Румен Стоянов ОВЧАРОВ
Ovcharov served as a Bulgarian member of parliament (MP) and is currently a member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) National Council. Ovcharov was also the minister responsible for energy in the late 1990s and again in the mid-2000s. He is accused of “extensive involvement in corruption” namely by repeatedly engaging in corrupt contracts with Russian energy companies while in the ministry. He allegedly coordinated, along with Nikolov and Genov, personal commissions and ill-gotten profits through corrupt and diverted contracts for KNPP [1]. Bulgaria is ranking at the bottom of Transparency International Corruption perception index, mainly due to a lack of transparency, legislation around lobbying, and regular corruption occurrences within the political class [2].
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Former Bulgarian official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 05/07/1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burgas, Bulgaria |
| NATIONALITY | Bulgaria |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Bulgaria |
| FULL NAME | Rumen Stoyanov Ovcharov |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Rumen Stoyanov |
| LAST NAME | Ovcharov |
| ALIASES | Rumen Ovcharov; Roumen Stoyanov Ovtcharov ; RUMEN STOIANOV OVCHAROV ; Rumen Ovtsjarov ; Rumen Owtscharow ; Rumen Stoyanov Ovtcharov ; Румен Овчаров ; Румен Стоянов Овчаров |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Ivanka Raikova Ovtcharova - Spouse Theodora Ovcharova, Yana Ovcharova, Slav Ovcharov - children |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS IMPOSED | US Global Magnitsky sanctions regime .[1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 10.02.2023 [2] |