EPPO in Lithuania broadens a fraud investigation involving a former MEP, suspected of abuse of office, document falsification, illegal use of electronic documents, and acquiring high-value foreign assets

The investigation initially focused on the suspected non-performance or imitation of the actual duties of a parliamentary assistant, with the intent of fraudulently obtaining remuneration between 2014 and 2019, and unemployment benefits from 2019 to 2020. The potential damage to the financial interests of the EU exceeds half a million euros…