between 2008 and 2014 by a criminal organization was disclosed. 

Particularly, during the preliminary investigation it was found out that the owner of the wine and brandy factory, H.M., being in close relations with the former head of the territorial division of the Cadastre Committee staff, as well as G.A., the de facto owner of several companies, created and led a criminal organization with the aim of illegally withdrawing land plots of 40 ha, 19.3 ha and 14.5 ha in Yerevan from the property fund of the Yerevan community using forged documents, registering them as property in the names of individuals and legal entities affiliated with H.M., thereby embezzling large amounts of money through fraud and laundering money.
The members of the criminal organization pledged the aforementioned real estate to various commercial banks at various times through companies affiliated with them, receiving loans of 10 million USD or more.

Then, the former head of the territorial division of the Cadastre Committee staff, abusing his official powers, committing official forgery and fraud, ensured that other leaders and participants of the criminal organization were provided with false certificates of ownership of a number of land plots belonging to the Yerevan community, in order to later launder money by the mentioned persons through a number of formal civil transactions.

In turn, the participants of the criminal organization, realizing that the above-mentioned land plots had been acquired as a result of committing a number of crimes and were of a criminal origin, in fulfillment of the instructions given by the leaders of the criminal organization, set out to achieve the ultimate goal of the criminal organization.

As a result of procedural and evidentiary actions conducted in the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding the frame of those involved in the criminal organization was disclosed. Over a dozen searches were conducted in their apartments, during which items of significance for the criminal proceeding were detected. 

Public criminal prosecution was initiated against 6 individuals according to the Part 1 of the Article 319, and the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 of RA Criminal Code, against 4 individuals according to the Part 1 of the Article 319, the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296, and the Part 1 of the Article 457 of RA Criminal Code. Public criminal prosecution was initiated against 1 individual according to the Part 1 of the Article 318, the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 255, the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296, and the Part 1 of the Article 457 of RA Criminal Code, against 1 individual according to the Part 1 of the Article 318, the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 255, the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296, the Point 2 of the Part 2 of the Article 441, and the Part 1 of the Article 445 of RA Criminal Code, and against 1 individual according to the Part 1 of the Article 318, the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 255, the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 of RA Criminal Code. 

An arrest warrant has been issued for 12 people.

7 individuals were arrested. 

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding is ongoing.