Searches by the NAC and APO in a case of illegal dispossession of assets worth over 12 million lei. Two people were detained

Officers of the National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC) together with prosecutors from the Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (APO) today have conducted 20 searches of several people suspected of having hatched a criminal plan to dispossess a company of assets procured through a public auction, causing material damage in the amount of over 12 million lei.

According to the evidence administered, after the non-payment of loans contracted by a local company from a commercial bank, the forced transfer of the pledged assets into the possession of the bank was ordered, for the purpose of their subsequent valorisation. However, the administrator of the debtor company allegedly continued to use the assets transferred into the possession of the bank for several years.

After several attempts to forcibly realize the pledged assets, an auction was held at the end of 2020, during which the real estate was sold for over 12 million lei. Although the winning company was designated, which subsequently paid the full amount for the purchase of the assets, and all operations were approved in accordance with the law, several individuals, including the administrator of the debtor company, allegedly initiated various actions in order to prevent the winning company from entering into ownership rights over the assets.

These actions allegedly culminated in the transfer of ownership of the real estate to a third-party company, managed by individuals affiliated with the debtor company. As a result of the criminal actions, the injured party was allegedly caused significant damage.

By this time, two individuals have been detained for 72 hours, and other individuals are to be investigated at large. The criminal investigation continues to establish all the circumstances of the case and the entire criminal chain.