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The pre-trial investigation was conducted by officials from the Šiauliai and Panevėžys Regional Boards of the Financial Crimes Investigation Service, the pre-trial investigation was conducted by the Šiauliai Regional Prosecutor’s Office, reports the FNTT.
According to the pre-trial investigation, the person who ran the already bankrupt fuel trading company made a plan in 2017 to turn a profit. As director of the company, he agreed with the Latvian citizen a fictitious transaction, as if the Latvian found and brought three luxury cars to Lithuania for 240 thousand. euros.
Data collected by FNTT officials reveals that a Latvian citizen who was aware of the fictitious transaction may have signed the contract for a nominal fee and did not intend to fulfill the obligations stipulated in the contract. Although this transaction was included in the company’s accounts, no money was paid to Latvia as the director, who had the right to dispose of the company’s funds, misappropriated this amount.
The director of the company applied the same activity scheme in another institution: the motorcycle sports club, where he held the position of current director. At the end of 2017, an unrealistic contract for the purchase of vehicles was again signed with the same Latvian citizen, only this time for a much larger amount: 614 thousand. which were also misappropriated. According to available data, in total, the administrator appropriated more than 850 thousand. euros.
During the judicial investigation it was established that since 2015, from the accounting of the motorcycle club, whose owner was the father of the defendant, more fictitious transactions were included.
The company’s accounting records included data on 54 different models, allegedly bought from Latvian companies, such as Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, motorcycles, the indicated value of which exceeded 352 thousand. euros. Officials discovered that all invoices and purchase receipts were forged, signed by the defendant himself, and the VIN codes were recorded as identical or false.
It was also alleged that bicycles, their parts and equipment were purchased for more than 121 thousand. EUR, unjustifiably included in the accounting deeds of fuel derecognition, the amount of which amounts to more than 11 thousand euros. EUR, more than 23 thousand. support for an amount of 1,000 million euros transferred to the club’s account.
It was established that in 2015-2017, more than 1.1 million LTL were used for other purposes. support for the club. The criminal acts of the club and the people who acted on their behalf caused significant damage to the state budget, which amounts to almost 170 thousand. euros.
The president of the sports club, the father of the defendant, was also charged with fraudulent bookkeeping. Ownership of the property, whose value amounts to almost 665 thousand. euros.
The pre-trial investigation was organized by the Prosecutor of the First Prosecution Division of the Šiauliai Regional Prosecutor’s Office. After the indictment was drawn up, the case was transferred to court. In this case, almost 167 thousand. The lawsuit was filed by Šiauliai County STI.
The misappropriation of high-value foreign assets is severely punishable by up to ten years in prison. Forgery of documents, if it has caused significant damage, is punishable by the most severe prison term of up to six years. The most severe penalty for fraudulent accounting is imprisonment for up to four years. The maximum penalty for negligent accounting is two years in prison.
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