Three University of Bucharest employees accused of embezzling more than 1.6 million lei from student fees

Three employees of the University of Bucharest are being investigated under judicial supervision, accused of allegedly appropriating more than 1.6 million lei from fees paid by students. The acts are alleged to have been committed between 2022 and 2025, according to the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Bucharest District 5 Court.

According to prosecutors, the women allegedly unlawfully canceled receipts issued for collected fees and failed to record the transactions in the institution’s management registers and applications. Investigators claim that, through this method, the defendants allegedly appropriated the collected sums, with the estimated damage exceeding 1.6 million lei.

Searches were carried out at several addresses in Bucharest and Teleorman County. Prosecutors placed two properties, valued at approximately 300,000 lei, as well as the bank accounts held by the three women, under seizure.

Last week, investigators sought the pretrial detention of two of the defendants. The court rejected the request and ordered that they be investigated at liberty under judicial supervision. In the case of the third woman, prosecutors imposed the same preventive measure for a period of 60 days. The investigation continues to establish the full facts of the case and the extent of the damage.