Two Romanians have been sent to trial for illegal access to computer systems, fraud, and money laundering, illegally obtaining over 1.4 million pounds from the British authorities.

The prosecutors from the Prosecutor's Office next to the Bucharest Court of Appeal have ordered the trial of two defendants, currently in preventive detention, accused of illegal access to a computer system, computer fraud, and money laundering. Between September 2023 and January 2025, they accessed the Government Gateway accounts without authorization, fraudulently obtaining significant sums from the UK Tax Agency, totaling £1,416,507.43. The crimes involved the registration of fictitious employers and false tax refund requests, and the amounts obtained were transferred to bank accounts controlled by the defendants and subsequently withdrawn.

The Prosecutor's Office collaborated with British authorities through Eurojust to gather evidence. The case has been sent to the Bucharest Tribunal, with a proposal to maintain preventive detention and the immobilization of the defendants' assets.