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According to the data of the pre-trial investigation, several possible criminal offenses are committed due to the inclusion of transactions that did not actually take place in the accounts, fake land acquisition transactions, falsification of documents in order to avoid real estate obligations of high value. and other alleged criminal offenses.
Officials from the city of Biržai and the districts of Biržai and Vilnius conducted 24 searches.
During the investigation, FNTT officials carried out 24 searches in the districts of Biržai, Biržai and Vilnius. During them, relevant documents for the investigation, computers, accounting documents, notes, cash, etc. were taken.
The extent of the possible damage to the state has yet to be determined. Ownership of assets worth $ 1.2 million has been temporarily restricted. euros.
The peasant suspended his party membership
Last week, in the FNTT investigation into possible fraud and falsification of documents, procedural actions were carried out in a company related to a former member of the Seimas, a “peasant” V. Rinkevičius.
The company is run by Birutė Rinkevičienė, the former member’s wife.
According to BNS, V. Rinkevičius, a former member of the Seimas and “peasant”, also received suspicions in this investigation. He himself declined to comment on the police actions.
“I cannot confirm or deny anything,” V. Rinkevičius told BNS on Monday.
As already announced over the weekend, due to this investigation by the Financial Crimes Investigation Service, former Seimas member V. Rinkevičius has temporarily suspended his membership in the “peasants” party.
Party leader Ramūnas Karbauskis told BNS that V. Rinkevičius is cooperating with law enforcement agencies in this investigation.
V.Rinkevičius told BNS on Saturday that he had not been detained for questioning by FNTT officials, but had communicated with them.
The FNTT was also in the spotlight during the parliamentary term
V. Rinkevičius was a member of the Seimas for three terms: 2000-2004, 2004-2008 and 2016-2020. He is currently said to be a farmer.
A few years ago, in another pre-trial investigation, due to an attempted misappropriation of budget support from the European Union and Lithuania, the FNTT investigated the activities of Biržų žemtiekimas, a company related to V. Rinkevičius, among the nearly ten companies who participated in that.
Portal delfi.lt According to the data, both V.Rinkevičius and his wife and son had shares in this company, and the former politician had been its director for some time, he also held the position of CEO and chairman of the board.
The investigation is ongoing
The new pre-trial investigation is controlled by the Panevėžys Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
The most severe penalty for high value fraud is imprisonment for up to eight years. Misappropriation of high-value foreign property is punishable by the most severe penalty of up to ten years. The court can impose the most severe punishment for wasting high-value foreign property: up to seven years in prison. Forgery of documents, when it may have caused significant damage, is punishable by up to six years in prison and fraudulent accounting of up to four years in prison.
In order not to jeopardize the success of the pre-trial investigation, no further information is currently provided.
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