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Romanian State Secretary Arrested For Bribe Taking

20:45, 16 Oct. 2011
Romanian state secretary Silviu Bian, head of the national employment agency, was placed under 29-day preventive arrest Sunday on charges of bribe taking.

Romanian Interior Ministry Officers Charged With Aiding Machinery Thieves

13:48, 02 Mai 2011
Ioan Tarnu and Liviu Schiau, Romanian Interior Ministry officers in Alba county, have been detained by prosecutors for aiding a criminal group specialized in stealing machinery from EU states, responsible for EUR4.5 million in damages.

Romanian Media Owner Sorin Ovidiu Vintu Arrested For Blackmail

13:00, 29 Apr. 2011
Romanian businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vintu and his employee, Ion Ilie Cezar, accused of blackmailing the manager of TV station Realitatea Media, Sebastian Ghita, will be placed under 29-day preventive arrest, the Bucharest Court ruled Friday.

Romanian Businessman Dinel Staicu Detained In Hungary

19:39, 19 Apr. 2011
Romanian businessman Dinel Staicu, convicted of fraud, was apprehended by police in Hungary, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Three Romanian Border Police Officers Arrested In SW Romania

14:23, 12 Mart. 2011
Three Romanian border police officers in southwestern Romania were placed under 29-day preventive arrest Friday evening on charges of corruption and cigarette smuggling.

Romanian Tax Authority Official Arrested For Corruption

18:31, 02 Mart. 2011
Romanian tax authority ANAF official Nicolae Adrian Gavrila and lawyer Marius Stancescu on Wednesday were placed under arrest for 29 days on charges of corruption.

Romanian Graft-Indicted Senator Catalin Voicu Stays In Custody

11:58, 17 Nov. 2010
Romanian graft-indicted senator Catalin Voicu remains in custody after the Supreme Court rejected Wednesday his requests for release.

Romanian Nurse Charged With Manslaughter Stays In Custody

15:53, 30 Sept. 2010
Romanian nurse Florentina Cirstea, charged with manslaughter in the deaths of six premature newborns killed in a fire at a Bucharest maternity, will remain under arrest after the Bucharest Court on Thursday admitted prosecutors’ appeal to a lower court decision to temporarily release Cirstea.

Romanian Court Extends Arrest For Nurse Charged With Manslaughter In Maternity Fire Case

15:57, 15 Sept. 2010
A Bucharest court on Wednesday extended by another month the preventive arrest warrant for the nurse on duty on August 16 at the Giulesti maternity when a fire broke out, leaving three babies dead and eight others severely injured.

Romanian Fraud-Convict Ioana Maria Vlas Stays In Custody, As Parole Release Request Postponed

13:55, 14 Sept. 2010
Romanian Ioana Maria Vlas, sentenced to ten years in prison for fraud, will remain under arrest after the Targsor Penitentiary parole release commission decided Tuesday to postpone by two months discussions on her latest release on parole request.

Romanian Media Owner Vintu Arrested For One Month For Allegedly Aiding A Fraud Convict

06:44, 10 Sept. 2010
Romanian media owner Sorin Ovidiu Vintu was placed under one-month preventive arrest Thursday night, along Octavian Turcan and Alex Stoian, on charges of aiding Nicolae Popa, sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud, flee the country.

Twelve Arrested In Bucharest Bogus Property Sales Case

16:40, 03 Sept. 2010
The Court of Appeals in Romania’s capital Bucharest ruled Friday in favor of placing twelve suspects in a real-estate fraud case under one-month preventive arrest, while three others have been banned from leaving town throughout the investigations.

Romanian Medical Assistant Charged With Negligent Homicide, Arrested For 29 Days

20:14, 24 Aug. 2010
A Bucharest lower court on Tuesday ruled to have Florentina Cirstea, the medical assistant detained in connection with the incident at the Giulesti maternity hospital, placed in preventive custody for 29 days.

Romanian Nurse Charged With Murder In Maternity Hospital Fire

08:02, 24 Aug. 2010
Romanian prosecutors on Monday said nurse Florentina Carstea at the Giulesti Maternity Hospital in Bucharest has been charged with murder in the deaths of five newborns killed in a fire in the hospital’s intensive care unit.

Police Detain Driver Who Injured Four During Motorcycle Race In W Romania

09:24, 09 Aug. 2010
The man who drove his car onto the runway of the airport in Caransebes, western Romania, during a motorcycle race and injured four people has been detained for 24 hours and prosecutors will ask a court for a 29-day arrest warrant.

Romanian TV Producer Charged With Blackmail Released From Arrest

13:40, 05 Aug. 2010
Romanian TV producer, charged with blackmail along TV station owner Dan Diaconescu, has been released from custody after the Bucharest Court ruled Wednesday he may be investigated at large.

Romanians Charged With Assaulting Bulgarian Security Guards Released From Arrest

09:42, 03 Aug. 2010
The Romanian CEO of Rompetrol Bulgaria, Sorin Octavian Nichita, and Ionut Panzaru, arrested Saturday for assaulting the security guards of Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva, were released Monday following a court ruling.

Rompetrol Bulgaria Head Arrested in Brawl with Security Guards Of Bulgarian Parliament Speaker

17:59, 31 Iul. 2010
One of the two Romanian nationals arrested Saturday for assaulting the security guards of Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva, is the CEO of Rompetrol Bulgaria, according to information from the Bulgarian National Radio, quoted by Novinite.com.

Two Romanians Arrested In Brawl With Security Guards Of Bulgarian Parliament Speaker

14:11, 31 Iul. 2010
Two Romanian nationals were arrested in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, after getting in conflict with the security guards of Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva, Novinite.com. informed.

Romanian Fmr Envoy To Singapore Remains Under Arrest

11:40, 28 Iul. 2010
Romania’s former envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu, blamed for a hit-and-run accident that resulted in one fatality, will remain under arrest, after his provisional release request was overruled by a court in Bucharest.

Romanian Suspended Craiova Mayor To Be Tried For Corruption In Custody

12:44, 16 Iul. 2010
The suspended mayor of Romania’s southern city of Craiova, Antonie Solomon, indicted on charges of corruption and intellectual forgery, will be tried while held in custody, as the Galati Court of Appeals denied his request for release Friday.

Romanian TV Station Owner Released From Custody, TV Producer Remains Under Preventive Arrest

20:57, 25 Iun. 2010
The Bucharest Court ruled Friday to release from custody Romanian television station owner Dan Diaconescu, who was placed under 29-day preventive arrest along with Doru Parv, his TV producer, on charges of blackmailing and threatening a mayor.

Bucharest Court To Hear Appeal Of Blackmail-Charged TV Station Owner On Friday

14:25, 24 Iun. 2010
The Court of Bucharest will hear Friday the appeal of Romanian TV station owner Dan Diaconescu and TV producer Dorel Parv against the ruling placing them in preventive custody, on charges of blackmailing and threatening a mayor.

Romanian TV Station Owner, TV Producer Arrested For 29 Days

09:23, 23 Iun. 2010
Romanian television station owner Dan Diaconescu and his producer Doru Parv on Wednesday were placed into custody for 29 days, on charges of blackmailing and threatening a mayor.

Romanian Judge Arrested For Corruption

17:46, 08 Iun. 2010
The Court of Appeals of Craiova, southern Romania, decided Tuesday to place judge Bogdan Diaconescu, of the court of Dolj county, in preventive custody for 29 days, in a corruption case involving another judge of the same court, Laurentiu Anghel, and two lawyers, currently under preventive arrest.

Romanian Football Club Financer Under 24-Hour Arrest For Bribery

14:24, 10 Mai 2010
Cornel Penescu, financer of the Romanian football club FC Arges, was arrested for bribery Monday afternoon and will be detained for 24 hours at police headquarters in southern County Arges.

Twenty Cyber Crime Suspects Arrested In Romania In Massive Fraud Raids

11:34, 10 Mai 2010
Twenty people suspected of bank fraud operations in Romania and the United States were arrested Monday morning following 36 raids in three Romanian counties.

Arms Trafficker Shimon Naor To Be Extradited To Romania To Serve Prison Time

23:20, 08 Mai 2010
Businessman Shimon Naor was arrested in Paris and will be extradited to Romania where he will serve 11 years in prison for arms trafficking, Romanian Police spokesperson, Raluca Seucan, told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Fmr Romanian Envoy To Singapore Arrested For 29 Days

12:41, 08 Mai 2010
Romania’s former envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu, blamed for a hit-and-run accident that resulted in one fatality, was placed into custody for 29 days.

Romanian Referees To Remain Under Arrest For 29 Days

16:21, 05 Mai 2010
A Romanian court of appeals ruled Wednesday Romanian First League football referee Marius Martis and former referee Ionica Serea, placed into custody for 29 days on charges of corruption, will remain under arrest.

Romanian Referees Taken Into Custody On Bribe-Related Charges

15:22, 30 Apr. 2010
Romanian First League football referee Marius Martis and former referee Ionica Serea have been placed into custody for 29 days by judges from the Court of Arges, in southern Romania, on bribe-related charges, said courthouse representatives Friday.

Romanian Politician Nati Meir Placed Under Preventive Arrest In Corruption File

15:04, 28 Apr. 2010
Romanian Politician Nati Meir has been placed under preventive arrest for one month in a corruption file that also involves his son, Or Meir, arrested late last week.

Romanian High Court Judge Panel Rules Graft-Charged Senator To Remain Under Arrest

09:58, 27 Apr. 2010
The Romanian High Court panel of nine judges overruled Monday evening the appeal made by social democrat senator Catalin Voicu to the decision of the Court to extend his preventive arrest by 30 days.

Romanian Prosecutor, Fmr Lawyer Arrested One Month For Corruption

11:39, 24 Apr. 2010
A Romanian prosecutor and a former lawyer were placed under preventive arrest for one month late Friday on charges of corruption.

Romanian Supreme Court Extends Graft-Charged Senator’s Arrest Until May 30

20:08, 23 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Supreme Court has ruled to extend the preventive arrest of Senator Catalin Voicu by 30 days, at the request of anticorruption prosecutors, while the defense argued that evidence had been obtained illegally.

Romanian Bank Office Head Investigated For Alleged Ties With Money Forgery Ring

11:59, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian organized crime prosecutors detailed five people who were trying to exchange forged currency worth over EUR35,000 and set off checkups to see whether the money was to be handed over to the head of a bank office in southwestern Caransebes and further put in circulation via the bank office.

Romanian Businessmen, Supreme Court Judge Arrested For 29 Days On Corruption Charges

11:36, 10 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Supreme Court Friday night ruled to place businessmen Marius Locic and Costel Casuneanu and Supreme Court civil department chief Florin Costiniu under preventive arrest for 29 days on corruption charges.

Second Romanian Businessman Detained In High-Profile Graft Case

17:03, 08 Apr. 2010
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors Thursday detained businessman Costel Casuneanu in a corruption file investigating social democrat senator Catalin Voicu, businessman Marius Locic and High Court of Justice judge Florin Costiniu.

Romanian Judge Arrested For Corruption

16:14, 31 Mart. 2010
Judge Valentin Popescu, vice-president of the Romanian Court in Petrosani, was placed under arrest Wednesday morning by the Alba Iulia Court of Appeals, at the request of Anticorruption Department (DNA) prosecutors.

Romanian Senator Catalin Voicu Placed Under 30-Day Preventive Arrest On Graft Charges

19:32, 30 Mart. 2010
Romania’s High Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled to place social democrat senator Catalin Voicu under preventive arrest for 30 days, on charges of influence peddling and fraud.