Government · Cluj-Napoca and Târgu Mureș
Environment Fund inspector in Romania held over alleged 45,000 lei bribe
Prosecutors say the inspector demanded 45,000 lei from a Mureș county company during an October control, then received the money on 22 October, when a search of his home turned up about 90,000 euros.
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In brief
Prosecutors say the inspector asked for 45,000 lei between 15 and 16 October 2026, equal to 30% of the tax the firm owed the Environment Fund for January to September 2026.
The DNA says the suspect received 45,000 lei from the company's representative on 22 October 2026, which prosecutors recorded as a flagrant offence.
A search of the inspector's home on 22 October 2026 found roughly 90,000 euros, which investigators seized to impose a precautionary measure.
The 24-hour detention began on 23 October 2026, and prosecutors will ask the Cluj Tribunal on Friday, 23 October, to order 30 days of preventive arrest.
- Early October 2026Inspector carries out a control at a company in Mureș county
- 15-16 October 2026Inspector allegedly demands 45,000 lei from the company's administrator
- 22 October 2026Company representative hands over 45,000 lei; search of home finds about 90,000 euros
- 23 October 2026Suspect detained for 24 hours; court appearance set for Friday, 23 October
The allegations
Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), through its Cluj territorial service, has ordered criminal proceedings and 24-hour detention of an inspector from the Environment Fund Administration (AFM) for alleged bribe-taking, starting 23 October 2026. According to investigators, the inspector demanded 45,000 lei from the administrator of a company in Mureș county between 15 and 16 October 2026. The demand came during a control he had carried out at the start of October at that firm. The sum equals 30% of the tax the company would have owed the Environment Fund for January to September 2026.
What he allegedly offered
In return, the inspector allegedly promised to help the company declare waste electrical and electronic equipment in a way that would lower its payments to the fund. He also allegedly assured the administrator that he would fix the irregularities already recorded, along with any problems future inspections might uncover. On 22 October 2026, a representative of the company handed the suspect 45,000 lei, and prosecutors caught the handover in the act. The DNA communiqué described that moment in these words:
“On 22 October 2026, the suspect received 45,000 lei from the company's representative, at which point anti-corruption prosecutors established the flagrant offence.”
Search and seizure
The same day, prosecutors searched the inspector's home and found about 90,000 euros. Investigators said the money was seized to impose a precautionary measure. Investigators from the Economic Crime Investigation Service of the Mureș County Police Inspectorate supported the prosecutors in the case.
Next steps
The inspector was informed of his procedural status and the charges under article 309 of the Romanian Code of Criminal Procedure. On Friday, 23 October 2026, he is due to appear before the Cluj Tribunal, where prosecutors will request preventive arrest for 30 days. The 24-hour detention runs from 23 October 2026, so the court decision on pre-trial custody will come within that window.
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Sources and context
- Stirile ProTVEnvironment Fund inspector detained for 45,000 lei bribe. What he allegedly promised company representativesInspector al Fondului pentru Mediu, reținut pentru mită de 45.000 de lei. Ce le-ar fi promis reprezentanților unei firme - Știrile ProTV · original in Romanian
- Ziare.comEnvironment Fund inspector caught flagrante delicto with 45,000 lei bribe. What DNA prosecutors discovered in his homeInspector de la Fondul pentru Mediu, prins în flagrant cu 45.000 de lei mită. Ce au descoperit procurorii DNA în locuința sa · original in Romanian
- Digi24Environmental inspector caught flagrante delicto receiving 45,000 lei bribe. What he allegedly promised in exchange for the moneyInspector de mediu, prins în flagrant când primea 45.000 de lei mită. Ce ar fi promis în schimbul banilor · original in Romanian
- G4Media.roInspector at the Environment Fund Administration detained for bribe-takingInspector la Administrației Fondului pentru Mediu, reținut pentru luare de mită · original in Romanian
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