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DIICOT prosecutors sued three defendants, accused of falsifying and putting into circulation tens of thousands of 100 lei notes, known as “Super Leo”.
According to a DIICOT statement, the three defendants are accused of forming an organized criminal group, counterfeiting money, complicity in counterfeiting currency, placing counterfeit securities into circulation, possession of counterfeiting tools and fraud.
Prosecutors claim that between 2014 and June 24, 2020, The leader of the group, with the support of the rest of the partners, forged 23,042 100 lei notes, of which 22,716 were put into circulation, thus producing a total damage of 2,271,600 lei.
The fakes were so well done that the researchers had them called Super Leo.
“At the level of the Directorate of Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism – Central Structure, activities were carried out to monitor the phenomenon of placement of this type of forgeries, and as a consequence of the superior quality of reproduction, since they are made in polymer and imitating all security features intended for the public (including micro-perforations, iridescent tape, latent image, transparent window, color-changing ink, printing visible in ultraviolet light), false almost impossible to identify by persons in possession of them, was coded under the Name
Prosecutors argue that in all cases where witnesses, business unit tellers or other financial institutions were identified, “None of them could give informational support because at the time of collection they did not realize that the ticket was a forgery”.
„However, after the corroboration of the data of the approximately 800 criminal cases registered at the national level that had as their object 100 denomination banknotes, of the type of forgery known under the generic name
The case was sent to trial at the Bucharest Court.
The world’s largest plastic banknote counterfeiter
DIICOT prosecutors captured the world’s largest plastic banknote counterfeiter in June. He and the group he led produced 1,365 counterfeit 100 lei notes, the best counterfeits in Romanian history, according to a DIICOT statement.
Prosecutors today carried out five house searches, within the municipality of Bucharest and the city of Busteni, in a case aimed at dismantling an organized criminal group. He specializes in the commission of the crimes of counterfeiting of currency, complicity in counterfeiting currency, circulation of counterfeit securities, complicity in the circulation of counterfeit securities, possession of instruments for counterfeiting, complicity in the possession of instruments for counterfeiting. of values, deception and complicity in deception, according to DIICOT.
In the spring of 2014, three individuals formed a criminal group organized for the purpose of committing crimes of counterfeiting currency, circulating counterfeit securities, possession of tools for counterfeiting securities, and fraud, a group that still operates today. of which the counterfeiting activity of a quantity of 17065 banknotes of the 100 lei denomination was documented, the damage of which amounts to approximately 1706500 lei, prosecutors say.
The leader of the criminal group had the role of coordinating the other members, getting involved in the acquisition / possession of materials and tools necessary for counterfeiting, in counterfeiting coins and putting them into circulation, thus deceiving several people.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that, in a relatively short period of time, the group leader managed to produce the best counterfeits in Romanian history and become the world’s largest plastic banknote counterfeiter.
Prosecutors and police monitored the way the money was placed. “Due to the superior quality of reproduction, being made in polymeric support and imitating all the safety features intended for the public (including micro-perforations, iridescent tape, latent image, transparent window, color-changing ink, UV visible printing) , false almost impossible to identify by the people who come to their power, that is why it was generically called “SUPER LEU”. “, is shown in the statement.
The evolution of this type of counterfeiting in 2014 was spectacular, being for the first time in the history of counterfeiting in Romania when it was identified in the financial circuit especially in cash processing centers, which practically removed the moment from the circulation of the moment. ticket identification. In all the situations in which witnesses were identified (cashiers of commercial units or other financial institutions – commercial banks) none of them could provide informational support since they did not realize at the time of collection that the ticket was a forgery.
Publisher: DC
