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Estonian businessman: You can’t steal from yourself

Estonian businessman Vjatšeslav Leedo declared in his final statement at the Pärnu County Court on Wednesday that money which he moved out of his shipping company remained in the group [..]

Court adjourns hearing of BaltCap’s lawsuit against Stepukonis, Interactive Brokers

Vilnius Regional Court has postponed the hearing of a lawsuit by a group of companies owned by BaltCap, a Lithuanian investment company, against its former partner Sarunas Stepukonis and Interactive [..]

KNAB seeks prosecution of former acting head of Riga City Council’s department for spatial planning and mobility for offering bribe

The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has handed over to the prosecutor’s office a criminal case in which it obtained evidence that Janis Vaivods, former acting head of the Riga City [..]

Latvian prosecutor asks for 4-year jail sentence for Estonian businessman Oleg Ossinovski

The prosecutor of the Riga Regional Court has asked former Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways; LDz) CEO Ugis Magonis and Estonian businessman Oleg Ossinovski, who are standing trial in Latvia on [..]

GetJet Airlines in court dispute with Lithuanian govt commission

GetJet Airlines, a Lithuanian wet-lease and charter services provider indirectly majority owned by Aleksandr Celiadin, has been in a court dispute with the government’s commission vetting strategic companies’ deals over [..]

Siliņa will ask to probe allegation on falsification of results of 12th Saeima elections

Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity) will ask law enforcement authorities to investigate the public allegation that almost ten years ago the then secretary general of Unity party, Artis Kampars, [..]

Four Georgians detained on suspicion of stealing valuable books in Lithuania, abroad

Law-enforcement officials from Lithuania and several other countries have detained four Georgian citizens suspected of stealing valuable books from Vilnius University and libraries in other European countries, the Prosecutor General’s [..]

Court rejects Ryanair, Wizz Air appeals against new Vilnius Airport charges

A Vilnius court has rejected appeals by Irish and Hungarian airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air against increased charges at Vilnius Airport in 2023, Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports, LTOU), the [..]

Former chair and 2 current employees of Central Election Commission charged with embezzlement

The prosecutor’s office has brought charges against a former chairperson and two current employees of the Central Election Commission (CVK) in a large-scale embezzlement case, LETA was told at the [..]

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

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 [..]

Russia initiates criminal investigation against Estonian PM

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched criminal proceedings against Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, as well as State Secretary Taimar Peterkop, Lithuanian minister of culture and members of [..]

Searches carried out after Stepukonis’ arrest in Lithuania

Lithuanian law-enforcement officials are conducting searches on Tuesday as they continue their pre-trial investigation following the arrest of Sarunas Stepukonis, a former partner at BaltCap Infrastructure Fund (BInF), the Financial [..]

BaltCap sues Stepukonis, gambling companies for EUR 16.6 mln

BaltCap, a Baltic private equity fund manager, is seeking more than 16 million euros from Sarunas Stepukonis, a former partner with BaltCap Infrastructure Fund (BInF), and Olympic Casino Group Baltija [..]

Vilnius court starts hearing case of man accused of spying for Belarus

The Vilnius Regional Court on Monday began hearing the case of Mantas Danielius, a Vilnius resident accused of spying for Belarus and witness tampering. As the case is not public, [..]