Financial Crime Investigation Service

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Financial Crime Investigation Service
Finansinių Nusikaltimų Tyrimo Tarnyba
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
Operational structure
HeadquartersŠermukšnių str. 3, LT-01106 Vilnius, Lithuania
Agency executive
  • Antonis Mikulskis, Director
Website
fntt.lt

The Financial Crime Investigation Service or FNTT (Lithuanian: Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba) is a Lithuanian law enforcement agency under the Ministry of the Interior.[1] It is primarily responsible for investigating the financial crime and money laundering.

History

The institution was first established on 4 February 1997 as a Tax Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior.[1] In 2002 it was reorganized and renamed to the Financial Crime Investigation Service. Since 2002 it also closely cooperates with the European Anti-Fraud Office.

Notable cases

In October 2018 it announced that it had detected a fraud against the

Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia before the fraud was detected. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Istorija / History". Financial Crime Investigation Service. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Health insurance fraud involving bogus employees from Poland uncovered in Lithuania". Baltic Times. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

External links

Official website