U izvještaju za štampu nakon hapšenja, DNA je saopćila kako je Costiniu znao "da postupa na zahtjev od biznismena Costela Casuneanua u cilju pribavljanja povoljnog rješenja za njegovu firmu i da će biti nagrađen velikim iznosima novca."
In a press release after the arrests, the DNA said that Costiniu knew "he was acting upon a request coming from businessman Costel Casuneanu with a view to obtaining a favourable solution for the latter's firm and he would be rewarded with large amounts of money."