Earlier, Rimsevics stated in his final words that the case did not prove when, where, in what amount, and for what the bribes were received. As reported, at the end of 2023, the Riga District Court in Jurmala sentenced Rimsevics to six years in prison and one year of probation. The court also ordered the confiscation of Rimsevics' property, including several real estate properties in the Garkalne region, an apartment in Jurmala, and real estate in the Ventspils region. Entrepreneur Martinsons was also found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison, with the court ordering him to pay more than 150,000 euros. A coercive measure was applied to Martinsons' company "MM investīcijas" - it will be required to pay 3.1 million euros. The first-instance court also requested the State Police to initiate criminal proceedings against former board member of "Trasta komercbanka" Viktor Ziemelis for giving false testimony in court. Rimsevics and Martinsons do not admit their guilt. The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (CPCB) detained Rimsevics and Martinsons in February 2018. The Prosecutor General charged Rimsevics with receiving a bribe, and Martinsons with aiding bribery. Rimsevics is accused of receiving a bribe in the form of a paid vacation trip and money. He was also charged with laundering proceeds from crime. The supervising prosecutor in the case, Viorika Yirgena, previously stated that the CPCB initiated the case based on a complaint from two representatives of "Trasta komercbanka". Both are listed in the case as bribers but are exempt from criminal liability as they voluntarily approached law enforcement. The LETA agency is aware that these are former board member of "Trasta komercbanka" Ziemelis and the late former shareholder Igor Buymister. Yirgena previously reported that one of the bank's shareholders approached Rimsevics in 2010 asking for help in resolving issues with the Financial and Capital Market Commission, offering a paid trip to Kamchatka in return. In turn, in 2012, this same shareholder, along with another shareholder, again approached Rimsevics for help in resolving other issues with the commission. In exchange, Rimsevics demanded 500,000 euros, which he was to receive in two parts - before and after the commission's decision. However, Rimsevics was unable to fully meet the requirements, so only the first part of the bribe, amounting to 250,000 euros, was paid. Martinsons acted as an intermediary in the bribe transfer, for which he received 10% of its amount. Rimsevics used the bribe to acquire real estate on Baznicas Street, 2 in Jurmala through Martinsons' company "MM investīcijas".
