Financial Crime Investigation Service
{{short description|Lithuanian law enforcement agency}}
{{Infobox Law enforcement agency
| agencyname = Financial Crime Investigation Service
| nativename = Finansinių Nusikaltimų Tyrimo Tarnyba
| abbreviation = FNTT
| logo = Financial Crime Investigation Service (Lithuania) logo.jpg
| logocaption =
| formedyear = {{Start date and years ago|1997|2|4}}
| country = Lithuania
| national = Yes
| overviewtype =
| overviewbody =
| headquarters = Šermukšnių str. 3, LT-01106 Vilnius, Lithuania
| governingbody = Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
| chief1name = Antonis Mikulskis
| chief1position = Director
| website = [http://fntt.lt/en/ fntt.lt]
}}
The Financial Crime Investigation Service or FNTT ({{langx|lt|Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba}}) is a Lithuanian law enforcement agency under the Ministry of the Interior.{{cite web |url=http://www.fntt.lt/en/ |title=Istorija / History|publisher=Financial Crime Investigation Service|accessdate=8 February 2021}} 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. 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 National Health Insurance Fund where more than 1,200 Polish people were given fake employment contracts in Lithuania to get refunds of healthcare costs to which they were not entitled. They did not in fact work in Lithuania, but claimed to be eligible for sickness and maternity benefits under European Union law. 120,000 euros were transferred from the fund in respect of 420 bogus employees to the Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia before the fraud was detected. {{cite news |title=Health insurance fraud involving bogus employees from Poland uncovered in Lithuania |url=https://www.baltictimes.com/health_insurance_fraud_involving_bogus_employees_from_poland_uncovered_in_lithuania/ |accessdate=8 December 2018 |publisher=Baltic Times |date=31 October 2018}}
References
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External links
[http://fntt.lt/en/ Official website]
{{Law enforcement in Lithuania}}
{{National Intelligence Agencies}}
{{National intelligence agencies in Europe}}
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