Former accountant's testimony: company funds, envelopes, and a luxury 'Land Cruiser'

Testimony from a former accountant for Živilė Pinskuvienė's family business has surfaced, detailing alleged financial irregularities including "envelope" payments to employees, funding for political campaigns, and fictitious employment arrangements. The accountant, Olga Visockienė, shared her account in a recent episode of the podcast "Tiesa yra svarbu" (The Truth Matters), hosted by blogger Skirmantas Malinauskas.

Visockienė stated that employees were offered a system where a portion of their salary was officially recorded while the remainder was paid in cash "in envelopes" each month. This practice allegedly began after Pinskuvienė took control of the business "Širvintų kraštas." The podcast also presented testimony from other former employees corroborating the claims of unofficial salary payments.

Furthermore, Visockienė described her own experience of being officially employed as a parliamentary assistant. According to her, Pinskuvienė suggested this role, where Visockienė would receive a salary into her bank account and then hand the money over. "You won't do anything, just that you will be employed there, you will receive a salary into your bank account and give me that money afterwards," Visockienė recalled being told.

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Everyone was offered that they leave a certain amount as an official salary according to the employment contract, and plus every month they will receive a certain amount of money in envelopes.

The report also references Lithuanian Court of Appeal data, indicating that the company "Danielita" sought approximately 136,000 euros from the former financial director. The court partially granted the claim, ordering her to pay 83,165.44 euros. Visockienė argued that part of the determined shortfall was related to the unofficial salary payments, and she felt the court did not adequately assess Pinskuvienė's potential benefit.

Another episode examined involves a "Toyota Land Cruiser" purchased with company funds and leased to Pinskuvienė for 660 euros per month, despite higher leasing, insurance, and other expenses incurred by the company. Malinauskas presented this as a potential instance of personal needs being financed through the company. Additionally, the podcast highlighted financial transfers from "Biruliškių gama," a company solely owned by "Maxima LT," to "Danielita," which Visockienė stated were intended for various needs of the Pinsku family, though she admitted not fully understanding the transactions.

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You won't do anything, just that you will be employed there, you will receive a salary into your bank account and give me that money afterwards.