Mayor, targeted by an investigation of the European Prosecutor’s Office

The structure of Iasi of the European Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) carried out, on Wednesday, nine searches in Botosani County, during a fraud investigation and false in documents.

According to a press release, the searches concerned the headquarters of the Coșula City Hall, as well as the homes of the mayor and other civil servants, and properties worth about 400,000 euros were seized.

‘The investigation, carried out with the support of the support structure of the EPPO in Romania, of the Economic Crime Investigation Service within the Botoșani County Police Inspectorate and the County Inspectorate of Gendarmes Botoșani, revealed that the mayor, in his previous capacity as a vice-mayor, was involved in other persons, with other persons, with other persons, with other persons, 3.5 million euros (RON 17,773,006), funded from European funds through the Human Capital Operational Program, a European structural fund for promoting economic and social development ‘, says EPPO.

According to investigators, the current mayor and his accomplices have submitted false documents, including fiscal invoices and minutes of receiving the works, to request the reimbursement of renovation of the housing of persons and disadvantaged families, who in fact have not been carried out. It is assumed that the mayor and the construction company have falsely certified the completion of the works in exchange for the financing. As a result of this action, the suspects would have fraudulently obtained about 238,000 euros in the form of grants.

The searches took place just three days after Neculai Șchiopu was chosen by primary vote of Coșula commune, in partial local elections.