{"id":10269,"date":"2026-05-21T08:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10269"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:01:37","slug":"european-prosecutors-office-says-romanian-mayor-caught-red-handed-while-receiving-bribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10269","title":{"rendered":"European Prosecutor\u2019s Office says Romanian mayor caught red-handed while receiving bribe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mayor of Budusl\u0103u, Bihor county, has been charged with passive corruption after being caught red-handed while receiving part of a bribe linked to an EU-funded agricultural infrastructure contract, the European Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office (EPPO) announced. The investigation concerns a project financed through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).<\/p>\n

According to prosecutors from the EPPO, the mayor allegedly requested a bribe equal to 5% of the value of a public contract worth around EUR 770,000 (RON 4 million) for agricultural road modernization works.<\/p>\n

Investigators said the mayor, who also acted as the local authority\u2019s financial officer, allegedly asked a company representative for approximately EUR 38,500 (RON 200,000) in exchange for ensuring the smooth implementation of the contract and accelerating payments related to the EU-funded project. He is suspected of having received the money in several installments, including around EUR 28,800 (RON 150,000) on May 19, when he was allegedly caught in the act.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mayor has now been charged with passive corruption. He has been placed under judicial control for 60 days, which includes a ban on leaving the country and a prohibition on exercising his duties as mayor during that period,\u201d the EPPO announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The investigation is being carried out with support from Romanian police and anti-organized crime units, including the Timi\u0219oara Special Operations Brigade and the Timi\u0219oara Brigade for Combating Organized Crime.<\/p>\n

The European Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office noted that all individuals involved are presumed innocent until proven guilty by Romanian courts.<\/p>\n

irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n

(Photo source: Eppo.europa.eu)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The mayor of Budusl\u0103u, Bihor county, has been charged with passive corruption after being caught red-handed while receiving part of a bribe linked to an EU-funded agricultural infrastructure contract, the European Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office (EPPO) announced. The investigation concerns a project financed through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). According to prosecutors from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}