Corporate Crime in Romania

• In Event: Money Laundering and Fraud Around the World

Abstract

The presentation aims to offer an overview on corporate crime in Romania. It is to be noted that criminal liability of corporations has been consecrated in the Romanian legal system since 2006. Even after all this time, there is still some reticence in engaging the liability of such persons which are not “in the flesh”. The past years have nonetheless shown an emergency of cases in this area, where the most common crimes perpetrated by corporations are related to tax dodging, fraud (especially against EU funds), money laundering and involuntary homicide or bodily injuries, especially in employment related cases. The study will present relevant data concerning such issues and will discuss some of the most important cases in this area.

Author

• Andra Trandafir, University of Bucharest