Searches were carried out this morning in a case of swindle in which 25 business entities were caused damage totaling over 7 million lei. Twenty persons are investigated in this case. Among them are detainees, some of whom do life, IPN reports.

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases said the searches were conducted at a number of addresses, including at two penitentiaries.



The scam involved three agricultural companies. Two of them were founded in 2021 and were managed by former prisoners. The third company was started earlier, but worked based on a fake stamp. Last summer, the organizers created a call center that identified companies operating in the agricultural sector, which expressed interest in selling agricultural products, as potential victims. Latter, they contacted the companies and collected the agricultural products from business entities with the promise that the payments will be made in several days, but no money was transferred. The products were immediately sold to other companies.

Following the filed complaints, there were started 25 criminal cases that were merged into one case. Eight persons water arrested and are to be remanded in custody. Another seven investigated persons are detainees who will be transferred to another jail on a temporary basis so as to ensure the efficiency of the investigation. Three more persons were arrested earlier.