Romania Bun: Romanian Popoviciu corrupt land deal for US Embassy in Romania Updated.
Louis Freeh and Rudy Giuliani articles included.
Romania – US Embassy Land Deal Dig Summary:
2005 Gabriel Popovicui, Romania property developer, established a property agreement with Agronomic Studies and Veterinary Medicine University to develop agricultural land on the north end of Budapest. Popoviciu held a 51% share in the property.
Popoviciu provided authentic appearing paperwork to City Hall indicating he had ownership of the land and obtain permission for the retail and commercial development.
Popoviciu and Baneasa Development constructed Baneasa Shopping City. The property management is currently managed by Bluemarine Holdings, United Arab Emirates.
Baneasa Holdings and the US State Department established a lease agreement for a new embassy compound. No details found in the OBO/ US State Department website archives so no date available. (OBO is Overseas Building and Operations)
The new US embassy compound plot is 11 acres and adjacent to the north end of Baneasa Shopping City.
Feb 2009 Baneasa Holdings was registered in Cyprus.
Mark Gitenstein was appointed US Ambassador to Romania August 28, 2009 – December 14, 2012. Gitenstein served as staffer for Sen Joe Biden and worked on the 2008 VP Transition Team.
US State Department archive records show OBO annual reports list on-going construction of the new US Embassy compound in Baneasa, Budapest, Romania.
Mar 22, 2012 US Embassy in Romania ribbon cutting ceremony. Beau Biden, Attorney General of the State of Delaware, delivered the keynote address.
Dec 2012 Popoviciu prosecuted in Romanian court for complicity to abuse of office against public interests and bribery. Prosecutors estimated the loss to the government at 75 million Euro. Popoviciu was convicted but then appealed the case.
2014 Popoviciu transferred his apartment interests in Olympic Tower, NYC, to his wife and daughter. Estimated purchase of 3 apartments (’04, ’06, ’12) was $8 million. He sold the 2004 apartment to family for $0.
2016 Popoviciu hired Louis Freeh (Freeh Group International Solutions) to appeal his corruption and fraud case in Romanian courts.
Louis Freeh hired Rudy Giuliani as part of his investigative legal team.
Aug 2 2017 Romanian High Court of Cassation and Justice (Appeals Court) affirmed the conviction and sentenced Popoviciu to 7 years prison.
Romanian police went to take Popoviciu into custody but discovered he had had fled.
Aug 14, 2017 Popoviciu was taken into custody in London, UK.
Romania bun posts (articles and sauce):
>>8187486 Romania – US Embassy Land Deal Dig Summary [shown above]
>>8187892 RISE Project: Romanian billionaire Popoviciu owns apartments in NY while facing trial and asset seizure at home (romania-insider Apr 16, 2014)
>>8187910 Romania’s anticorruption prosecutors ask for 14-year prison sentence for Baneasa mall owner (romania-insider May 31, 2016)
>>8187923 Update: Powerful Romanian investor sent to jail for 220-ha real estate fraud, wanted by police (romania-insider Aug 2, 2017)
>>8187940 Statement of Former Federal Judge and Former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh regarding the conviction of Romanian businessman, Gabriel Popoviciu (prnewswire Aug 8, 2017)
>>8187952 Former FBI director defends wanted Romanian investor (romania-insider Aug 10, 2017)
>>8187985 Update: Wanted Romanian investor, detained in London (Romania-insider Aug 14, 2017)
>>8188022 United States Dedicates New Embassy Compound in Bucharest, Romania (US Department of State archives, March 22, 2012)
Ambassador Mark Gitenstein Wikipedia
>>8188035 Former president: If Biden’s son had business in Romania, I would have known (Romania-insider Oct 8, 2019)
>>8188064 Dig on (former) Ambassador Gitenstein's association with Fondul Proprietatea Romania
>>8188089 Louis Freeh Wikipedia
>>8188135 Baneasa Shopping City Wikipedia and lease management company Bluemarine Assetts Holdings (United Arab Emirates)
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