Two other individuals, investigated by the NAC and AP for causing significant damage to SA "Banca de Economii", have been referred to justice

The Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office announces the completion of the criminal investigation and referral to the court for examination on the merits of the criminal case accusing two individuals of large-scale money laundering and large-scale fraud. The criminal case was initiated in March 2013 by the Prosecutor General's Office on the basis of a self-referral. Later, other criminal cases initiated by the National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC) were also connected to it.

As a result of the criminal investigation, it was established that a group of individuals, in collusion with the administrator and founder of some companies, as well as with other individuals against whom legal proceedings are currently being conducted, after having fraudulently obtained a loan of 4,400,000 from “Banca de Economii” SA in December 2011, appropriated the funds through various criminal schemes, thus causing the financial institution significant damage.

At the same time, the persons referred to above, with the aim of laundering money by concealing and disguising the origin of funds in the amount of 4,400,000 lei acquired from SA "Banca de Economii", transferred them based on fictitious business contracts to the bank accounts of several companies, from where they were withdrawn in cash by accomplices to the crime, including by the defendants appearing in this case.

The criminal case was sent for examination on the merits to the Chisinau Court, Buiucani headquarters.

For the crime incriminated at the date of the commission of the act, the law provides for the punishment in the form of imprisonment from 8 to 15 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to exercise a certain activity for a term of up to 5 years (in the case of art. 190 paragraph (5) of the Criminal Code) and imprisonment from 5 to 10 years (in the case of art. 243 paragraph (3) letter b) of the Criminal Code).

Note: The person accused of committing a crime shall be presumed innocent as long as his guilt is not established by a final court decision of conviction.