Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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One of those detained in the EPPO criminal proceedings could be the Deputy Director of the State Social Insurance Agency, Arvis Širaks

One of the 21 persons detained in the criminal proceedings initiated by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) may be Arvis Širaks. He cannot be reached on his mobile phone today, and the VDAA landline is also disconnected. His deputy Jolanda Mustermane is also unreachable – there is silence on both of their phones. According to information available to Inc., Širaks has not come to work today. A VDAA representative of the Administrative […]

Bank branch manager has been stealing from clients for 17 years

The officers of the 3rd Bureau, 2nd Unit of the Criminal Police Department of the Riga Regional Department of the State Police have sent to the prosecutor’s office a case for the initiation of criminal prosecution against a bank employee for economic crimes committed over a period of 17 years. While holding the position of branch manager at the bank, the suspect, without the knowledge of clients, carried out unlawful operations with financial instruments in their name, thereby obtaining money belonging to the bank’s clients. The credit institution has compensated […]

The State Revenue Service catches an envelope wage payer red-handed

A criminal proceeding has been initiated in the State Revenue Service Tax and Customs Police Department regarding the payment of “envelope” wages in a company engaged in the installation, maintenance, and repair of ventilation and air-conditioning equipment. During carefully planned operational activities, the payment of “envelope” wages was stopped precisely at the moment they were being paid. The total amount of unpaid personal income tax and mandatory state social insurance contributions will still be clarified […]

Schrödinger’s registry; the Prosecutor’s Office claims that the system by which the elections are ensured does not exist

At the end of 2020, the company “SOAAR” developed the Electronic Online Voter Register (ETVR system), which was used to conduct the 2021 municipal elections and the 2022 Saeima elections. The Prosecutor’s Office has thrown the evidence into the trash and claims that the ETVR does not exist. The 14th Saeima elections had concluded, the votes had been counted, and the new Saeima convened for its first session on the first of November 2022. Exactly one week later, with the Internal Security […]