Former Finance Minister Darius Vâlcov, sentenced at the beginning of May to 6 years in prison in the “paintings file” and wanted internationally, surrendered near Naples, according to G4Media sources.
Conform a publication from NaplesVâlcov surrendered to agents from the local police station in Portici.
Vâlcov, former mayor of Slatina and minister in the governments of Ponta and Dăncilă, was one of Liviu Dragnea’s most loyal collaborators.
Darius Vâlcov was away in Italy a few months ago, according to official sources. He was absent from several terms of the Supreme Court trial.
In 2018, a panel of 3 magistrates from the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) sentenced Darius Vâlcov to 8 years in prison for corruption in the first instance.
Vâlcov was accused in two criminal cases pending before the courts of a damage of almost 3 million euros and has seized money and goods (including 3 gold bars, 172 paintings and pieces of furniture) worth only 2 million Of euro.
Although in this file, Vâlcov is accused by the DNA of embezzlement and a damage of more than 9 million lei (almost 2 million euros), the court found him guilty only of a damage of 6.2 million lei. According to the indictment, in this case alone, Vâlcov has seized over 7.2 million lei of money and goods, including 3 gold bars and 172 paintings. So, 1 million lei more than what the court found him guilty of.
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2023-05-23 20:08:41
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