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Georgia arrests ex-spy chief over alleged protection of scam call centers

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Feed Name: The Record from Recorded Future News

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Date Published: 2025-12-26

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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Georgian prosecutors arrested former state security chief Grigol Liluashvili on multiple bribery charges, alleging he accepted roughly $1.4M to shield scam call centers operating in Georgia that defrauded thousands of victims globally; investigative reporting uncovered a large Tbilisi call center that generated an estimated $35.3M from about 6,100 victims since May 2022, and prosecutors are examining ties between the centers, political financing, and media influence.

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