Romania seizes $7M from crypto entrepreneur linked to Călin Georgescu
On Saturday, $7 million were reportedly seized from the home of a crypto entrepreneur in Romania, during a high-profile investigation into financing election fraud. 36-year-old Bogdan Peșchir is best known by his TikTok handle “bogpr” for handing out bundles of cash to fellow creators. However, Peschir has made headlines for allegedly sending $381,000 to various TikTok accounts that have relentlessly promoted Romania’s surprise presidential front-runner, Călin Georgescu. Far-right, pro-Russian independent Georgescu abruptly appeared on Romania’s political stage just weeks before the first voting round in late November. About 25,000 TikTok accounts with a combined following of 8 million were suddenly dedicated to promoting this obscure, anti-NATO engineer. Weeks later, over 9.4 million Romanians cast their first ballots; Georgescu shocked the nation when he came out on top. Călin Georgescu via Politico. His sudden popularity has been categoriz...