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Criminal investigations in Romania

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Romanian authorities have launched investigations into several major criminal operations. DIICOT executed 60 search warrants across Neamț, Iași, and Suceava counties targeting two criminal groups of Romanian and Moldovan ~~citizens. These groups are~~ citizens accused of cigarette smuggling with international reach into Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In a separate investigation, authorities are looking into a real estate fraud scheme in Bucharest and surrounding areas. More than 50 victims reportedly lost an estimated 16 million lei after being sold the same apartments multiple times through the Oxy Residence 2 project. Investigators are examining charges of serious fraud and money laundering involving shell companies. New developments indicate the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is now investigating a suspected €7 million fraud involving IT procurement projects funded by EU mechanisms, such as the PNRR. ~~This~~ The probe ~~focuses on~~ is examining whether public tenders were manipulated to favor specific providers through the use of identical or copied documentation. Additionally, ~~investigations~~ other criminal probes have ~~expanded to include~~ emerged, including a tax evasion scheme in the Moldovan construction sector involving over 7 million lei, and the arrest of a former university rector Dănuț Epure in Constanța in connection with a continuous pimping investigation involving the rental of properties for prostitution.

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