Romanian Politician Nati Meir Faces Three Fraud Complaints - Lawyers

His lawyer said one of the three complaints was filed by the artist manager of popular manele singer Adrian Simionescu, known as Adi Copilul Minune, who accuses Meir of defrauding him of EUR50,000 Meir was supposed to pay in exchange for an election campaign song until December.

After backing out of the presidential race, Meir told Simionescu's manager that he wishes to terminate the contract, since the object of the contract was no longer valid, Meir's lawyer added.

Meir's lawyers said their client provided investigators, who personally handed over the subpoena to Meir, with goods and items to be further used as evidence in his case.

Furthermore, Meir's lawyers said investigators failed to bring a search warrant signed by a judge, in accordance with legal procedures, as they "only came to hand in the subpoena".

A person whose identity was not disclosed, filed a complaint against Meir on Monday, accusing the latter of lending fake banknotes of EUR500.

On Monday evening, organized crime squads found two fake banknotes in Meir's office, following search operations.

Meir was taken to the department fighting organized crime and heard by the prosecutors investigating the case. Prosecutors will propose judges on Tuesday to issue preventive arrest warrant for Meir.

Meir, who said he inherited over $2 billion from a relative in the USA whose identity was never disclosed, was found guilty in numberless cases of fraud in Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel, in the 1980s and 1990s.

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