Vladimir Plahotniuc attached wings to loans
The former leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova was accused of laundering $ 21 million stolen from the Banca de Economii through the purchase of a plane
Vlad Plahotniuc has been charged with a new criminal case on bank fraud, including the creation and management of a criminal organization. In addition, the former politician is accused of large-scale fraud and money laundering by a criminal organization on a large scale, IPN reports.
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reports that it has brought to the attention of lawyers an indictment against the former leader of the Democratic Party.
The new episode incriminated to Vladimir Plahotniuc refers to the period November 24, 2014 – June 29, 2015. Then Plahotniuc, being the actual beneficiary and manager through intermediaries of a number of non-resident companies, received funds in the amount of 21 million dollars to his accounts through resident companies created by Ilan Shor, through intermediaries. The money came from bank loans obtained fraudulently from the CB “Banca de Economii”.
During the investigation, the prosecutors stated that Vlad Plahotniuc purchased an aircraft from this money, which he used in his personal interests and subsequently transferred to third parties.
Within the framework of the same criminal case, Vlad Plahotniuc was previously charged with the creation and management of a criminal organization, fraud committed on an especially large scale, and money laundering committed by a criminal organization on an especially large scale.
The preventive measure in the form of a preliminary arrest applied to Plahotniuc in this case remains in force.
IA “Interfax-Ukraine”, 08/19/2021, “The fugitive Moldovan oligarch Plahotniuc is hiding in Turkey – Prosecutor General of Moldova”: Moldovan Prosecutor General Alexander Stoianoglo said that the fugitive oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc is hiding in Turkey.
“We have different information about this. According to the secret information that the Prosecutor General’s Office has, Mr. Plahotniuc is currently in Turkey,” Stoianoglo said at a press conference on Thursday. […]
“We demanded the extradition of Mr. Plahotniuc from several countries. We received interim answers, this work is ongoing. We also continue to investigate Plahotniuc. The investigation is being conducted not only in Moldova, but also abroad. This applies to his companies and property. We seized more than three billion lei (about EUR150 million). There are also certain successes, which we will not talk about yet, ”said the Prosecutor General.
As reported, Plahotniuc fled Moldova after the change of power on June 14, 2019 and was in Miami. On January 13, 2020, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced that Plahotniuc and members of his family were included in the US sanctions list due to “significant corrupt practices.” In August 2020, he left the United States and arrived in Turkey via Romania, whose citizenship he also holds. — Inset K.ru
Sputnik.md, 15.11.2021, “Multi-million dollar assets of Plahotniuc remain under arrest: decision of the Constitutional Court”: Vladimir Plahotniuc’s assets worth about half a billion lei remain under arrest. The decision was made by the Constitutional Court.
A total of 52 objects worth 486 million lei remain under the arrest of the Agency for the Compensation of Criminally Obtained Property (ARBI). The assets belong to the oligarch, former leader of the Democratic Party, Vladimir Plahotniuc. This was reported on Monday at the National Anti-Corruption Center (NAC). […]
As recalled in the anti-corruption center, ARBI seized 52 objects as part of a criminal case under the general title “Bank Fraud”. According to the prosecutor’s office, all this property belongs to Plahotniuc.
The list included 11 cars, 11 residential properties, non-residential premises, social capital in 5 firms, 17 residential and non-residential buildings, and 4 bank accounts. Of the total number of assets seized by government agencies, 41 are in Moldova, another 11 are in Switzerland (7), France (1) and Romania (3).
ARBI clarified that the process of recovering criminal assets will be completed after the court makes a decision on confiscation. The final step in the process of returning or selling confiscated items is carried out by the court and the State Revenue Service. — Inset K.ru
tv8.md, 04.10.2021, “Pandora Papers investigation: Plahotniuc used an offshore trust in New Zealand to transfer millions of euros to his family”: Wanted ex-leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova Vladimir Plahotniuc used a New Zealand trust to transfer money to his family in Switzerland since 2011. There were about $180 million on the account from which regular transfers took place. The investigation was published by the world’s leading media. […]
The Pandora Papers investigation notes that Plahotniuc created the Otiv Trust in 2011 together with the Asiaciti office in New Zealand in Auckland, and his ex-wife Oksana Kildescu for several years asked to send her tens of millions of dollars to Switzerland.
The creation of the OTIV trust cost Plahotniuc €15,000, and the annual management fee from the very beginning was €60,000. ex-wife and two children. The trustee of the trust will give Plahotniuc advice and advice on the distribution of money and other important transactions, and in the event of his death, the assets will be transferred to family members. — Inset K.ru
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Fugitive deputy Shor walks freely with a bodyguard in Israel
Elon Shore
Deputy Ilan Shor, declared by the Moldovan authorities on the international wanted list for financial crimes, was met in one of the shopping centers in the city of Netanya.
Video footage showing Shor walking through the Ir-Yamim shopping center in Netanya, accompanied by a bodyguard, was distributed by the JurnalTV channel.
Judging by the video footage, Shor was filmed by one of the citizens of Moldova living in Israel.
In Moldova, Ilan Shor is the main defendant in the theft of $1 billion from the foreign exchange reserve. On this charge, he was sentenced by the court of first instance to 7 and a half years.
Shor fled the country after the change of Plahotniuc’s regime.
At the moment, he is on the international wanted list, but the Moldovan authorities, knowing about his whereabouts in Israel, do nothing to extradite him to Moldova.
In December, Shor, who is still an MP, was stripped of his immunity.
Point.md, 01/10/2022, “Prosecutor’s office about the video with Shor: We are waiting for the decision of the Israeli authorities on extradition”: Prosecutors knew that Ilan Shor, a fugitive from justice, was in Israel even before the videos with him appeared in open access.
The information was confirmed by prosecutor Mariana Kerpek, who is responsible for press relations at the General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO), who said that the prosecutors are currently awaiting a decision from the Israeli authorities regarding the extradition of the deputy, reports replicamedia.md
“The prosecutor’s office had information about the whereabouts of Ilan Shor before the video footage appeared in the public space. It should be noted that at the moment the State of Israel is considering a request for the extradition of citizen Shor to the Republic of Moldova. There is a legal procedure for the extradition of persons, which must be carried out in accordance with all international treaties. The prosecutor’s office has already taken all the necessary steps to extradite this person, and now we are waiting for the decision of the Israeli authorities on this matter,” the representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office said. — Inset K.ru