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A lawyer sent to trial after allegedly receiving €5,800 and 22,000 lei

The case will be heard at Bălți Court, Central Office. The defendant has not admitted guilt, and some of his assets have been seized.

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In brief

  • According to the prosecution, the lawyer allegedly received money for legal assistance, involving an expert and influencing a judicial decision.
  • The lawyer sent to trial has not admitted guilt.
  • The defendant’s movable and immovable property has been seized to secure a possible fine and special confiscation.

A lawyer will stand trial for fraud and influence peddling, accused of allegedly receiving €5,800 and 22,000 lei in connection with 2 criminal cases. The National Anticorruption Center (NAC) announced on 3 November 2026 that the case had been sent to Bălți Court, Central Office.

What were the payments allegedly for?

The investigation conducted by the NAC together with the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office concerns money the lawyer allegedly obtained from the relatives of 2 brothers charged with hooliganism. One of the brothers was also charged in a case involving driving a vehicle while intoxicated.

According to the prosecution, the lawyer allegedly received €2,200 and 16,000 lei from the person who filed the complaint for legal assistance, without signing the contracts referred to. He allegedly later received another €1,300, claiming he would involve an independent expert to prepare a report supporting a change in the legal classification of the hooliganism offence. Investigators say no expert was involved in that case.

What influence did the lawyer allegedly claim to have?

The lawyer allegedly also requested €3,000, claiming he could influence a more favorable decision in the case involving driving while intoxicated, which was before the Bălți Court of Appeal. According to the prosecution, he later agreed to and received a total of €2,300 and 6,000 lei in 3 installments.

The lawyer’s case will be heard on its merits at Bălți Court, Central Office. The defendant has not admitted guilt.

What measures have been taken against the property?

The lawyer’s movable and immovable property has been seized to secure the enforcement of a possible fine and special confiscation. According to the NAC, influence peddling is punishable by a fine of between 100,000 and 150,000 lei or imprisonment for up to 6 years.

Sending the case to court does not establish the lawyer’s guilt. The accused is presumed innocent until a final court judgment of conviction.

Sources

  1. Centrul Național Anticorupție — Un avocat, investigat de CNA și PA, trimis în judecată pentru escrocherie și trafic de influență. Ar fi primit 5 800 de euro și 22 000 de lei pentru soluționarea favorabilă a două cauze penale

Written with AI assistance from the official sources above and checked by the editors.

What we checked (10 claims and their sources)

Every figure, date and name in the article, with the official source it comes from (in Romanian). The check against sources is automatic, before editor approval.

  1. CNA a publicat informația despre trimiterea dosarului în judecată pe 3 noiembrie 2026. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  2. Avocatul este acuzat de escrocherie și trafic de influență și ar fi primit în total 5.800 de euro și 22.000 de lei în legătură cu două cauze penale. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  3. Ancheta privește doi frați inculpați pentru huliganism, unul dintre ei fiind inculpat și pentru conducerea unui mijloc de transport în stare de ebrietate. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  4. Avocatul ar fi primit 2.200 de euro și 16.000 de lei pentru asistență juridică, fără să încheie contractele respective. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  5. Avocatul ar fi primit încă 1.300 de euro pentru implicarea unui expert independent, însă niciun expert nu ar fi fost implicat. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  6. Avocatul ar fi pretins 3.000 de euro pentru influențarea unei decizii în dosarul aflat la Curtea de Apel Bălți și ar fi primit în trei tranșe 2.300 de euro și 6.000 de lei. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  7. Dosarul a fost transmis Judecătoriei Bălți, sediul Central, iar învinuitul nu și-a recunoscut vinovăția. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  8. Traficul de influență se pedepsește cu amendă de la 100.000 la 150.000 de lei sau cu închisoare de până la 6 ani. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  9. Asupra unor bunuri mobile și imobile ale învinuitului au fost aplicate sechestre pentru garantarea eventualei amenzi și a confiscării speciale. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  10. Persoana acuzată este prezumată nevinovată până la constatarea vinovăției printr-o hotărâre judecătorească definitivă de condamnare. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
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