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“As far as I know, the information is that the money was not transferred to that account,” the mayor of Alytus, Nerijus Cesiulis, tells Delfi.
This information was published for the first time by the portal alytusplius.lt. According to the sources of the portal, an employee of the Accounting Department of the municipal administration made the order, assuming that he was paying for one of the stages of the work to the company ACB, which is installing two roundabouts in the city. The employees are said to have received a document that the company allegedly changed the account number.
Nerijus Cesiulis
Jurgis Krasnickas, director of the Alytus Township Administration, says municipal employees could have been caught in the scams.
“On the 20th I received a request to transfer money, if I am not lying from memory. And on the 26th the request was made. And before that, our accountant was informed that the bank account of that company had changed there”, about a disappointing portal error. Delphi J. Krasnickas spoke.
He confirms that the money was to be used to pay the Latvian company, but it went to a bank in Spain. The transfer was made from Šiaulių bankas.
“I recently spoke with the bank director, there is a serious Spanish bank there that they know about. A pre-trial investigation has already been started, our internal investigation has started, it will be clear who made the mistake, where and how. In my opinion, these scams did a good job, ”says Krasnickas, who took office on November 16.
According to him, the situation became clear after the Latvian company submitted an application without receiving payment.
“An accountant said that he had called from that Latvian company and said that he was not receiving money. This was answered on the 26th day of the transfer. When I started to register, I realized that I was not in that account. I immediately informed Šiaulių bankas After 15 minutes, the police and the Financial Crimes Investigation Service were informed in the next stage. The police have started a pre-trial investigation, “explains the head of administration.
An internal investigation has also been initiated in the municipality.
“I wrote an order to our internal audit team to check how those invoices walked there, when someone came, who signed, there are a lot of responsible staff who review the invoices and review them in too many hands. Let our walk of internal documents be seen by ours. And the FNTT and the relevant police officers will look at other things, “said J. Krasnickas.
Police officers are not yet releasing more data and it is unclear whether the account to which the funds were transferred has been emptied.
“The pre-trial investigation into fraud began today at the Alytus County Sheriff’s Office and more details and circumstances will be clarified during the proceeding or after the pre-trial investigation ends. Everything is very fresh and new, the officers are working, the prosecutors are in control, ”confirmed Kristina Janulevičienė, head of the communication group at the police station, and assured that an enormous amount of work is expected to analyze the available data and conduct surveys.
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