The head of the officers of the court suspected of tax evasion amounting to EUR 3m

The head of the Chamber of Officers of the Court upon the Bucharest Court of Appeals has been detained for tax evasion. Dorina Gon?a is suspected of rolling the fees through phantom companies in view of avoiding to pay taxes to the state, digi24.ro informs. The prosecutors have detained three more people under investigation in the same case, the damage to the state amounting to over EUR 3 million. The Court of Appeal was to decide on Tuesday whether the four will be arrested.
Eight people are allegedly behind the business. Their homes and offices of several companies were searched by investigators. Among the 15 addresses where they have conducted searches include Dorina Gon?’s home and office.
“During 2011-2014, the representatives of several companies and of officers of the court have recorded in the accounting records fictitious commercial transactions with the aim of avoiding the payment of taxes. The damage amounts to EUR 3 million,” said Chief Commissary Aurelia Dobre.
The mechanism by which the Romanian state has been damaged is simple, the main rollers being several phantom companies, the same source reports.
Dorina Gon?a is suspected of transferring large sums of money in the accounts of several phantom companies from which allegedly had purchased electronics and consultancy. The money has been directed to offshore companies in Cyprus and Seychelles controlled by businessman Ciprian Nistor, also investigated. Subsequently, the money was withdrawn by him and invested in real estate and land in Romania.
Police conducted searches and have taken all documents belonging to Dorina Gon?a since 2011.
Dorina Gon? is one of the most well known officers of the court in Bucharest. She is known for cashing huge fees from ministries or state companies. Allegedly she cashed in EUR 600,000 from the Ministry of Transport for the recovery of debts from CFR (Romanian Railway Company). Other fees were paid by the Ministry of Education, Electrica SA, the District 2 city hall and DISTRIGAZ.