“The evidence gathered in the pre-trial investigation provides reasonable grounds to suspect that, by using funds of unknown origin not derived from lawful income, and by acquiring and managing jointly owned assets exceeding 900 MGL (subsistence minimum – ELTA) in value, Gintautas Paluckas may have committed the criminal offence of unlawful enrichment,” the prosecutor’s office said.
According to Delfi, Paluckas’s wife, Ilma Paluckė, had earlier been formally identified as a suspect. The Prosecutor General’s Office and the Special Investigation Service declined to confirm or deny the report.
In the summer of 2025, a journalistic investigation was published about Paluckas’ past business ties and dubious business deals. At the end of July, he stepped down as Lithuania’s prime minister and Social Democrats leader. In early August 2025, the entire Paluckas-led Government resigned.