Notarial office secretary detained in Bucharest for fraud worth 328,000 lei
An employee of a notarial office in Sector 3 forged documents and signatures in order to appropriate money from clients. The total estimated damage exceeds 328,000 lei.
Employee of Sector 3 notarial office accused of forging dozens of documents
A secretary of a notarial office in Sector 3 of Bucharest has been detained for 24 hours, accused of fraud, material falsification of official documents and use of forgery, according to goldring.ro. The woman is suspected of exploiting her job responsibilities to draw up forged notarial deeds and to collect sums of money from clients, for personal gain.
According to the Bucharest Police, the offences allegedly took place between September 2025 and 27 April 2026. The suspect allegedly counterfeited the signatures of the public notaries in the office and handed the resulting documents to clients as authentic and certified acts. The value of services and notarial fees collected from clients did not reach the financial records of the office, but was allegedly appropriated directly by the employee.
The investigation was initiated following a report from a public notary working in the same office, who reported suspicious activity by his subordinate. The inquiry carried out by officers from Section 13 revealed a total estimated damage of approximately 328,000 lei.
The documents administered in the case indicate 25 material acts of fraud, 26 material acts of use of forgery, 37 forged notarial documents and 16 forged invoices.
On Tuesday, 3 November, police officers, supported by gendarmes from IJJ Ilfov, conducted a search of a home in Ilfov County, where the suspect was identified and brought to the police station for questioning. On Wednesday, 4 November, she is to be presented to the prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Court of Sector 3, with a legal proposal, with the investigation continuing under the supervision of this prosecutor's office.
Source: Google News RO — Crime (ro)