“The perpetrators acted by misleading and deceiving a Romanian businessmen … the members of the organized crime group aimed to obtain the financial guarantees deposited by the victim to access the respective credits,” a DIICOT press release noted.
The group allegedly failed to deliver on its promises, and the victim lost “more than €1.1 million.”
The former presidential candidate is already facing two other criminal cases: one over allegedly acting against Romania’s constitutional order by planning a violent coup, and another over allegedly promoting fascist ideology.
Commenting on the earlier investigations, Georgescu protested his innocence and said the cases were “politically motivated.”
Several dozen supporters of Georgescu gathered Monday in front of the DIICOT headquarters, where he will be brought in for questioning, Romanian media reported.