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Claimed to be an advocate and was arrested for influence peddling
18.06.2013 3623 ViewsDirector of a LLC that provides legal services was arrested in the act by National Anticorruption Centre officers on suspicion of influence peddling.
Lawyer, who did not have advocate license, claimed and received Euro 500 on pretext to have influence on a prosecutor for canceling the order on refusing to start prosecution issued by the Prosecutor Office of Străşeni.
Extorted Euro 500 was found as a result of the office search.
Thus, a criminal case was started under art. 326 paragraph (1) Penal Code.
If found guilty, woman faces a fine of 500 to 1500 conventional units or imprisonment for up to 5 years.
Suspect is currently investigatedat large .