Head of the Office for the Fight against Money Laundering investigated for High School Forgery – Essential

Investigators are conducting searches on Saturday at the home of the head of the National Office for the Prevention and Fight against Money Laundering, Laurențiu Baranga, who is being investigated in a fraud case. Baranga, newly appointed to head the institution, allegedly forged his high school diploma. IGPR stated that it is being investigated for misleading and misleading various public institutions, by presenting falsified labor documents that have been falsified and later revoked by the competent courts. In the past, Baranga also held the position of Deputy Director of the Office of the National Registry of State Secret Information (ORNISS).

Searches are being carried out at Baranga’s home in Râmnicu Vâlcea, according to Digi24, information also confirmed by IGPR. He received his baccalaureate degree at the age of 32, respectively, in 1999.

“On October 10 of this year, the agents of the Directorate of Investigation of Economic Crimes-IGPR, under the coordination of the Office of the Public Prosecutor attached to the Superior Court of Cassation and Justice – Criminal and Forensic Investigation Section, carried out a search domiciled in the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea.

The activity takes place at the declared address of a public servant, investigated under the aspect of commission of the crime of fraud. The operation is supported by the Directorate of Special Operations of the Romanian Police.

The person in question is being investigated for misleading and misleading various public institutions, by presenting some falsified study documents to the labor file, which were later repealed by the competent courts, ”the IGPR statement reads.

The cited source affirms that, based on falsified study documents, the investigated held an important position in a public institution, works in higher education institutions and currently occupies a high-ranking public position.

The damage claimed so far exceeds 640,000 lei, which represents the gross compensation received from some employers, which will be completed based on all the evidence administered in the case.

Baranga will be transferred to the headquarters of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police.

Barnaga was appointed head of the Office for the Prevention and Fight against Money Laundering in early September, by decision of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban.

According to his CV, he graduated from the Dimitrie Leonida Technical School in Bucharest, at the age of 32. Subsequently, he obtained various degrees and diplomas, including a physician from the University of Wallachia in Târgoviște and a student at the College of National Defense, ARACIS, the National College of Internal Affairs.

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