Head of the FNTT Rolandas Kiškis on Friday said this is a high-priority investigation, involving a team from the agency’s several units, more than 10 officers. The FNTT is in regular contact with Estonian colleagues and other foreign partners.
“The service will brief on the progress of the investigation once a week or two. (&) The pre-trial investigation is of very wide scope, with hundreds of reports on possible financial transactions already sent both in Lithuania and abroad. It is unprofessional to draw any preliminary conclusions without gathering information,” he told a press conference.
Kiškis also said the whereabouts of the fund's former partner Šarūnas Stepukonis, suspected of embezzling and gambling away the money, remain unknown.
“The system works really well and the red flags are on in most cases. At this stage we do not see any major fundamental flaws in the system. We see things that need to be corrected in terms of regulation, and we are doing that constantly, in terms of the legislative framework,” the official added.
Kiškis said the FNTT had received only one report about Stepukonis’ activities, which came from UAB Paysera LT payment platform.
“I don’t think we have received any from Olympic Casino,” he said.
