Dan Besciu, associate and administrator at Euroconstruct 98 Trading was arrested on Thursday by DIICOT prosecutors in an embezzlement, tax evasion and money laundering case worth RON 34 million in damages.
Along with Besciu, the following businessmen were arrested:
– Josef Hornegger, administrator of SC Swietelsky Constructii Feroviare SRL
– Alexandru Horpos and Vlad Ionel Vamesu, associates and administrators for SC Straco Group SRL.
DIICOT prosecutors conducted several searches at CFR Calatori offices and other companies’ headquarters. Following the searches, 8 people were called in for questioning, with the aforementioned four being detained. The searches followind an expansion of investigation in the file that includes Dragos Nedelcu, administrator for Nuts Consulting SRL and Pathwaz Advisors; Bogdan Mitu, administrator Tape Computer; senators Gabriel Mutu and Ernest Caloianu.
According to the investigators, between 2011-2014, Dragos Nedelcu, Marin Baicu (administrator SC Baicons Impex SRL, SC LGB Transark SRL and SC Vio Top SRL), Dan Besciu, peter Praher and Josef Horneger initiated a criminal group with the intent of obtaining large sums of money from public funds engaged by companies in the Ministry of Transport’s portfolio (CFR and the Road Authority). The methods they used included staging and running public acquisitions of construction work on the national rail and road networks.
Dragos Nedelcu and Bogdan Mitu have been in detainment for their alleged involvement in the case since October.