 Later he was elected to the parliament of one of the electoral districts of Kaunas city.After this his popularity dwindled, as little was achieved, and there were several scandals concerning one member of his party, Enrikas Daktaras, son of Henrikas Daktaras (godfather of local mafia).Enrikas Daktaras was supposedly close to Šustauskas himself and was arrested for drug smuggling.