Alexandru Chiciu

Bucharest Mayor Arrested For Taking Bribes

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 09/07/2015 - 10:23

Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors on Sunday morning detained Oprescu on suspicion that he took bribes of around 25,000 euro from several companies in exchange for getting them public contracts with the city hall.

They charged him as part of an organised group within the public administration that asked firms to kick back to 70 per cent of their profits from their work.

Deputy Elena Udrea, remanded in custody by DNA prosecutors

Published by Agerpres on Tue, 02/10/2015 - 21:56

Elena Udrea, former Minister of Regional Development and Tourism, currently a deputy in the Romanian Parliament, was remanded in custody on Tuesday evening by prosecutors with the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) in the Microsoft case.

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