Two Belarusian Citizens Convicted of Fraudulently Obtaining EU Funds
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- Two Belarusian citizens were convicted of fraudulently obtaining nearly €500,000 in European Union support and falsifying documents.
- They concealed links to Russia’s and Belarus’ military industries while participating through their Lithuania-based company in an EU space-program project.
- The defendants admitted guilt and compensated €447,272 in damages after an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and conducted by Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service.
A Lithuanian court convicted two Belarusian citizens after they fraudulently obtained almost €500,000 from European Union funding and falsified documents.
The defendants participated through their Lithuania-based company in an EU space-program project designed to develop satellite-based positioning devices for agriculture. Prosecutors said they concealed connections to Russia’s and Belarus’ military industries while seeking support for the project.
Both men admitted guilt and compensated €447,272 in damages. The investigation was organized by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and carried out by Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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