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Romanian Court Orders Calin Georgescu House Arrest for Fraud
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- A Romanian court placed former presidential frontrunner Calin Georgescu under 30-day house arrest.
- Prosecutors allege Georgescu and two others secured €1.1 million from a businessman by promising a €15 million credit line.
- Georgescu denied any wrongdoing in the alleged fraud scheme.
- Hundreds of Georgescu supporters protested his investigation, according to reports.
- Georgescu faces two separate trials for disrupting national security and promoting 1930s fascist leaders.