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The values the Romanian anticorruption body (DNA) has seized in 2014 were over 303 million euros, which is over 13 times the annual budget of the National Anticorruption Directorate, said on Tuesday the DNA Chief Prosecutor, Laura Codruta Kovesi when presenting this body's annual activity Report.

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Searches by anticorruption prosecutors were in progress at several companies on Monday morning, including 2K Telecom, owned by the brother of deputy Sebastian Ghita, judiciary sources told AGERPES.

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The brother-in-law of Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta was detained by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) on Tuesday on suspicions of corruption and defrauding EU funds.

Iulian Hertanu was detained along with two other businessmen after waiting for 17 hours at the DNA headquarters in Ploiesti, AGERPRES news agency reports.

National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors on Wednesday are conducting searches at the Ministry of Transportation headquarters in a case regarding damages said to be worth over 5 million euros, sources from the judiciary told AGERPRES.

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National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors on Tuesday morning are conducting 14 company and home searches in Bucharest and Ploiesti municipalities.

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National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors are executing search warrants at 13 locations in the City of Bucharest and in the counties of Constanta and Cluj, one of which is the headquarters of a public institution, the rest being company headquarters and homes of individuals.

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Adriean Videanu, former Economy Minister, was remanded in custody by National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors on Thursday.

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Deputy Elena Udrea was placed under criminal investigation by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) on Thursday for committing the crime of money laundering (in the form of gaining/using goods with knowledge they result from criminal activity) and submitting false assets statements, in the Microsoft case.

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Deputies Iulian Iancu and Lucian Sova of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) are under criminal investigation in the case against Constitutional Court Judge Toni Grebla, anticorruption prosecutors announced on Thursday.

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The National Anti-corruption Department (DNA) indicted on Thursday former Minister of Education Ecaterina Andronescu in the Microsoft licensing case.

"I didn't give a statement. I had a discussion with Ms. Prosecutor. I am suspected of abusing office," Andronescu said upon leaving the DNA seat.

She denied having been indicted for other crimes.