Cristian Pomohaci, definitively convicted because he hid the real income from renting 11 apartments



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Former priest Cristian Pomohaci, currently a popular and religious music singer, was definitively sentenced to one year in prison with suspension, under surveillance, and 90 days of unpaid work for the benefit of the community, for tax evasion.

In this case, Cristian Pomohaci pleaded guilty to renting 11 buildings and declaring a lower income than in reality. The damage caused to the state, 136,572 lei, was paid for by the former priest. He reached a plea deal.

An agreement that was signed on September 25, 2018, but which was delayed for several months even by Pomohaci, who did not show up on time on several occasions.

The final decision was made by the Targu Mures Court of Appeal. According to the sentence, the judges withdrew the request to Pomohaci of the obligation not to leave the territory of Romania.

During the period of supervision, the singer will be required to attend one or more social reintegration programs conducted by the probation service or organized with community institutions.

You must also perform unpaid work for a period of 90 days within or for the benefit of the Rebrisoara Municipality, Bistrita-Nasaud County, or within the Miercurea Niraj Municipality, Mures County.

Decision of the Court of Appeal of Targu Mures, on the court portal.


Tribunal de Mures: Evidence shows guilt

The Court of Mures, the court that admitted in the first instance the agreement of recognition of guilt, motivates that the guilt of the former priest emerges from the evidence administered.

It turned out that the income obtained from the transfer of the use of the 11 previously identified buildings of the administrative departments, corresponding to the period January 2012 – October 2017 was 1,066,099 lei, the equivalent of 238,345 euros, income for which the total amount of 189,633 is owed to the consolidated state budget lei of which 156,618 lei income tax, and the amount of 33,015 lei contribution to social health insurance.

From the evidence provided during the criminal investigation, it also appears that the income declared by the defendant to the tax authorities, related to the 11 buildings and the period indicated above, amounted to 381,612 lei (equivalent to 85,462 euros) for which they were calculated and they paid taxes imposed to the consolidated state budget for a total amount of 53,061 lei, of which 41,931 lei represent income tax and 11,130 lei represent the social health insurance contribution.

It turned out that the amount of 684,487 lei (equivalent to 152,883 euros) – which represents income from the transfer of use of 11 properties owned by the defendant and previously identified by indicating the administrative address – was not declared by the defendant to the tax authorities, causing damages to the state budget in the amount of 136,572 lei, of which 114,687 lei represent income tax and the amount of 21,885 lei represents the social health insurance contribution. “

Likewise, the court determined that Pomohaci paid the amount of 136,572 lei to the account of the damages caused, thus paying the full amount, which is why it was ordered to lift the seizure of the insurance applied to the bank accounts.

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