Guardian

Fear of fraud causing people to ignore calls from couriers and police

December 20, 2025

The recent wave of scam calls in Estonia has caused disruption to several institutions as people either do not answer calls from unknown numbers or, if they do, vent their [..]

Guardian

Prosecutors reach plea agreement with defendants in international VAT fraud case

October 3, 2025

Prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with three defendants in a criminal case involving an international value-added tax (VAT) fraud scheme, which has been approved by the Economic Affairs Court. [..]

Latvia

Latvian national involved in fraudulent cannabis investment scheme could be extradited to Spain

April 16, 2024

A Latvian national involved in a fraudulent cannabis investment scheme could be extradited to Spain, LETA learned. A joint investigation conducted by several European law enforcement authorities, supported by Europol [..]

Lithuania

Stepukonis embezzled EUR 40.4 mln from BaltCap fund companies, investigation shows

February 28, 2024

Sarunas Stepukonis embezzled 40.4 million euros from BaltCap Infrastructure Fund’s portfolio companies, BaltCap said on Tuesday, citing the results of an internal investigation conducted jointly with a team of external [..]

Estonia

Number of fake foreign driver’s licenses triples in 2023

February 14, 2024

Last year, just over 3,800 foreign driver’s licenses were submitted to the Estonian Transport Administration for exchange, almost 50 of which were fake, while the number of fakes has tripled [..]