1st Bulgarian Ex Minister Officially Charged with Embezzlement

Emiliya Maslarova has slammed the goings-on as a scenario, concocted to discredit her, and has promised full cooperation so that the truth may win. Photo by BGNES

The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office has submitted with the Court official charges against Emiliya Maslarova, former Socialist Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the previous Three-Way Coalition cabinet.

Maslarova is charged with large-scale embezzlement for depriving the State treasury of BGN 11 M.

The sum was destined for renovation works of a social home in the southern city of Stara Zagora. In order to misappropriate the funds, after payments were made to the building contractor, the money has been diverted by fake invoices and cooking of the accounting books.

Other defendants in the case are Maslarova's Deputy, Dimitar Dimitrov, her Chief Secretary, Ivan Penev, and a family friend, Ventsislav Draganov along with Mihail Metodiev and Rosen Stefanov for misleading employees of the Social Ministry by preparing false protocols for non-existent construction works at the social home.

In connection with upcoming trial, measures to restrict and freeze Maslarova's Draganov's and Metodiev's assets have been undertaken.

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