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The criminal case regarding Vladimir Andronachi and his accomplice was referred to justice
13.03.2023
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On March 10, 2023, the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office sent to the court for examination, the separate criminal case from the case generically named "Bank Fraud" regarding Vladimir Andronachi, accused of committing fraud crimes (art. 190 par. (6 ) of the Criminal Code) and money laundering in particularly large proportions (art. 243 par. (3) of the Criminal Code), through complex participation as an organizer, instigator and author in the interest of a criminal organization as well as his accomplice, accused of committing the crime of money laundering through complicity, in particularly large proportions, in the interests of the criminal group that is part of the criminal organization.
According to the investigations, as a result of the acts imputed to the accused, the state of the Republic of Moldova was damaged in the amount of more than 26 million lei, the stolen money was laundered in the amount of more than 1 million dollars and approximately 800,000 euros in the account of other companies affiliated to the criminal organization led by Vladimir Plahotniuc, as well as the companies within the organized criminal group led by Vladimir Andronachi, thus creating the necessary conditions for the stratification and integration of the stolen money into the national and other countries' legal circuit.
The value of the damage caused was covered by the seizures applied by the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office jointly with the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency of the National Anticorruption Center.
It should be noted that the criminal prosecution body did not establish the location of the accomplice, and the criminal case (materialized in 77 volumes as well as electronic information) was sent for examination to the Chisinau Municipal Court, Buiucani headquarters, using the new provisions operated in the Code of Criminal Procedure by which he obtained the authorization of the investigating judge to complete the criminal investigation in the absence of the person who has evaded the criminal investigation body.
At the same time, we remind that Vladimir Andronachi was detained on November 2, 2022 and the preventive measure, the preventive arrest, was applied and extended in his regard, which expires on April 1, 2023.
For the crimes committed, the law provides for a maximum prison sentence of 8 to 15 years with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to exercise a certain activity for a period of up to 5 years (in the case of art. 190 para. (6) of the Criminal Code), and with imprisonment from 5 to 10 years (in the case of art. 243 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code).
Note: A person accused of committing a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court decision.