The head of the Moldavian-Dutch Foundation "Salvați Copiii Străzii", investigated by the NAC for fraud and influence peddling, was sentenced to 8 years in prison

The Chisinau District Court, Buiucani headquarters, handed down the sentence in the criminal case, referred to the justice by the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office, regarding the actions of the president of the Moldavian-Dutch Foundation "Salvați Copiii Străzii", accused of committing the crime of fraud and influence peddling (art. 190 para. (2) letter c), 190 para. (6) and 326 para. (1) of the Criminal Code). The criminal cases were started in 2017, by the National Anticorruption Center, based on a complaint.

According to the materials, the defendant, in 2014, acquired 500 euros from the complainant through fraud and breach of trust, under the pretext of a loan for the completion of some documents at the Chisinau City Hall, to alienate a land belonging to her, not having the intention to repay the loan granted.

In the same period, under the same pretext (of a loan), having no intention of returning it, she illegally acquired money from the informant in the amount of 38,000 euros. And in 2015, under the pretext of influencing the magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice, she extorted and received 3,000 euros from the informant to influence the magistrates to adopt a favorable decision in a civil litigation, part of to whom it belonged to the complainant's son.

Following the trial of the case for more than 2 years, by the sentence of November 06, 2023, the court found the defendant guilty of committing the crime of fraud (art. 190 paragraph (6) of the Criminal Code), imposing a prison sentence on her a term of 8 (eight) years, with the execution of the sentence in a closed penitentiary for women, with the deprivation of the right to hold positions of administration of other people's assets for a term of 5 years.

At the same time, the court found the defendant guilty of committing the crime of fraud (art. 190 para. (2) letter c) of the Criminal Code) and influence peddling (art. 326 para. (1) of the Criminal Code), establishing a punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 1 (one) year for each crime, but with exemption from criminal liability due to the intervention of the limitation period for bringing criminal liability.

Until the finalization of the sentence, the preventive measure was applied to the defendant - the obligation not to leave the country.

The sentence can be appealed to the Chisinau Court of Appeal within 15 days.

Note: A person accused of committing a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court decision.