The former mayor of Iasi, the biggest city in northeast Romania, has started a five-year prison sentence for taking bribes in the form of money and luxury hotel stays. The Bucharest Court of Appeal handed the sentence to Gheorghe Nichita on Thursday and he was taken from his home to start the sentence Video showed … Continuă lectura Video. Former Romanian mayor is handcuffed, taken to jail to start 5-year sentence for bribes, including Hong Kong trip and luxury hotel stays