DIICOT carried out 13 searches in Bucharest and Vâlcea in a money laundering case, involving bank accounts from several countries.

On Wednesday, December 17, DIICOT prosecutors conducted searches in 13 locations in Bucharest and Vâlcea County, in a case of money laundering with cross-border dimensions. Investigators discovered that, over the course of four years, five suspects facilitated the opening of bank accounts used by an organized crime group to launder money derived from criminal activities.

They recruited individuals who, in exchange for sums of money, opened accounts in Romania and abroad, using real or falsified identity documents. The accounts were used for fraudulent financial transfers, affecting public authorities and institutions in Romania and other countries, such as Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Hearings continue at the DIICOT headquarters, with the support of EUROPOL and the Gendarmerie.