And this objective reason is that Ignas Jomantas was detained by the Criminal Police Bureau on new charges at the time when the question of his imprisonment was being considered, on the suspicion that he led an organized group of fraudsters.
The Klaipėda District Court, at a hearing held at the end of March, considered whether to change the suspended prison sentence given to I. Jomants a few years ago to a real one.
This was requested by the Probation Service, because the convict not only did not fulfill the obligations assigned to him, but also maliciously continued to break the law, driving drunk and without a license.
“The protocol of the court hearing states that the representative of the Probation Service explained that I. Jomantas signed the statement knowing about the date of the hearing, and in addition, he was sent an SMS message and called before the hearing, but his phone is turned off.
The district court decided to examine the submission without the presence of the convicted person, citing the fact that the mandatory participation of the convicted person is not provided for in cases of this category”, ruled Klaipėda District Court judge Daiva Jazbutienė.
According to the judge, since I. Jomantas could not participate because he was locked up on suspicion of major fraud without paying over 1 million. EUR taxes, this is an objective reason for non-participation.
“The court examining the complaint concludes that this violation of the law on criminal procedure prevented the district court from examining the case in detail, since the position of the convict I. Jomant was not heard regarding the submission made against him, the convict was not given the opportunity to provide explanations regarding the violations of the probation conditions, the additional obligation imposed by the court violation, which fundamentally violated the right of defense of the convicted person,” the court decision reads.
Therefore, the complaint regarding putting I. Jomant behind bars will be re-examined.
By the way, I. Jomant’s lawyer, Aleksandras Vishnevskis, mentions in his complaint that the arrest may give the false impression that his regular client committed a new crime during probation.
“It is emphasized that the convict I. Jomantas understands that this temporary detention can lead to false conclusions, as if he has committed a new crime. On the other hand, when deciding the issue of issuing a pretrial measure, the District Court of Vilnius City did not have enough data to order I. Jomants the strictest pretrial measure – arrest. These circumstances allow us to conclude that the statements indicated in the suspicion may not be confirmed,” A. Višnevskis said in the complaint.
“Malignant reluctance to correct”
Delphi wrote earlier that I. Jomantas was obliged not to leave the city limits of his place of residence without the knowledge of the Probation Service, as well as not to break the law, to participate in a behavior correction program. But the swindler posing as a businessman refused all these demands, so the court was approached so that he would actually be put behind bars.
Back in March, the probation service applied to the Klaipėda district court and asked to cancel the suspension of execution of I. Jomant’s sentence. They were the first to report this news 15 min. lt.
At the same time that the Klaipėda court examined the fate of I. Jomant due to his past sins, he himself was arrested by the officers of the Criminal Police Office for new crimes – suspected of not paying millions of sums to the state and leading an organized group of fraudsters.
In the letter of the probation service to the Klaipėda court, it is stated that I. Jomantas violated the conditions of probation, therefore he should be sent behind bars.
During his suspended sentence, I. Jomantas was not only caught driving without a license several times, but he was also drunk behind the wheel.
In addition, he had gone to Palanga without the permission of the Probation Service, and when he was assigned additional duties after all these violations, he could not be contacted regarding his participation in the behavior correction program.
Even after the time when he should come to the classes was finally agreed upon, I. Jomantas did not show up there.
He involved a childhood friend in the scams
And I. Jomantas was convicted, because back in 2016, while actually managing the company “Kongera”, he hid approximately 20,000 from the state. euro taxes by paying wages in envelopes. In addition, an illegally held weapon was found in his possession during the search.
Edmund R. was found guilty at the same time, he paid only a fine. He himself said that he was only a fictitious director and followed the instructions of I. Jomant. The two had known each other since childhood and grew up in the same town.
“We met once and I. Jomantas told me that he had an offer – if I came to him, I would earn much more,” said Edmund R. while testifying in court. “He promised to give me 30%.” shares in the company, a new car, and pay the same salary I’m getting now.”
Enticed by the offer, Edmund became the manager of “Kongera”. During the conversations, it was mentioned that I. Jomantas himself does not want to sit at the helm of companies, because law enforcement is interested in him.
Soon I. Jomantas instructed the new director to open several accounts in his name, and then give the bank cards to him.
“Having never done this kind of work, I didn’t even understand the meaning of those cards,” he said. Due to this ignorance, Edmund R. himself was convicted as an accomplice in tax evasion.
Jomantas is behind the failed project
At that time, “Kongera” participated in several projects, the largest of which was the construction of the Pilaitė church.
“Igna Jomant and I went to the Pilaitė church, he introduced me to priest Doveika, introduced me as a production manager,” Edmundas R. recalled.
However, this project ended in fiasco: “Kongera” did not finish the construction and remained heavily in debt to the contractors. Edmund quickly realized where he got stuck.
“I learned that I. Jomantas has defrauded many contractors and suppliers in Lithuania. From then on, I started working more carefully,” the man recalled.
After several more strange events, when money was withdrawn from the company, Edmund R. began to raise questions.
“When I finally fell out with Ignas, several guys from the criminal world came to me and said that if I didn’t do as Ignas Jomantas ordered, my liver would be operated on,” he recalled. “After this incident, I said I was leaving my job.”
I. Jomantas then further threatened Edmund R. that he had personally guaranteed one “Kongera” project and would have to pay back half a million euros from his own pocket.
I. Jomantas himself categorically denied everything in court and explained that he had not made any decisions at all: that was done by the shareholders and the manager, and he himself was just an ordinary employee.
The court hearing the case did not believe this version and sentenced I. Jomants to a suspended prison sentence, and Edmund R. a fine of 5,649 euros.
From I. Jomant himself, more than 18 thousand was awarded. euros due to the damage done to the state.
Found someone to take the blame
By the way, when FNTT searched I. Jomant’s house, they found an illegally kept gas pistol in his possession, for which he is charged with illegal possession of a weapon.
At first, I. Jomantas admitted to the officers who conducted the search that the weapon belonged to him.
But later, the blame began to shift. During the third interrogation, he began to explain that he had made a mistake and even pointed to the person who allegedly owned the weapon.
This man even agreed to take the blame, but the court decided that this was simply an attempt to help avoid responsibility.
The latter also explained to the court that he was the one who shot, but the court disentangled this lie and convicted I. Jomantas.
Suspected of financial scams
At the end of March, I. Jomantas came under the scrutiny of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Office, during the operation 8 people were arrested.
They are suspected of fraud, providing incorrect data on income, profit or assets, fraudulent accounting, legalization of criminally obtained assets (money laundering) and other criminal acts while acting in an organized group.
It is suspected that the leader of the group is 33-year-old Ignas Jomantas. It is believed that 1.2 million euros were not paid to the state budget alone due to crimes that may have been committed. euros.
