Descendant of Mikes family accused of embezzlement and money laundering at Secuiana trousers factory
Prosecutors in Covasna will refer Gregor R. C., heir to the Mikes family from Zabola, to trial for embezzlement and money laundering worth 9.2 million lei at the Secuiana trousers factory in Târgu Secuiesc.
Descendant of Mikes family accused of embezzlement and money laundering at Secuiana trousers factory
Prosecutors at the Prosecutor's Office attached to Covasna Tribunal intend to refer Gregor R. C., a descendant of the Mikes family from Zabola, to trial for embezzlement and money laundering. The estimated damage amounts to 9.2 million lei, equivalent to approximately 1.85 million euros.
According to investigators, during the period 2 November 2021 – 28 October 2024, the defendant together with Gy. Botond, in his capacity as chief executive officer, would have systematically misappropriated funds from the Secuiana trousers factory in Târgu Secuiesc. The two allegedly resorted to 128 fraudulent transactions, using documents attesting to fictitious legal relationships, false loans and non-existent compensations. The money was transferred rapidly through successive banking operations.
Gregor R. C. acquired the majority share package of the factory in November 2021, from which point, prosecutors contend, the draining of the treasury began. At the time of takeover, Secuiana, founded in 1968, was one of Romania's most important clothing manufacturers, with over 700 employees and significant exports to Western Europe and North America. In 2020, the company had recorded a net profit of 3.6 million lei.
In parallel with the draining of accounts, the factory accumulated record losses of over 18 million lei in the past two years, and has recently been forced to request the opening of insolvency proceedings. Investigators have imposed extended precautionary measures on the assets of the defendants.
The Mikes family from Zabola has become known in recent years also in the context of a scandal involving the pardoning of a convict for paedophilia, a case in which suspicions emerged of possible intervention at the level of the presidential administration. Moreover, the Zabola Estate property, owned by the family, has benefited from significant financing from the Hungarian state for development.
Source: Transtelex
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