Latvia Court Confiscates €230k, Luxury Car and Real Estate in EPPO Procurement Fraud Case
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Riga City Court ordered the confiscation of a luxury vehicle, real estate in central Riga, and €230,000 in bank accounts under a non-conviction-based procedure, as part of an EPPO investigation into suspected procurement fraud at Daugavpils University involving European Social Fund financing. The fraud involved rigging of public procurement specifications and inflating costs, causing €306,957.24 in damage to the EU budget and €54,168.92 to the Latvian state budget. The pre-trial investigation remains ongoing and all persons concerned are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
“The Court agreed with the EPPO and the Economic Crime Combating Department that the main suspect's explanations regarding the legality of the funds used to purchase the assets were not credible.”
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The Riga City Court ordered the confiscation of a luxury vehicle, real estate in central Riga, and €230,000 in bank accounts under a non-conviction-based procedure, finding sufficient grounds to treat the assets as criminally derived. The court rejected the main suspect's explanations regarding the legality of the funds used to purchase the assets as not credible. The confiscation was sought by EPPO and the Economic Crime Combating Department as part of an investigation into procurement fraud at Daugavpils University involving European Social Fund financing. All persons concerned are presumed innocent until proven guilty in the competent Latvian courts.
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22 April 2026
(Luxembourg, 22 April 2026) – The Riga City Court (Latvia) has ordered the confiscation of a luxury vehicle and a real estate property located in the centre of the Latvian capital, as well as €230 000 in bank accounts, as part of an ongoing investigation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga into suspected procurement fraud at Daugavpils University.
The investigation concerns allegations of fraud involving a group of individuals, including a high-level public official, linked to European Social Fund financing awarded to the university, specifically the rigging of specifications in public procurement procedures and the inflation of costs, causing damage of €306 957.24 to the EU budget and €54 168.92 to the Latvian state budget.
The Court agreed with the EPPO and the Economic Crime Combating Department that the main suspect’s explanations regarding the legality of the funds used to purchase the assets were not credible. Although the pre-trial investigation is still ongoing, the Court determined that there are sufficient grounds to treat the assets as criminally derived. On this basis, it ordered their confiscation under a non-conviction-based procedure.
All persons concerned are presumed innocent until proven guilty in the competent Latvian courts of law.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is the independent public prosecution office of the European Union. It is responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the EU.
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