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The short film shows the reconstruction of the village of Želva, which is one of the works of the Lithuanian Support Fund. Seven years ago, Lithuanian Albinas Markevičius, who administered the foundation, donated money to organize a rural church, school, and community center.
“The Lithuanian Support Fund in America has made a great contribution, and overall has made a significant contribution to Želva. We have recovered a lot,” said Janina Driukienė, director of Želva Nursing Home.
However, the United States thinks otherwise about the Lithuanian support fund registered there. After eight years, the president of the California Law Enforcement Research Foundation, A. Markevičius, has accused several others of fraudulent supporters and donors and misappropriation of charitable money.
“Markevičius and several other people were involved in some illegal financial activity. I learned from other sources that the money was raised without registering as a non-profit organization and without paying taxes,” said Arvydas Urbonavičius, president of the Lithuanian community in the States United.
According to the business agency “businesswire”, the Lithuanian American A. Markevičius signed a peace agreement to avoid litigation with the state of California. According to her, A. Markevičius must pay 7 million. dollars This is the damage caused by the Lithuanian Support Fund.
This money will be transferred to the California Community Foundation, and from there it will go towards educating Lithuanian orphans and other children.
Furthermore, the prosecution announces that the Lithuanian support fund will have to be closed.
“Upon concluding this agreement, we will compel the leaders and officials of the Lithuanian Support Fund to account for their violations and return misdirected funds to charity,” said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
A. Markevičius has been an active philanthropist for sixty years. In addition to this fund, he established a real estate company in the United States, became one of the founders of the Lithuanian Credit Union of California and the Lithuanian National House, and sponsored schools in Lithuania. Special attention was paid to his first Slavic school.
Appreciated for the support provided
Philanthropist A. Markevičius is also known to the MP, the former Lithuanian ambassador to the U.S. Sigismund Pavilion.
“I really saw that he is considered the father and the center of the Lithuanians there, around him is a quarter of the Lithuanian companies.” Take care of everyone, offer jobs, help, ”Ž said. Pavilion.
Producer Žilvinas Naujokas also knows A. Markevičius. Together with A. Markevičius’ son Marius, the producer made the movie “Amongst the Gray Clouds”, based on the best-selling Rūta Šepetys. The main sponsor of the film was philanthropist A. Markevičius.
“We had a lot of challenges, because this is the biggest and most expensive Lithuanian movie of all time. I don’t want to go into too much detail, but it was one and the main person, one who helped more than Lithuanian institutions or other natural persons, “said Ž. Novato
For fostering Lithuania abroad and significant support for Lithuanian research institutions and students, a Lithuanian in Los Angeles also received two awards from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, eight years ago and last year. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the prizes were awarded after the evaluation of the competent commission.
Until the ministry is familiar with the California law enforcement allegations, there is no promise to withdraw the awards. California police have banned several members of the foundation’s board, including A. Markevičius’s daughter, Zina, from serving on the boards of any charity.
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