Romania: Romanian former presidential candidate C?lin Georgescu picked up (…)

September 21, 2026

Romanian former presidential candidate C?lin Georgescu picked up in EUR 1.1 million fraud case
Sep 21, 2026

Romanian former presidential candidate C?lin Georgescu picked up in EUR 1.1 million fraud case.

DIICOT prosecutors suspect the far-right, pro-Russian politician deceived several Romanian businessmen, from whom he received more than EUR 1 (…)

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