By Jaroslaw Adamowski
November 27 – Romanian prosecutors from the Directorate for the Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) have launched a probe into the two main shareholders of the Petrolul Ploiesti club, Daniel and Nicolae Capra, and Marius Bucuroiu, the side’s general manager. The three club officials were arrested together with four others on the suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering.
According to estimates released by the directorate, the suspects caused the Romanian state an aggregate damage of €15.4 million, reported local daily Gandul.
Romanian prosecutors say that the investigated activities have taken place in the club since 2012. The country-wide investigation covers a wide range of companies and other entities based in Bucharest, Constanta, Prahova, Buzau, Salaj, Giurgiu and Braila, with a total of 19 people suspected of taking part in the alleged criminal group.
Petrolul Ploiesti currently competes in Liga I, the top tier of Romania’s professional football league. The side is based in Ploiesti, in the country’s southern county of Prahova, and operates a stadium fitted with a seating capacity of some 15,500, according to data released by the club.
Petrolul’s domestic achievements include winning Romanian championship in 1930, 1958, 1959 and 1966.
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