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Saturday, 24.06.2017, 18:47
Latvian charged in malware scheme in Minneapolis,
13.06.2017A Latvian man who authorities say targeted the Star Tribune's website several years ago with a malware virus has been extradited to Minnesota and faces federal charges in connection with the alleged scheme, accroding the Star Tribune information reported LETA.
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Prosecution sends main Latvijas Krajbanka case to court
09.06.2017The prosecution sent a criminal case over embezzling EUR 90 mln from Latvijas Krajbanka to court last week, June 2, writes LETA.
Latvian court arrests insolvency administrator Durevskis
09.06.2017The Riga Latgale District Court today decided to arrest insolvency administrator Nauris Durevskis, LETA learned from the court.
Latvian Customs Police busts illegal coffee plant
01.06.2017The Customs Police of the Latvian State Revenue Service found 5.2 tons of coffee with counterfeit Nestle and Nescafe excise labels, coffee production and packaging equipment in an excise warehouse in Marupe and a plant in Riga, the Revenue Service reported.
Cyber attacks against state institutions committed by underage Lithuanians and Dane
31.05.2017Cyber attacks against information systems of Lithuania's state institutions were committed by three underage individuals, including two citizens of Lithuania and a Dane, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office said LETA/BNS.
The Kyrgyz Government Exacts Its Revenge on Belokon
On 12 May 2017, in Kyrgyzstan, without giving a prior notice to the attorneys, a confidential court hearing was called and during a few hours, the judgment was issued in absentia and conviction was handed down against the following citizens of the Republic of Latvia - the former shareholder of Manas Bank Valeri Belokon and former executives of Manas Bank Jevgenijs Verbickis, Anita Lase and Yuri Kachnov. They were sentenced to serve 20-years custodial service, and property forfeiture (confiscation) was ordered. These facts were reported by the media of Kyrgyzstan. Neither our lawyers, nor the aforesaid Latvian citizens possess any official information, Belokon Holdings informed BC.
Lithuanian STT hands Klaipeda seaport and Latvijas Tilti bribery case to court
Lithuania's Special Investigation Service (STT) has handed to court a criminal case of corruption at the Klaipeda state-run seaport and Latvijas Tilti company, reoirts LETA/BNS.
New trends in economic policy: OECD outlook 
