Romanian USR Party Employee Accused of Embezzling Over 400,000 Lei

Prosecutors in Romania have indicted a financial officer from a branch of the Save Romania Union (USR) party, accusing her of embezzling more than 400,000 lei. The suspect allegedly transferred party funds repeatedly into a company account before moving them to her personal bank accounts.

According to investigators, the woman is being prosecuted for continuous embezzlement, with 47 separate acts identified. Between April 25 and July 19, 2024, she is accused of misappropriating a total of 412,750 lei from two party accounts she managed. The indictment states she acted with a single criminal intent throughout this period.

During the investigation, the suspect returned 162,750 lei of the stolen amount. The USR party has joined the case as a civil party, seeking to recover the remaining 250,000 lei. To secure the recovery of the damages and potential legal costs, prosecutors have placed a lien on a property owned by the suspect.

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In essence, it was established that during the period 25.04.2024 - 19.07.2024, the defendant D.I.C., in her capacity as financial officer within a branch in Bucharest of a political party, repeatedly misappropriated, based on the same criminal resolution, the total sum of 412,750 lei from the sums of money she managed.