The National Integrity Agency (ANI) in its report found PSD MP Dan Tudorache, former mayor of Sector 1, innocent and closed his case as he had been under investigation since 2021, after the agency turned itself in based on information from the press.

“Today, in the office of the Verkhovna Rada, I received the ANU decision in an envelope. So the case was closed. I was investigated based on information from the press. They checked from February 2021 to October 2023 and said there was no evidence and closed the case. They themselves reported, so they told me, so it is written in the report, based on certain information from the press. They checked the assets and clearly saw that I have no problems, that I’m fine,” Dan Tudorache told Agerpres.

During all this time, the former mayor says that his image suffered a lot.

“My image suffered a lot, it was trampled. In the near future, I will talk to my lawyers, at the moment I have not made any decision,” said the NSDP deputy.

According to a report by ANI, on 02/03/2021, the Agency officially notified itself that Dan Tudorache, Mayor of Bucharest Sector 1, “made a fortune that exceeds his income”.

“After completing the assessment carried out in the document regarding Tudorace Daniel, Mayor of Sector 1 of Bucharest, no significant differences were found within the meaning of the provisions of Article 18 of Law no. 176/2010,” the ANI assessment report said in its findings announcing that the case had been declassified.

Diamonds confiscated with the help of DNA from Daniel Tudorash are valued at almost 2 million euros

In November 2020, the National Anti-Corruption Directorate announced that former PSD District 1 mayor Daniel Tudorache was being investigated by DNA prosecutors for influence peddling and money laundering, and prosecutors ordered him to pay €1 million bail.

According to DNA, during the period 2008-2018, Daniel Tudorash would receive disproportionately large sums compared to his income and encouraged his wife and housekeeper to hide the illegally obtained money. So, accounts were opened in their name, real estate worth 305,000 euros and 470,000 lei was bought in the name of the ex-wife, as well as jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of euros, including a diamond worth 190,000 euros.

Daniel Tudorash described this file as “abuse” of DNA.

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• List of purchases made by Dan Tudorache through his ex-wife to hide traces of ill-gotten money: houses, jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of euros, including diamonds, shares in a football club – DNA
• The reaction of Tudorache accused of money laundering by DNA: what is the need for such urgency in the case of the alleged facts of 2008?
• What Daniel Tudorash’s wealth declarations look like. All headings, except income from salary, are not filled out
• Diamonds confiscated from ex-mayor Daniel Tudorache are valued at almost 2 million euros – sources