Methods of money-squandering from Lithuanian banks

Straipsnyje nagrinėjami pinigų iššvaistymo Lietuvos bankuose metodai bei priežastys. Pinigų iššvaistymo keliai nagrinėjami ne tik pačiuose bankuose, bet ir už jo ribų. Pavyzdžiu imamas vienas – Lietuvos bankas, ir bandoma išnagrinėti pinigų iššvaistymo metodus bei surasti priežastis, dėl kurių vyko šie procesai Lietuvos bankuose.Lithuanian experience of transition economy building processes is similar to that of other former Soviet block countries. The legal system was inherited soviet type, but the freedom of economic relations was suddenly acquired. Former managers preserved ruling positions with the only interest in many cases to squander controlled wealth. Many fictitious firms were registered for this purpose. Money washing is a common practice these days. Some of money-squandering methods are applicable also in a stable society. Of methods and reasons money squandering from Lithuanian banks are analyzed in this article on the basis of "the first hand information" from materials collected for courts. The ways of money squandering are analyzed not just inside banks, but also outside their boundaries. One Lithuanian bank was taken as an example in which money-squandering methods were analyzed and the discovered were reasons, which provoked money-squandering processes in Lithuanian banks. There are also presented money-squandering schemes in which the money-squandering mechanism beyond bank boundaries is reflected