| Author (Person) | Bird, Michael |
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| Series Title | EUObserver |
| Series Details | 02.10.14 |
| Publication Date | 02/10/2014 |
| Content Type | News |
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Romania’s political and business class were rocked in October 2014 by a bribery scandal involving a state deal with Microsoft, which incriminates nine former ministers. The scandal involves tens of millions of euros which have been allegedly hidden in off-shore accounts linked to politicians. The bribe and money laundering system, which began around 2003, allowed the state to circumvent public auctions for IT services and allowed Microsoft to sell their licenses for their operating systems at elevated prices to the state through a third party. A number of senior politicians closely linked to party leaders, as well as MPs and MEPs, were mentioned in the investigation spearheaded by prosecutors from Romania’s National Anti-corruption Department (DNA). |
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| Source Link | http://euobserver.com/political/125868 |
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| Countries / Regions | Romania |
