Prosecutors sent Peșchir to trial on 9 October 2026 over 874 material acts of voter bribery in continued form, linked to the 2024 campaign for Călin Georgescu.
One document cited by Adevărul gives 957,842.23 dollars to 265 voters between 28 March 2024 and 31 January 2025, while Ziare.com cites prosecutors with 290,225.90 dollars.
TikTok confirmed to investigators 381,000 dollars in payments by 'bogpr' between 24 October and 24 November 2024, including after the campaign ended.
Peșchir first contacted Georgescu's team through Areta Ildiko Totoliciu on 13 November 2024, eleven days before the first round of voting.
Peșchir admits making the donations but denies they were conditioned on the recipients' support for Georgescu.
Romanian prosecutors have sent Bogdan Peșchir, a Brașov businessman who posts as 'bogpr' on TikTok, to trial on 9 October 2026 over 874 material acts of voter bribery. The case concerns the 2024 presidential campaign of independent candidate Călin Georgescu, an election since annulled. The file grew from information made public after the Supreme Council of National Defence session of 28 November 2024. In December 2024, prosecutors searched Peșchir's home and company offices in Brașov and seized two phones.
Prosecutors describe three methods. Peșchir allegedly recruited high-profile TikTok influencers, paid them systematically and had them promote Georgescu during live streams. He allegedly sent gifts to voters who had declared a preference and to possible voters, so users came to believe a vote would bring gifts. He also allegedly made direct bank transfers to people open to voting for Georgescu. The platform mechanism works like this: users buy coins with real money, send gifts to creators during live streams, and creators can cash out, with the platform typically keeping around 50%.
A recording dated 24 November 2024, found on the phone of influencer Virgil-Alexandru Zidaru, is titled with the claim that TikTok Romania made the difference, according to documents seen by Mediafax. In it, Zidaru said:
“Online is the fourth power in the state.”
He said people had turned to the internet because Georgescu was not shown enough on television.
Totals differ across the sources. A document cited by Adevărul gives 957,842.23 dollars in benefits to 265 voters between 28 March 2024 and 31 January 2025: 918,681.92 dollars in TikTok gifts and 39,160.31 dollars in six crypto transfers. Ziare.com cites prosecutors with 290,225.90 dollars in gifts and crypto.
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Investigators say 158 people received benefits tied to promoting Georgescu, while for 107 others the aim was to win their support. TikTok confirmed 381,000 dollars in payments by 'bogpr' to accounts involved in promoting the candidate between 24 October and 24 November 2024. Four influencers received more than 67,500 dollars combined, with Zidaru getting 30,723.72 dollars, according to TikTok data that Mediafax cites.
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Documents seen by Mediafax show Peșchir first contacted Georgescu's campaign on 13 November 2024, through Areta Ildiko Totoliciu, who recruited supporters, eleven days before the first round. He offered 'a few ideas and a lot of money' and proposed a TikTok account that would broadcast Georgescu content daily. On 23 November, Georgescu's official account accepted contact, and the exchange covered bets on the result. In the arrest report, an unidentified user accused Peșchir of paying influencers who only wanted money. Peșchir replied:
“I have been following Călin Georgescu for years.”
Peșchir acknowledges the donations but denies that they were conditioned on support for the candidate. Judicial sources say prosecutors found his explanations did not justify the financial effort he made during the campaign. Georgescu declared 'zero costs' for his campaign at the time. The sources give no hearing date.
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Prosecutors accuse Brașov businessman Bogdan Peșchir of giving 265 voters gifts and crypto worth 957,842.23 dollars to back Călin Georgescu in the 2024 presidential race, according to figures cited from the file.
AI text based on reports by Stirile ProTV, adevarul.ro, Mediafax.ro and other publishers. Published .