Romanian prosecutors are investigating Calin Georgescu, the pro-Russian former frontrunner in the country’s canceled 2024 presidential election, over an alleged €1.1 million ($1.26 million) fraud scheme and the formation of an organized crime group. Prosecutors said Georgescu and two other suspects persuaded a businessman from Buzau county to provide the money by claiming they could help secure a credit line of up to €15 million from a foreign financial institution. His home was raided early Monday, and he was brought in for questioning but declined to comment. Georgescu denies wrongdoing and is already on trial in two separate cases involving alleged attempts to disrupt national security and the promotion of Romania’s illegal 1930s fascist leaders. Romania’s election was canceled in December 2024 over suspected Russian interference, which Moscow denied, and rerun in May 2025, when pro-European centrist President Nicusor Dan won. Prosecutors have described broader hybrid attacks involving cyberattacks, public events and online disinformation linked to pro-Russian propaganda channels.