Romanian prosecutors have indicted Prime Minister Victor Ponta in a wide-ranging corruption investigation, the Associated Press reports.

Prosecutors say Ponta has been indicted on charges of tax evasion, money laundering and making false statements while he was working as a lawyer in 2007 and 2008. At the time, Ponta was a lawmaker. He denies wrongdoing.

Prosecutors also said in a statement Monday, July 13, that they temporarily froze Ponta's personal assets. Ponta is the first sitting Romania prime minister to be indicted and have his assets seized.

On June 5, prosecutors identified Ponta as a suspect.