site.btaBulgarian Courts Grant Actions for Forfeiture of Lv 800,000-Plus Worth of Illegal Assets

Three Bulgarian courts have granted actions for the forfeiture of illegal assets worth over 800,000 leva brought by the Commission for Anti-Corruption and Illegal Assets Forfeiture, the Commission said on Wednesday.

By a judgment of the Veliko Tarnovo Appellate Court, 451,046 leva were confiscated from a former director of the Road Transport Administration Executive Agency after he was charged with bribery and participation in an organized crime group.

The Razgrad District Court rendered an enforceable judgment on the forfeiture of assets worth 229,245 leva owned by two persons charged with participation in an armed organized crime group and procuration of women.

The Varna Appellate Court issued a judgment confiscating 168,864 leva from two persons charged with tax offences.