SPECIAL "Robert Negoiță's 'Portfolio'. The files and scandals of the mayor of Sector 3

To the Mayor of Sector 3, Robert Negoiță, who was placed under judicial control on Thursday in the abuse of office case regarding the road built for his brother, has been targeted over the last decade by at least five criminal cases or investigations by the DNA and ANAF, one of which reached the court, while others are still ongoing, without any final convictions to date.

Robert Negoiță received on Thursday evening the prohibition to exercise his function as mayor, after being placed under judicial control in the case where he is accused of having built a road for his brother, a real estate developer. The DNA case was opened following an investigation by the journalists from Recorder last year. On Thursday, Negoiță denied that he built a road with public funds for his brother and stated that the roads were made for Sector 3, emphasizing that they are accessible to all citizens.

Summary of information:

The only case in which Robert Negoiță is currently indicted before the court is the Rosal case, in which the DNA accuses him of abuse of office with particularly serious consequences, with estimated damages of over 117 million euros. Two other criminal cases – one regarding a building raised through contested urban planning documents and the other regarding the road built with public funds for his brother – Negoiță is a suspect, with investigations still in the criminal prosecution phase. In older cases – real estate tax evasion and the DIICOT case 'sex with models and minors' – Negoiță has been checked or heard, but has not reached the status of indicted before the court.

The "Rosal" case

Subject: abuse of office with particularly serious consequences, because the Sector 3 City Hall allegedly extended and modified the sanitation contract with Rosal Grup under disadvantageous conditions (increased rates, unjustified additional acts).

Period of the facts: around 2013–2014, when the contractual documents are signed and modified. Negoiță's status: indicted, in his capacity as mayor of Sector 3, sent to trial by the DNA alongside representatives of Rosal.

Damage: DNA and the press speak of over 117–120 million euros estimated damage to the local budget.

Status: case pending at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, trial phase; the defense invoked the statute of limitations of the facts, but the process remains the way through which both criminal liability and any potential damages are resolved.

The case of "the road for his brother" (DNA investigation, searches 2026)

Subject: suspicions of abuse of office akin to acts of corruption, related to the public funding of a road that directly serves a real estate project of his brother, Ionuț Negoiță; the investigation also highlights the context of roads built over gas pipelines, previously reported by Recorder.

Period of the facts: DNA indicates the period 2017–2025 for the works and administrative decisions being verified. Negoiță's status: Following the searches on Thursday, the court imposed judicial control on Negoiță and the prohibition to exercise his function, which formalizes his status as a suspect in the abuse of office case.

Status: case ongoing.

The urban planning case / "the illegally built Matei Basarab block"

Subject: abuse of office regarding the issuance of urban planning documents (certificates, authorizations, or decisions) for a block built under controversial conditions in a central area; he is accused of facilitating the project through illegal administrative acts.

Period of the facts: The period 2015-2021, DNA initiated criminal prosecution in 2023.

Negoiță's status: suspect in the abuse of office case.

Status: ongoing criminal prosecution, without a referral to trial or final solution until early 2026.

The tax evasion case (closed) regarding the apartments

Subject: verification of a mechanism through which hundreds of apartments were allegedly sold to individuals, with suspicions of tax evasion and evasion of tax obligations through real estate transactions.

Facts: sale of about 1,250 properties and lands, valued at over 364 million lei, for which the DNA initially claimed that VAT of over 77 million lei should have been paid.

Negoiță's status: suspect / criminally pursued in a tax evasion and money laundering case.

Development: criminal case opened by DNA, ANAF suspends the resolution of tax disputes until the completion of the criminal case.

Final status: in 2020 DNA closed the case, arguing that there was no intention to hide the transactions (all properties were registered and notary fees paid).

The DIICOT case "sex with models and minors"

Subject: human trafficking / minors and pimping network, with parties attended by politicians and businessmen, a case publicized in the early 2010s.

Period of the facts: in 2010.

Negoiță's status: witness in the case; his name appears in the press and in the investigation, but not as a suspect or indicted.

Status: case closed; for Negoiță, there was no referral to trial.

The accident case at the National Library

Facts: landslide at the construction site next to the National Library (August 2021), two dead and four injured, works executed by Algorithm Residential S3 (a company of the Local Council of Sector 3) without all necessary authorizations.

Status: initially a suspect for manslaughter.

Status: in 2024, judges found that he is no longer indicted for the respective crime; the case continues only against other responsible parties and the company.

Currently, for this case, Negoiță is NO longer a suspect or indicted; it remains as an antecedent of an unfinished investigation in terms of guilt for him.

The investigation regarding the school catering contract (Gab Pavolux)

Facts: auction of about 133 million lei (27 million euros) for school catering, won by a company from Buzău, supported by a company of people close to the PSD; suspicions regarding the awarding process and family connections (the advantage of Sorina Docuz).

Framing: investigation in rem for abuse of office, influence peddling, using the function in the interest of a company.

Current status: Negoiță does not appear as indicted; he is linked to the case as the mayor under whose administration the auction was organized, but the investigation is mainly focused on the act and the contractual circuit.

Status: ongoing criminal case, without announced completion and without referral to trial until now.

Here we can rather talk about accusations and public suspicions in an open case, but not about the formal status of indicted, but at most of possible suspect in the future.

ANI notification regarding the conflict of interest (Edificia Star Construct)

Facts: between 2016–2023, contracts between companies of the Sector 3 City Hall and the company Edificia Star Construct SRL, controlled by Negoiță's parents and brother; accusations of using the function to favor certain individuals and false declarations.

Action: ANI notified the DNA in 2023.

Status: DNA has not publicly communicated a result; there is no clear data that Negoiță has the status of suspect or indicted in this case.

Accusations, press investigations, conclusions

Litigation with ANAF (VAT, 105 million lei currently): it is a predominantly fiscal and civil conflict, derived from audits between 2005–2009; the criminal component (evasion) was closed by DNA in 2020.

Pandora Papers / Rise Project: investigation presenting him as an undeclared beneficiary of offshore companies that allegedly controlled businesses with public funds (Starlake Holdings, Amberwood Services).

Controversial projects (Laminor Hall, aquatic complex, theme park, curbs): raise questions regarding the opportunity and budget management, and have led to criticism, Court of Accounts reports, but do not clearly result in the opening of distinct criminal cases against Negoiță for these projects.

Here we are talking, therefore, about accusations, suspicions, and public criticisms, not about formal criminal cases in which he has the status of suspect or indicted (except for some indirect connections with other causes).

Journalistic investigations (Recorder, Europa Liberă, HotNews, Newsbrief) about curbs, arrangements, and contracts with companies from the entourage – not all are converted into criminal cases with explicit number and object, but some of them have generated the cases described above (Rosal and "the road for his brother").

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