A former Romanian secret service agent has been arrested for allegedly masterminding an operation that used an Israeli private intelligence firm to intimidate a key anti-corruption official, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Romanian police have seized 11 luxury cars from notorious misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan after the pair were arrested on trafficking charges. The cars were taken in the wake of their high-profile arrest on December 29, with with Romanian investigators confirming the seizures today. Romanian news outlet Gandul published photos it said showed…
DetailsIsraeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz is among group of four Israeli businessmen accused of involvement in real estate corruption scandal in Romania Four attempted to take over state-owned lands in Bucharest through fraud and bribery, reports local media.
One of the largest anti-government protests in Romania’s history took place in its capital city Bucharest to oppose a new government decree which could free dozens of officials jailed for corruption.
The president of the Romanian Senate, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, has been put on trial in a corruption case involving the illegal restitution of the former royal farm Baneasa and a forest in Snagov to Romanian Prince Paul, according to a decision of Romania’s High Court.
Romania has extradited the suspected leader of the country’s Hell’s Angels chapter to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and complicity in attempted murder, police said on Monday. Romanian media identified the man as the biker club’s country branch leader, Marius Lazar, who is wanted for being a member of…
DetailsPoland’s Supreme Court upheld Tuesday the decision of a lower court in the country to refuse to extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski to the United States, where he is wanted for sentencing in a rape case. Polanski, 83, lives in France and has a home in Switzerland, but grew up in Poland, a country he often…
DetailsAcademy Award-winning director Roman Polanski, who has spent the past 40 years on the run following allegations he raped a 13-year-old girl in California, has launched a legal bid to avoid further jail time if he returns to the United States.
Rooman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch and owner of Chelsea FC, has separated from his wife of ten years, Dasha Zhukova, according to reports.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has admitted there has been no progress in its investigation into the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal involving two major state enterprises.
