Prahova County

GCS: COVID-19 death toll rises by 3 to 726

Published by Agerpres on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 09:42

Three more persons infected with the novel coronavirus have died, the COVID-19 death toll thus reaching 726, the Strategic Communication group (GCS) informs on Friday. These are three men from the counties of Prahova, Suceava and Vrancea. AGERPRES (RO - author: Eusebi Manolache, editor: Mirela Barbulescu; EN - editor: Rodica State)

Romanian PM's Relative Detained on Suspicions of Defrauding EU Funds

Published by Novinite on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 11:41

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.

PM's brother-in-law, part of bid rigging ring, acted to fraudulently win Comarnic sewerage contract

Published by Agerpres on Tue, 02/17/2015 - 11:45

The Prime Minister's brother-in-law Iulian Hertanu is supposedly being investigated on suspicions of having colluded with others to set up a bid rigging ring that acted to illegally win the contract for the expansion of the Comarnic city sewerage network, judicial sources told AGERPRES on Tuesday.

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