A man, wanted in the "Banca de Economii" case, was detained on April 4, 2024, being accused of money laundering in particularly large proportions. He was taken over by the NAC at the Tudora-Starokazache state border crossing point, after the legal organs of Ukraine extradited him based on the search warrant with subsequent arrest, issued by the Moldovan authorities.

The criminal case was started in March 2013, by the General Prosecutor's Office based on the self-referral. Later, other criminal cases initiated by the National Anti-corruption Centre were connected to this, the criminal investigation being carried out by the criminal investigation body of the NAC under the leadership of the Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office.

According to the case materials, the accused, in co-participation with other persons, allegedly committed the crime of money laundering, in the amount of 2,500,000 lei, by operating several transfers to different accounts, including the company he managed, thus pursuing the disguise the origin of the money from a loan taken from Banca de Economii in 2011. The man was placed in detention centre for 72 hours and is to be investigated for the crimes he is charged with.

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