The businessman in Călin Georgescu’s case claims he was defrauded of €1.1 million by the former presidential candidate

Răzvan Leu, the businessman from Buzău who filed the criminal complaint at the basis of the DIICOT case, stated that he lost 1.1 million euros in an alleged scam involving Călin Georgescu. He claims that the amount was paid as an advance for a six-million-euro external loan intended for business investments.

According to Leu, the financing was supposed to be provided by a company recommended and guaranteed by Călin Georgescu and his partners. The businessman claims that the money deposited as collateral was never returned to him and that, subsequently, forged payment orders and other documents suggesting that the payment was about to be made were sent to him.

Răzvan Leu says that he met Călin Georgescu in 2021 and placed his full trust in him. He tried for several years to recover the amount amicably, without success, and in January 2024 he filed the criminal complaint.

“I placed my full trust in Călin Georgescu and in what he told me. Unfortunately, everything turned out to be a scam, a swindle,” claims Răzvan Leu, according to G4media.ro.

His statement comes after Georgescu was taken in by DIICOT, in a case involving businessman Ionel Rusen and Italian citizen Massimiliano Arena as well. The three are being investigated for fraud and forming an organized criminal group. Leu states that he has no political interest in the case and respects the presumption of innocence.