2 High-Ranking Officials in Bulgaria Arrested for Money Laundering

on Sunday, December 10, 2006
Crime: 8 December 2006, Friday.

Two high-ranking officials at Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Ministry have been arrested, reportedly for money laundering.

The operation that led to their arrest was carried out by the Prosecutor's Office and the National Security Service.

One of the arrested officials is the head of the Information and communication services directorate Pavel Pavlov. He was arrested with a large sum of money. A woman subordinate to him was the other arrested individual. A citizen has also been detained.

The operation was carried out in connection with a legal procedure for malfeasance in office regarding public procurements.

The police are searching the homes of the arrested individuals and are looking for documents and other pieces of evidence.

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