In June this year, officials of the Government Police's Central Criminal Police Office for Combating Economic Crimes transferred a case for large-scale embezzlement in insolvency proceedings carried out by the insolvency administrator. In total, three episodes of the offence were committed.
In the course of the investigation, the law-enforcement officers found that the administrator illegally transferred funds to accounts registered in his name for the purpose of using them for his own purposes.
In order to close one of the insolvency proceedings, administrator used the insolvent undertaking funds from his past proceedings, for the completion of future proceedings.
In June of this year, a decision was taken on the transfer of criminal proceedings qualified after Section 179, Paragraph three of the Criminal Law to the Prosecutor's Office of the Riga Court District for the initiation of criminal proceedings.
Prepared by:
Elina Priedite
Senior Officer of the State Police's
Public Relations Division.
Mob. Tel. 29600629 Tel.:67075093
E-mail: elina.priedite@vp.gov.lv