Romanian football club chairman accused of embezzlement, money laundering

Marin C., the owner of Pandurii Targu Jiu football club and coal magnate, will be interrogated by the district police in connection with accusations of a whole series of misdemeanors ranging from money laundering to forgery, the local media reported, Nov. 13.  

“Marin C., the chairman of the administration board of Pandurii Targu Jiu Sports Club, was brought […] to the Prosecution’s Office of the Gorj tribunal in order to be heard in the file in which he has been detained for 24 hours for fraud, embezzlement, forgery of documents [and] money laundering,” Romanian news website nineoclock.ru reported.

The forgeries and money laundering are reportedly connected to obtaining loans for the Pandurii Targu Jui club and the forgery of contracts for meal vouchers for mining company employees.