The network of falsification of identity documents, discovered in Romania. Over 100,000 euros find at searches
Prosecutors discovered and confiscated tens of thousands of euros following searches in the file regarding obtaining false Romanian identity documents for people from the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova.
Tens of thousands of euros, confiscated following photo searches: Border Police
Prosecutors have discovered important amounts of money following the searches carried out in the file regarding the illegal issuance of Romanian identity documents for citizens from Russia, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. Over 76,000 euros and 27,000 lei were raised by the authorities.
Officials involved in falsifying identity
The investigation concerns a well -organized network, in which four civil servants supported foreign citizens to obtain illegally Romanian identity documents. According to the General Inspectorate of Border Police (IGPF), “The beneficiaries were taken in space for amounts of money, about 100 euros per person, in immovable buildings or in buildings that in reality does not exist ”.
In this case, two officials from a local community public service for the records of the people were detained for 24 hours, and the other two are under judicial control.
Documents in white and fictitious home
Following the 93 searches carried out on Thursday in Suceava county, prosecutors identified requests for issuing documents in white, signed by the so-called “hosts“, But without the data of the beneficiaries being completed. The requests were accompanied by all the documents necessary to process the request.
More serious, the investigators discovered that in some cases the owners of the buildings had no knowledge that other citizens officially live in their spaces, indicating that the documents were completed and submitted without their knowledge.
Over 1,700 people with fake identities in Romania
“In the course of 2023 – 2024, in the radius of a Population record service have set their domicile fictitious Over 1,700 people born in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova or other states”, The IGPF statement states.
The investigation, carried out by the border guards under the coordination of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, aims to destroy a network that acted through some officials within a population and town hall service.
Extended searches
On Tuesday, border guards carried out over 200 searches in this file, under the coordination of the same case prosecutor. In total, the judicial actions targeted the false computer in continuous form and the illegal issuance of identity documents.
The investigation is in full swing, and the authorities do not exclude new restraints or the extension of investigations on other persons involved.
