Education
University of Tartu.
University of Tartu.
She is described both as one of Estonia"s "most popular politicians and public figures" and the "Estonian Swindler". She describes herself as a "political analyst and dissident."
She was leader of the youth section of the Estonian Reform Party, and stood unsuccessfully for parliament, working on the European movement in Estonia. In May 2011 she was convicted of embezzling 60,000 euros from the non-profit organisation European Movement Estonia of which she was the Chief Executive Officer. After that she has been in London where she has been fighting extradition.
On 19 February 2015 she was extradited to Estonia and transferred to Tallinn Prison.
She is also known for her appearance on the cover of Estonian Playboy in 2009.
She describes herself as being a political refugee, having fallen out with her own party, and others describe the "strange case" in terms of media bias and says the money was misappropriated before she was Chief Executive Officer.