Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase is found guilty of blackmail . He was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $US1 million ($A1.23 million) for his role as an intermediary between the government and businessman George Copos. Nastase has said the trial was ordered by his political rival , President Traian Basescu . He has appealed that decision . Nastase was convicted in January on separate corruption charges .
Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase is found guilty of blackmail . He was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $US1 million ($A1.23 million) for his role as an intermediary between the government and businessman George Copos. Nastase has said the trial was ordered by his political rival , President Traian Basescu . Nastase was convicted in January on separate corruption charges .