Nicolae Corcea has been acting as a judge since 2012, the year he got employed at the Singerei Court for five years. He never served the entire mandate there though, because two years later the chairman of the Central Court in the capital, Ion Țurcan, lobbied for his transfer to Chisinau and the High Council of Magistrates (CSM) approved of a six-month assignment - which later has been extended repeatedly.
Twelve months upon arrival in the capital, Mr. Corcea earned a noticeable public profile by satisfying a part of the claims which had been filed by Finpar Invest SRL, a company affiliated to oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, in a legal row against the Chisinau Municipal Council. Finpar Invest SRL was planning to build a hotel on the site of a popular cafe (Guguta), which happened to be neighbor of the Parliament complex. Mr. Corcea in his ruling turned down Finpar Invest’s request to oblige the city authorities to change the cafe’s status as a property that cold be privatized - at the same time he gave green light to Finpar Invest to decide how tall the future hotel would be. The Court of Appeals later cut short the company’s appetite for height.
On 5 February 2018 the justice minister at that time, Alexandru Tănase, asked CSM to hold Nicolae Corcea accountable for a decision to keep a suspect under arrest beyond the term provided by law, but the latter rejected his request.
Mr. Corcea is also known as one of the investigative judges who had authorized the tapping of opponents to the regime of the Democratic Party leader Vladimir Plahotniuc, as readers can learn from RISE Moldova’s investigation “Ministry of Interceptions.” Among those under surveillance was Andrei Năstase, leader of the Dignity and Truth Platform.
Political Affiliation
Private Function
Public Function
Career
01.2017
Chisinau Court, Center
judge, by transfer
01.2015
Center District Court, Chisinau
12.2016
judge, by transfer
10.2012
Singerei Court of Law
12.2016
judge
Income
2018
Total: 13.022,30 EUR
251.882,92 MDL
1.000,00 RON
21,44 USD
13.000,00 EUR
donation, baptism
22,30 EUR
interest, Moldova-Agroindbank
223.256,51 MDL
salary, Center District Court, Chisinau
15.435,17 MDL
salary, Balti Court of Law
13.191,24 MDL
compensation, National House of Social Insurance
spouse
1.000,00 RON
allowance
spouse
21,44 USD
interest, Moldova-Agroindbank
2017
Total: 30.040,21 EUR
401.723,30 MDL
9.518,58 USD
30.000,00 EUR
donation, wedding
40,21 EUR
interest, Moldova-Agroindbank
163.075,82 MDL
salary, Chisinau Court, Center
125.000,00 MDL
donation, wedding
72.148,48 MDL
compenastion, National House of Social Insurance
spouse
41.499,00 MDL
salary, Center District Court, Chisinau
9.500,00 USD
donation, wedding
18,58 USD
interest, Moldova-Agroindbank
2016
Total: 197.197,68 MDL
190.898,35 MDL
salary, Singerei Court of Law
6.299,33 MDL
salary
spouse
2015
Total: 149.723,80 MDL
149.723,80 MDL
salary, Center District Court, Chisinau and Singerei Court of Law
2014
Total: 152.307,81 MDL
142.307,81 MDL
salary, Singerei Court of Law
10.000,00 MDL
sale of car Toyota Corolla
2013
Total: 73.568,89 MDL
73.568,89 MDL
salary, Singerei Court of Law
Real Estate
1995
Apartment
Value: N/A
Area: 84,2 mp
Ownership: 1/6
use agreement
Mobile Assets
2019
Car
Honda Accord
Value: 69.000,00 MDL
2019
Car
Nissan Juke
Value: 85.000,00 MDL
Owner: spouse
2017 - 2018
Car
Toyota Prius C
Value: 80.000,00 MDL
Owner: spouse
last mentioned in the income statement for 2017
2016 - 2018
Car
Toyota Camry
Value: 115.000,00 MDL
last mentioned in the income statement for 2017
2012 - 2014
Car
Toyota Corolla
Value: 120.000,00 MDL
sold for 10,000 MDL, according to the income statement for 2014
2011 - 2016
Car
Toyota Camry
Value: 160.000,00 MDL
did not obtain income following the alienation, according to the income statement for 2016