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Western Romania: mayor of Baia Mare definitively sentenced to 5 years in prison

November 24, 2023

The mayor of Baia Mare, Cătălin Cherecheş, was definitively sentenced to 5 years in prison in the case in which he stands accused of bribery. He was also put on the wanted list after the police did not find him at home or at work. 

Cherecheş was indicted by the DNA on May 20, 2016, for bribery after allegedly receiving RON 70,000 (EUR 14,000) from a person in the management of CS Fotbal Club Municipal Baia Mare to financially support the club. 

The Cluj Court of Appeals rejected...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/mayor-baia-mare-sentenced-prison-nov-2023
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