The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) in conjunction with the Asset Recovery Agency (ARBI) under the National Anti-Corruption Center collected and transferred $1,289,850 worth of virtual assets to the Agency’s account on a cryptocurrency trading platform as part of a criminal case filed under Section 243 of the Penal Code (money laundering).
Also during the reporting period, ARBI seized assets worth about 5 million lei within the case of abuse of power, fraud and willful bankruptcy, and the courts confirmed the earlier seizure of about 8 million lei.
Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department report that 11 new criminal cases have been opened, and another 8 cases have been sent to the prosecutor’s office with a proposal for referral to court.
Currently, 3 people are in solitary confinement and 10 defendants in cases under the Center’s jurisdiction are placed in preventive detention in correctional institutions.
In the corruption prevention segment, the NAC sent 24 expert opinions on draft regulations to the authors of draft laws. Also, 3 operational analyses were conducted, 167 protocols on ethical violations were issued, and more than 350 officials received anti-corruption training.
The National Anti-Corruption Line received 48 calls and 1,727 materials were registered at the institution’s office.
