The prosecuting magistracy has issued an indictment against Krassimir Nedelchev, former deputy director of the Agriculture State Fund, Sofia City Prosecutor Nikolai Kokinov said on Friday.

Nedelchev was charged with receiving a bribe of 357,000 leva and money laundering, reports BTA.

The prosecutor argues that Nedelchev received bribes to help companies win SAPARD financing for their projects.

According to the indictment, Nedelchev ordered on May 25, 2004, that 375,000 leva held in his personal account with DSK Bank be turned into euro and transferred to an account with Investbank.
On June 8, 2004, the money was credited to a Roseximbank account.

Nedelchev was charged with receiving 10,000 leva in his official capacity from Ivelina Kapralova to approve a project which applied for SAPARD financing for the purchase of animals and meat processing machines, to be used by Toncho Tonev. Kapralova was charged with bribery.

Nedelchev was also charged with defrauding Georgi Georgiev of 20,000 leva and 2,000 euro. Nedelchev promised to draw up a winery plan for Georgiev, who wanted to apply for SAPARD financing.