Cătălin Voicu (born 21 March 1965) is a
Romania
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n politician, member of the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
Fo ...
, and member of
Parliament of Romania
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in 2004–2008 and 2008–2012 legislature. Voicu was adviser of the
President of Romania
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,
Ion Iliescu
Ion Iliescu (; born 3 March 1930) is a Romanian politician and engineer who served as President of Romania from 1989 until 1996 and from 2000 until 2004. Between 1996 and 2000 and also from 2004 to 2008, the year in which he retired, Iliescu ...
, from 2000 until 2004.
Controversies
On 10 December 2009, Raphael Voicu was invited for questioning by the
National Anticorruption Directorate
The National Anticorruption Directorate ( ro, Direcția Națională Anticorupție (DNA)), formerly National Anticorruption Prosecution Office ( ro, Parchetul Național Anticorupție), is the Romanian agency tasked with preventing, investigating ...
. He was later arrested and investigated for corruption and trafficking in influence. The main accusations were based on phone calls between him and various other individuals. After almost 16 months of preventive detention, on 19 July 2010, he was released from jail. In June 2012 he was sentenced to five years in traffic of influence case
. The prosecutors considered that he had built up "a criminal network based on bribery, intimidation and extortion". On 22 April 2013 he was convicted to 7 years in prison.
Catalin Voicu, condamnat definitiv la 7 ani de inchisoare cu executare. Omul de afaceri Marius Locic - 4 ani cu executare / Fostul judecator Florin Costiniu si afaceristul Costel Casuneanu - cate 4 ani cu suspendare"
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As of February 20 ...
'', April 22, 2013
See also
* List of corruption scandals in Romania
References
External links
Senator Catalin Voicu Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Corruption
Catalin Voicu released form custody: “I’m completely innocent!”
Anticorruption prosecutors ask for Senator Catalin Voicu to be re-arrested
Rumänien: Machtkampf und Schlammschlacht unter korrupten Politikern
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Living people
1965 births
Politicians from Bucharest
Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania)
Members of the Senate of Romania
Romanian politicians convicted of corruption