Fake magistrate from Bistrița-Năsăud detained after collecting €50,000
A 34-year-old man from Monariu has been detained for 24 hours after impersonating a magistrate and taking €50,000 from two individuals.
34-year-old man caught red-handed after impersonating prosecutor
Jurnalul.ro reports that a 34-year-old man from the locality of Monariu, Bistrița-Năsăud County, was detained for 24 hours on Monday, 9 November, following a red-handed arrest operation organised by police officers from the Criminal Investigation Service, under the coordination of the Prosecutor's Office attached to Bistrița-Năsăud Court.
The man is being investigated for trafficking in influence, soliciting influence, material forgery in official documents and use of forgery.
He posed as a magistrate and promised favourable case outcomes
According to investigators, the suspect allegedly presented himself as a magistrate at a prosecutor's office unit in Bistrița-Năsăud County and claimed to have influence over certain judges and prosecutors. In exchange for the promise that he could intervene to secure favourable outcomes in criminal cases, he allegedly solicited and received approximately €50,000 from two individuals in multiple instalments.
To reinforce his credibility and keep the victims deceived, the man allegedly forged and used several official documents, purportedly issued by prosecutor's offices, courts and structures of the Romanian Police. The documents falsely attested to the favourable resolution of criminal cases.
Caught with €2,000 in cash; home searches conducted
At the moment of red-handed arrest, €2,000 were found on the man — a sum he had allegedly just received from one of the individuals involved — and 1,700 lei.
On the same day, police officers, with the support of the Special Operations Service and the Criminal Forensic Service, conducted four home searches. As a result, €10,000 were seized, allegedly forged documents, storage media, 15 mobile phones and a motor vehicle.
Detained and recommended for preventive arrest
Following the submission of evidence, the man was placed in the Detention and Preventive Arrest Centre of Bistrița-Năsăud County Police Inspectorate. He is to be presented to magistrates with a recommendation for a preventive measure to be imposed.
Investigations continue under the coordination of prosecutors, with a view to documenting the entire criminal activity.
Source: Jurnalul.ro