The Political Investigations Group requested the examination of the following suspicious transaction:
1. The buying by Băsescu Traian of a property situated in Şoseaua Bucureşti Ploieşti 137B (...) This acquisition represents an operation whereby Băsescu has laundered an amount of 280.000 dollars the origin of which he cannot justify .
2. The buying and selling by Băsescu Traian of a land plot in Aleea Privighetorilor.
On October 15, 2002, Traian Basescu came to the ABN AmroBank bank with a bag of money and e deposited $ 110,000 cash. Although the National Prevention and Control of Money Laundering Office ought to refer to this operation, this did not happen.
According to his own public statements, Traian Basescu did not have any accounts or cash money available to be able to purchase the property from Bucharest - Ploiesti. On March 25, 2002, Traian Basescu told Mediafax: "In terms of money, I have enough to start to build my house and not enough to finish it."
In June 2002, in an interview with National Journal, Traian Basescu said: "I cannot sell the land (of Aleea Privighetorilor), although I would like to, because until December 31 I cannot build the house that I need . (....) I cannot get a loan at the level where I need to build the house, so I’ll have to sell the land in Aleea Privheghetorilor."
Therefore, on 21 October 2002, Traian Băsescu and his wife paid $ 280,000 cash for the property purchase situated on Bucharest – Ploiesti 137b.
- Without using money from their accounts;
- Without having this amount of money legally;
- Without using the money obtained from the sale of land in Aleea Privighetorilor.