# Victims of financial crime — getting the money back Since 2025, victims of fraud, extortion, embezzlement and other financial crimes have a new, effective way to recover their losses. We use it for you — from the investigation to the money in your account. - Confidential - Georgian · English · Russian - Free first consultation - Courts of all instances In September 2025 a victim compensation procedure was added to the Criminal Procedure Code (Articles 165³–165⁸). A guilty verdict orders the convicted person to pay compensation if they are convicted of, for example, large-scale fraud, extortion or embezzlement, property damage over GEL 10,000, abuse of authority in a company or computer crime — and the victim has not waived compensation in writing. Compensation is paid first from the convicted person's own property, then from property they gave to relatives or others for free or cheaply. The property is frozen, and the convicted person — a Georgian citizen or a person with status in Georgia — is banned from leaving the country until they pay or the victim waives it. Giving the convicted person benefits above the legal limit is itself a crime. ## Our services - Victim status and representation - Tracing property and requesting a freeze - Claiming compensation in the verdict - Exit ban until the damage is paid - A civil claim for the remaining loss - Recovering property passed to relatives ## Questions & answers ### Which crimes does compensation cover? For example: large-scale fraud, extortion and embezzlement, property damage over GEL 10,000, abuse of authority in a company and large-scale computer crime. ### What if the convicted person leaves the country? If they are a Georgian citizen or a person with status in Georgia, they are banned from leaving until compensation is paid — unless you waive it in writing. ### Can I also file a civil claim? Yes. Compensation doesn't take away your right to a civil claim — you just can't claim again the part you already received. ## Legal basis - [Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia](https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/90034) - [Criminal Code of Georgia](https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/16426) Official texts (in Georgian) — Legislative Herald of Georgia, matsne.gov.ge. ## Related topics - [#Criminal law](https://mmlaw.ge/en/criminal-defense-lawyer/) - [#Your rights](https://mmlaw.ge/en/blog/what-to-do-if-detained/) - [#Court cases](https://mmlaw.ge/en/civil-litigation-lawyer/) - - [Criminal defence lawyer](https://mmlaw.ge/en/criminal-defense-lawyer/) - - [Bail or pre-trial detention in Georgia: how courts decide](https://mmlaw.ge/en/blog/bail-and-pretrial-detention-georgia/) - - [Cybercrime lawyer](https://mmlaw.ge/en/cybercrime-lawyer/) - - [Juvenile lawyer in Georgia: legal help for minors](https://mmlaw.ge/en/juvenile-justice-lawyer/) - - [Detained in Georgia? 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