Romanian fashion designer Adina Buzatu was recently prosecuted for tax evasion and money laundry, in a file here the prejudice exceeds some EUR 22.4 million. She was recently placed under accusation by the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), according to Digi24.

Buzatu is one of the 20 people who were targeted by an investigation in March this year, when 65 house and company headquarters searches were conducted. As many as 120 companies were checked, many of which were set up especially to cover up the fiscal fraud.

According to prosecutors, the network was structured on several layers. They believe that money obtained by selling products were transferred from one company to the other within the tax evasion ring.

Buzatu was questioned on Tuesday morning (August 5). She specializes in men’s wear, and runs a network of stores under the brand Trends by Adina Buzatu.

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(photo source: Trends by Adina Buzatu on Facebook)