Two men who are involved in the international criminal organization

Ventura County, California-a two-year investigation of the fraud department of the public prosecutor's office of the Ventura public prosecutor and the FBI field office in Los Angeles has uncovered an international fraud ring that is tied to a Romanian criminal organization, and two men involved are currently free after the deposit was published.

At the beginning of this month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that the local investigation into 24 search commands by Romanian law enforcement agencies in Murne and Brasov Grafs, which had driven themselves against the crime organized by Romania, had been carried out.

The Romanian authorities confiscated devices that triggered the district prosecutor of Ventura County for cloning ELBT cards (Electronic Benefits Transfer), electronic components, documents, mobile phones, laptops, large money sums and six vehicles associated with the criminal organization.

The international law enforcement measures led to the arrest of 11 people in Romania who added the Ventura County public prosecutor.

According to the FBI, the people arrested in this investigation worked for Mihai Dorneanu, the alleged chairman of the Dorneanu Crime Group, and five other members of the criminal organization were arrested by the FBI and sentenced to the US district court.

“This group benefited well by aiming for susceptible EBT recipients who rely on funds to support their families, and the victims of their basic needs take sacrifices,” said Akil Davis, the deputy director, who is responsible for the FBI of the FBI. “This investigation is another example for FBI agents who work closely with our foreign partners to identify, disrupt and disassemble transnational criminal companies that are illegally entering the United States to carry out criminal activities.”

According to the Ventura public prosecutor's office, two well -known partners of the Dorneanu organized crime group, Paul 'Roman Janecek' Kimpian and Marius Vlaic, were previously arrested by the district prosecutor's offices from Investigations Bureau of Investigation and accused of a dozen Felony counts in connection with several Calks.

In April 2023, both men released their respective bail of $ 50,000 and supposedly removed their GPS ankle monitors before performing from the Ventura district prosecutor.

If you have information about your whereabouts, contact your local law enforcement agency or can report your information and at the same time remain anonymous by calling Ventura County Crime Stopper at 1-800-222-8477.

In October 2023, her news channel dealt with claims about a recent increase in the EBT-specific fraud and found that the problem was nationwide.

“Our office is still obliged to protect residents of Ventura County from fraud and financial exploitation,” said Erik Nasarenko, district prosecutor of Ventura County. “This investigation shows how important the cooperation between local, federal and international law enforcement agencies for the reduction of organized crime groups that aim at public support programs.”