Stefan Dimitriu, president of the Cluj Chamber of Commerce, was recently placed under judicial control for 60 days for corruption and EU funds fraud.

Prosecutors arrested five other people in this case. They arrested Iordache Mihail, manager of SC Cast SRL, for using or maliciously presenting false documents or statements, inaccurate or incomplete, for deception and failure to provide the data required by law to obtain EU funds. Luther Simona Mariana, legal representative of SC Passavant Roediger Romania SRL, was arrested for complicity in failing to provide the necessary data to obtain EU funds.

Beschia Georgeta-Daniela and Buzea Valeria Doina, public notaries, were also detained for 24 hours for several acts of corruption, including abuse of office and complicity to deception. Tudorache Cristina was arrested for complicity to deception and forgery of private documents.

Anticorruption prosecutors found the offenses were related to contracts carried out within European funds and implemented by companies that have local or county administrations as shareholders. Several other people are prosecuted in this case.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com