A man, investigated in the "Bank Fraud" case, was detained by NAC and AP at the Leușeni customs point

On January 9, 2024, at the Leușeni-Albita state border crossing point, by the search body of the NAC, based on the judicial mandate of April 1, 2022 issued by the court in the criminal case generically named "Bank Fraud", a man was detained by 44 years old who was wanted internationally.

The person is accused of complicity in money laundering, in the interest of a criminal organization, actions manifested by the conversion and transfer of financial means in the amount of 600,000 euros obtained by criminal means from Banca de Economii SA during November 2014, which after a series of suspicious transactions and transfers to the accounts of non-resident and resident companies were introduced into the legal circuit of the Republic of Moldova.

We specify that in March 2023 the criminal case regarding the indicated person was sent to court by the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office with the application of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure aimed at completing the criminal investigation in the absence of the accused.

The next court hearing is set for January 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at the Chisinau Court, Buiucani headquarters.

After the detention procedure by the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office, the person was transferred to the custody of Penitentiary No. 13, Chisinau municipality, for the execution of the procedural measure of coercion, preventive detention for a period of 30 days.

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