A man was referred to justice, being accused of several episodes of influence peddling

The Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office has announced the completion of the criminal investigation and referral to the court for examination of the criminal case accusing a man, being charged with two episodes of influence peddling (art. 326 para. (1) of the Code criminal). The criminal investigation was started in March 2023, by the National Anticorruption Center based on a complaint.

According to the materials, the accused, under the pretext of influencing some public figures from the Republic of Moldova and from Romania, responsible for the reacquisition of Romanian citizenship, claimed, accepted and received 5000 euros from a woman to expedite the resolution of the request for the reacquisition of Romanian citizenship.

Also, he claimed money in the amount of 35,000 Euros, for influencing the decision-makers within the Prosecutor's Office and the Courts, claiming that he could induce them to apply a non-custodial measure regarding a woman placed in preventive detention. The accused was caught red-handed when he received part of the claimed amount, in the amount of 8000 Euros.

The accused did not admit his guilt, he is in pre-trial detention, and the criminal case was sent to the court for substantive examination.

For the crime committed, the law provides for the punishment in the form of a fine ranging from 100,000 to 150,000 lei or imprisonment of up to 6 years.

At the same time, to guarantee the execution of the fine and to ensure a possible special confiscation, it was jointly applied with the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency, the seizure of the funds in the amount of 9,200 Euros and 1,405 US dollars, found and seized as a result of the search at the home of the accused and on a means of transport of the make/model of Land Rover Discovery.

Note: A person accused of committing a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court decision.