# Lithuanian Nemuno aušra party legal investigations > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/lithuanian-nemuno-aura-party-legal-investigations > Updated: 2026-09-08T11:12:57.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. The Lithuanian political party ‘Nemuno aušra’ and its leadership have become the subject of multiple legal investigations regarding financial misconduct. Initially, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) determined that the party and its leader, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, committed serious violations of election financing laws during the 2024 Seimas and presidential elections. The VRK found that the party’s parliamentary campaign was funded through illegal channels, including the use of intermediaries to transfer funds from legal entities to the party and Žemaitaitis’s presidential campaign. The commission characterized these actions as gross violations, noting that financing was provided by companies rather than individual donors. Following these findings, law enforcement authorities, including the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT), expanded their scrutiny through searches of the residences of five ‘Nemuno aušra’ politicians. This subsequent investigation focuses on potential fraud involving car rentals, specifically examining whether Seimas members Remigijus Žemaitaitis and Daiva Petkevičienė rented personal vehicles to the party while continuing to use them for personal purposes. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-08: Lithuanian authorities search homes of ‘Nemuno aušra’ politicians Lithuanian authorities conducted searches at the homes of five ‘Nemuno aušra’ politicians amid a fraud investigation into car rental practices involving Seimas members. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lithuanian-authorities-search-homes-of-nemuno-aura-politicians ### 2026-08-20: Lithuanian VRK finds Nemuno aušra violated election financing laws Lithuania's VRK found that the ‘Nemuno aušra’ party and Remigijus Žemaitaitis violated election laws by using illegal corporate and third-party funding for 2024 campaigns. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lithuanian-vrk-finds-nemuno-aura-violated-election-financing-laws --- Cite as: Lithuanian Nemuno aušra party legal investigations. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/lithuanian-nemuno-aura-party-legal-investigations