Searches in Bacău: two union leaders suspected of embezzling €600,000
Two union leaders in Bacău are suspected of using the organisation's funds for personal purchases. The estimated damage exceeds €600,000.
Operation JUPITER: investigation into embezzlement in union circles in Bacău
Prosecutors from the Court of Bacău carried out three residential searches in the county on 6 November, within a case of embezzlement and fraudulent management, Gândul reports. Targeted are two leaders of a union organisation, suspected of having used funds from the union's assets for personal gain. The estimated damage amounts to approximately €600,000.
The action, conducted under the name Operation JUPITER, was coordinated by prosecutors with the support of officers from the Economic Crime Investigation Service of the Bacău County Police. Both offences retained — embezzlement and fraudulent management — are being investigated as continuous crimes.
According to the prosecution, the evidence gathered so far supports reasonable suspicion that, in the period 2021–2023, the two men fraudulently administered the union's assets, causing significant damage. Part of the sums managed is believed to have been used for the purchase of electrical appliances and other personal goods.
Following the searches, investigators found several electrical appliances, which remained in the custody of the suspects, and seized a sum of money. Both men were taken in for questioning.
The prosecutors have not yet ordered preventive measures and have not referred the matter to the judge of rights and freedoms with a proposal for preventive arrest.
Source: Gândul