After the Russian model, the security guard firms become instruments of pressure in favor of some exclusively private interests. Unfortunately, the accomplice to the phenomenon seems to have been the state. The Sahleanu case and the proof of culpability of a guard security firm brought to the public attention the part this type of firms play in the society. The problem has not come out of the blue. By now, we have met numerous cases where such firms kept in touch with underworld groups, but the way the crime was organized and executed could not have been anticipated by anybody. In fact, the firm "Protect" was not at his first misbehavior, being known for its actions of intimidation and hushing. The employees of the same firm have sequestered and determined the dismissal of a union leader in Vaslui. This one dared not go on trial for the abuses he was the subject of and the authorities seemed to be surprised by the situation. There are several precedents coming from the countries passing the transition period that should have served as example for the Romanian authorities. In Russia, the Mafia groups started to insure their infrastructure and safety by the agency of the security guard firms. In default of clear legal settlements, these ones got in a short time an important part to play in the underworld groups. The same thing is going on here too. According to the current laws, the guard security societies are registered as mere firms with limited liabilities. The conditions to get the legal notification from the Regional Police Offices are quite ordinary, even too permissive. Except the conditions concerning age and citizenship, the employees and the administrators should not have had penal antecedents and be known as good civilians. This doesn't guarantee in any way the legality of the subsequent events. And though hundreds of cases of offense were found out, no fir