Romania and Moldova police conduct multiple fraud and tax evasion investigations

Law enforcement authorities in Romania and Moldova have launched several investigations targeting financial crimes, including tax evasion, bribery, and organized fraud schemes.

In Romania, Operation Jupiter has led to multiple actions. In Oradea and Cefa, authorities are investigating a businessman suspected of tax evasion and fraudulent management involving an estimated loss of 3.5 million lei. Another investigation in Oradea targets a former mayoral candidate accused of concealing real estate transaction revenues to avoid taxes, resulting in a 2 million lei seizure on properties. In Brașov, a 53-year-old businessman is under investigation for allegedly under-declaring apartment sale prices to evade VAT, with an estimated prejudice of 4.15 million lei. Additionally, a Turkish national is being investigated in Giurgiu for allegedly attempting to bribe a border officer while transporting 11.5 million lei worth of suspected counterfeit goods.

In Moldova, police have dismantled a call-center scam in Chișinău, detaining nine individuals suspected of defrauding investors through fake cryptocurrency and stock platforms. In Fălești, a 20-year-old man has been sent to trial for his role as a courier in an organized crime group that manipulated a victim into taking a 90,000 lei loan under the guise of canceling fraudulent debts.