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Explosion in Vilnius was planned during daytime with people around – police rep
27.06.2020The bomb placed at the building housing international company in Vilnius last October did not go off but it could have caused major damage to the building and injured many people, Rolandas Kiskis, chief of Lithuania's criminal police, says LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Crime, Legislation, Lithuania, Security
Criminal procedure launched on alleged fraud in relation to procurement of police uniforms
17.06.2020The Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has launched a criminal procedure in relation to possible fraud in the tenders of uniforms by the State Police, and deputy chiefs of the State Police - Normunds Krapsis and Renate Fila-Roke are involved in the case, informed LETA/BNS.
Latvia: Police carry out 40 searches in money laundering case; several persons detained
13.06.2020he State Police (VP) today, in cooperation with other authorities, is conducting 40 searches in connecting with a money laundering probe and has detained several persons, informed LETA/BNS.
We state of emergency, ''money mules'' and fraudsters becoming more active - Financial Intelligence Unit
19.05.2020During the emergency, organized crime and various types of fraudsters become more active in order to take advantage of the fact that a number of people have lost their income, including the more active use of so-called "money mules", Ilze Znotina, head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FID), told LETA.
Prosecution seeks four-year sentences for former LDz CEO Magonis and Estonian businessman Ossinovski
24.04.2020The prosecutor is seeking jail sentences of four years for Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways; LDz) national rail company's former CEO Ugis Magonis and Estonian businessman Oleg Ossinovski who are being tried in Latvia for bribery, LETA was told at the prosecutor's office.
Three companies established by Latvian Football Federation and the organization itself deemed as suspects in criminal process - TV3
Three companies established by the Latvian Football Federation, as well as the organization itself, have been deemed suspects in the criminal process initiated by the State Revenue Service's Tax and Customs Police, according to the TV3 reports informed LETA.
PwC: Cross-border growth of Estonian cos carries risk of economic crime
The bigger Estonian businesses get and the more they grow over the border, the greater the risk of economic crime, both from internal as well as external parties, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Estonia leading consultant Erki Magi said based on a survey carried out by PwC, reported LETA/BNS.
German Council Presidency in pandemic time
