Latvia’s ex-central bank governor, Ilmārs Rimšēvičs, has been sentenced to six years in prison on charges of bribery, marking a significant development in the ongoing financial scandals within the Baltic region. The Riga district court ruled that Rimšēvičs, who served as the head of the Latvian central bank from 2001 to 2019, was guilty of…
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NEWS: Former Latvian central bank chief receives 6-year prison sentence for corruption

GUILTY: Ilmārs Rimšēvičs, head of the Latvian central bank from 2001 until 2019, was found guilty by the Riga district court of accepting bribes and a fishing trip to Russia from shareholders of a now defunct bank.