corruption

Romanian Supreme Court Suspends Trial Of Ex Transp Min, Sends Case To Constitutional Court

13:42, 17 Iul. 2009
Romania’s Supreme Court decided Friday to suspend the trial of former transport minister Miron Mitrea on corruption charges and send the case to the Constitutional Court, which is to analyze several exceptions that were raised in this trial.

Romanian Lawmakers Refuse To Resume Vote Allowing Prosecution Of Ex PM

12:31, 24 Iun. 2009
Romanian lawmakers decided Wednesday not to resume in the fall session votes regarding the prosecution of former social democrat prime minister Adrian Nastase, just minutes after they had decided the vote would be resumed after the summer recess.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian FC Arges To Be Downgraded Amid Corruption Scandal

14:40, 16 Iun. 2009
Romanian football club FC Arges will be downgraded from the country’s First League to the second amid the corruption scandal involving club owner Cornel Penescu and several referrers, sources within the Romanian Professional Football League told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

TI: Romanian Govt Efforts To Fight Corruption ‘Ineffective’

14:25, 03 Iun. 2009
More than half of Romanians believe government’s actions against corruption are ineffective, Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International (TI) said Wednesday.

S Romania Judges Allow Bail For Football Corruption Suspect Liviu Facaleata

13:32, 02 Iun. 2009
The Arges Court (S Romania) allowed Tuesday, the release on bail of Pic store manager Liviu Facaleata, after his family put up his 20,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.1817) bail.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Search Newsrooms Of Arges Ftbl Club Owner’s Paper, TV Network

10:35, 27 Mai 2009
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors search Wednesday morning the newsrooms of "Top" newspaper and Arges TV network, owned by Arges football club financer Cornel Penescu, under arrest in the football refereeing scandal.

S Romania Court Sets Bails For Football Corruption Suspects

13:17, 26 Mai 2009
Magistrates of the Arges Court (S Romania) set a bail of 200,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.1725) for football club FC Arges financer and corruption suspect Cornel Penescu, and a bail of RON15,000 for co-defendants in the trial Gheorghe Constantin and Liviu Facaleata.

Romanian Football Graft Trial Prosecutors Widen Suspect List

11:04, 25 Mai 2009
The manager of Romanian Pic, Gheorghita Pieca, is charged with having removed from the cashier some 500,000 lei (EUR1= RON4.1762) which he allegedly gave to football club officials Cornel Penescu and Liviu Facaleata who, in turn, paid football officials to favor their club, FC Arges.

Romanian Court Puts Off Ex PM’s Corruption Trial For Jun 16

10:45, 25 Mai 2009
The trial where Romanian politician Adrian Nastase is a defendant in the case "Construction Quality Trophy" was postponed until June 16, since the lawyers claimed they were unable to find a series of documents in the case files, needed to formulate exceptions, and they couldn’t copy several CDs.

Three Romanian Football Corruption Suspects Remain Under Arrest

20:39, 22 Mai 2009
Romanian football corruption trial suspects Cristian Libertatu, Liviu Facaleata and Gheorghe Constantin remain under arrest according to a ruling passed Friday by the Pitesti Court of Appeal.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Arrest New Suspect In Football Graft Case

15:50, 22 Mai 2009
The manager of Romanian company Pic, Gheorghita Pieca, was detained Friday by anticorruption prosecutors, after about three hours of hearings, and was taken to the custody of the Arges County Police.

Romanian Corruption Suspect Aurelian Bogaciu Released From Custody

14:57, 14 Mai 2009
Romanian football referee Aurelian Bogaciu, arrested for 29 days under charges of taking bribe, will be released Thursday according to a decision of the Pitesti Court of Appeal, which rejected the appeal formulated by prosecutors to the Arges Court decision not to extend his arrest.

Romanian Court Rules To Release One Football Corruption Suspect, Four Others Remain In Custody

18:32, 12 Mai 2009
Romania’s Pitesti Appeal Court decided Tuesday to release former Central Referee Commission vice-president Marcel Lica, while the other suspects in the referee corruption case will remain under arrest for another 30 days.

Romanian Court Rules To Release Football Corruption Suspects

16:32, 11 Mai 2009
The Romanian Arges Court decided to release football corruption case suspects Cornel Penescu, Cristian Libertatu, Liviu Facaleata, Gheorghe Constantin and Marcel Lica, but the ruling may be appealed.

Romanian Football Referee Marcel Savaniu Denied Parole

12:18, 05 Mai 2009
The Arges Court denied Wednesday the request for parole for Romanian football referee Marcel Savaniu, in custody for 29 days on charges of corruption.

Romanian Football Corruption Suspects Marcel Lica, Aurelian Bogaciu Remain Under Arrest

17:13, 04 Mai 2009
The suspended vice president of the Romanian Central Committee of Referees, Marcel Lica, and referee Aurelian Bogaciu remained under arrest as the Pitesti Court of Appeal allowed the prosecution appeal against the release of Lica under judicial control and rejected Bogaciu’s challenge of his arrest.

Romania Has Not Convinced EU It Is Corruption-Free – President

14:47, 29 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Zagreb, Croatia, that Romania still has work to do to convince the European Union that it has eliminated high-level corruption, and that the state has not broken the rules of the use of EU funds.

Romania Pitesti Court Rejects Bribery Suspects’ Appeal, Remands Them Into Custody

17:08, 24 Apr. 2009
The Pitesti Court of Appeals, southern Romania, on Friday ruled to remand into custody Central Referee Commission (CCA) former president Gheorghe Constantin, and Arges county Consumer Protection Office former manager, Cristian Libertatu.

The Romanian Football Auth Called For Bribe Probes Two Years Ago – FRF Official

14:47, 23 Apr. 2009
Romanian Football Federation vice-president Dumitru Dragomir told MEDIAFAX Thursday that the Federation has officially asked authorities, two years ago, to investigate referees in search of potential deeds of corruption.

Three Romanian Football Referees Under Arrest In Bribe Case

13:53, 23 Apr. 2009
Romanian referees Marcel Savaniu, Sorin Corpodean and Marcel Lica were placed under preventive arrest Thursday for 29 days by the Arges Court, on charges of bribe taking.

Romanian Central Commission Of Referees Chief Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal

12:27, 15 Apr. 2009
Romanian chief football referee Gheorghe Constantin, in custody for 29 days over corruption charges, faxed in his resignation Wednesday, the general manager of the Central Commission of Referees, Dan Petrescu, told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian PM To Have Consul Tiberiu Dinu Recalled Amid Interior Ministry Corruption Scandal

12:29, 31 Mart. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday he decided to ask the foreign minister to recall Tiberiu Dinu, Romania’s consul to Milan, Italy, for overstepping his attributions.

Bucharest Appeals Court Ruled Interior Ministry Scandal Protagonists To Be Tried At Large

09:44, 26 Mart. 2009
The Bucharest Court of Appeals decided Wednesday night that former Interior Ministry secret service head Cornel Serban, head of operations with the ministry’s General Anticorruption Department Petre Pitcovici and businessman Gabriel Puiu Popoviciu will be tried at large but can’t leave the country.

Romanian Int Min To Dismantle Dept Whose Chief Was Detained By Anticorruption Prosecutors

11:27, 25 Mart. 2009
Romanian interior minister Dan Nica is at the headquarters of the General Intelligence and Internal Protection Department (DGIPI) whose chief, Cornel Serban, was taken into custody by anticorruption prosecutors.

Romanian Former PM Corruption Trial Postponed For The Second Time

10:45, 24 Mart. 2009
The Romanian Supreme Court decided Tuesday to once more postpone trying the case in which former prime minister Adrian Nastase is charged with corruption for his 2004 presidential election fund-raising campaign.

Three Detained For Fraudulent Driving License Release In C Romania

10:15, 12 Mart. 2009
Three people, including an agent of the local driving license service, were detained in the case of fraudulent release of driving licenses and registrations of cars in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, General Anticorruption Department (DGA) spokesperson Sarmizia Fetcu said Thursday.

Nineteen Investigated For Fraudulent Driving License Release In C Romania

12:08, 11 Mart. 2009
Nineteen people are being investigated over the fraudulent release of driving licenses and registrations of cars in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, following extensive searches Wednesday morning, the General Anticorruption Department (DGA) said.

Romania Senator Sent To Trial On Corruption Charges

17:12, 05 Mart. 2009
Romanian senator Mitron Mitrea was sent to trial by anticorruption prosecutors in the case where he is charged with obtaining benefits for a home owned by his mother.

Romanian Lawmakers Allow Prosecution Of Ex PM

13:34, 04 Mart. 2009
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies approved Wednesday with 158 pros and 128 cons the request issued by the Prosecutor General of Romania to start prosecuting lawmaker and former prime minister Adrian Nastase, in the corruption cases "Matusa Tamara" and "Zambaccian 2".

Romanian Court Puts Off Corruption Trial Of Ex PM For March 24

11:50, 26 Feb. 2009
The trial in which Romania’s former social democrat prime minister Adrian Nastase is charged with corruption regarding fund raising for his presidential election campaign in 2004 was put off for March 24, because several defendants lacked defense.

Romanian Parliament Amends Rules To Allow Prosecution Of Ex Ministers With Simple Majority

10:27, 25 Feb. 2009
The regulation commission of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Wednesday that former ministers who are lawmakers may be indicted with the vote of half plus one of deputies present, commission president Iustin Cionca said.

EC Report: Romania Must Prove Efficiency By Speeding Up Treatment Of High-Level Corruption Cases

14:25, 12 Feb. 2009
The European Commission’s report on Romania’s justice system, presented Thursday, notes that it will be crucial for Romania to achieve significant and irreversible progress by summer and the country must speed up its treatment of high-level corruption cases.

Romanian Ex Mins Use Unconstitutionality Defense In Graft Case

11:20, 10 Feb. 2009
The case in which Romanian former ministers Decebal Traian Remes and Ioan Muresan were sent to trial on corruption charges could be suspended and the files sent to the Constitutional Court, as lawyers challenged the constitutionality of the phone taps presented as evidence.

Romanian Leftist Ex-PM Wants Court Day To Prove Innocence

14:30, 06 Feb. 2009
Romanian social democrat MP Adrian Nastase said Friday in a debate on the amendment of the Constitution that he will ask the Parliament to recommend the sending of his criminal investigation files to court.

Romanian High Profile Corruption Case Sent Back To Prosecutors

14:55, 10 Dec. 2008
The leaders of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Wednesday, at the proposal of the legal committee, to send back to the Prosecutor’s Office the two case files involving social democrat MP Adrian Nastase, for which the prosecutor general had requested criminal investigation approvals.

Two Traffic Cops Caught Soliciting Bribe In E Romania

14:02, 29 Nov. 2008
Two Romanian traffic police officers, Marius Milea and Nicolae Rotaru, were detained Friday evening by anticorruption officers, as they solicited bribe from an undercover police officer.

Romanian Integrity Center Plans To Introduce Integrity Tests In Healthcare Sys

16:11, 28 Nov. 2008
The manager of the Romanian National Integrity Center, Alexandru Cumpanasu, said Friday during a debate on measures to fight corruption, that he will propose to the future health minister the introduction of integrity tests in the healthcare system.

Two Police Officers Arrested After Corruption Sting Operation, Car Chase

14:04, 28 Nov. 2008
Two police officers from Bucharest Police Precinct 13 were detained Thursday night, when, driving a police cruiser, they were caught after a car chase in which they tried to ram the vehicles of anticorruption officers blocking their path.

Bucharest District 4 Mayor Questioned In Corruption Scandal

11:02, 21 Nov. 2008
Bucharest District 4 mayor Cristian Popescu came Friday morning to the National Anticorruption Department to offer details in a case investigated by anticorruption prosecutors.

Second Bucharest City Hall Corruption Suspect Brought In

14:25, 17 Nov. 2008
The second Bucharest City Hall clerk targeted by the corruption sting operation unfolded Thursday by anticorruption prosecutors, and who was under an all-points bulletin, Gheorghe Dicu, was captured and arrested for 29 days under charges of soliciting bribery.