IOL News, SAPA, November 2012
 |
| Romanian premier Victor Ponta. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, file) |
Bucharest, Romania (AP) - Prosecutors
have detained 33 bankers and government officials on suspicion of money
laundering and fraud that cost the state $28.5 million.
Among those
held are three Economy Ministry officials, the deputy chairman of Romanian
Development Bank, and the chairman of a state fund that offers banks guarantees
in exchange for business loans. The officials have been suspended, pending the
inquiry.
Anti-organized
crime prosecutors say the group managed to fraudulently obtain bank loans for
fictitious businesses that were underwritten by the state fund for small and
medium-sized business.
Prosecutors
interviewed 100 people Thursday and raided some 50 homes and offices in
Bucharest, Giurgiu and Calarasi. - Sapa-AP
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.