Florin Salam had the first reaction to the criminal case opened in his name, the manelist claimed that he returned the sums of money to the affected persons. Florin Salam has been detained by the police and is being investigated for fraud with a loss of 18,000 euros, he is accused of taking money in advance from several people for singing, but did not show up at the promised events.

Artist Florin SalamPhoto: Inquam Photos / George Călin

Singer Manele said that “immediate cleaning will be carried out”, and about the money from the events for which he did not show up, he said that “they are being returned”.

This is the second time in the past month that Salam has been arrested by the police, he was also charged with fraud in another case, after a man from Dambovitsa accused him of paying him €5,500 to sing at his wedding, but the maneleist did not appear

The Metropolitan Police announced in a press release that Section 2 officers carried out three searches in Bucharest in a criminal investigation into three fraud offences, causing losses of approximately €18,000. The police note that a complaint was registered by three people who reported that “they paid certain sums to a person for providing certain musical services, but he did not fulfill the agreement and did not return the received money.”

The notices were filed on April 12, 2023, January 16, 2024, and February 21, 2024. Judicial sources told HotNews.ro that it is about the singer Florin Salam.