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Arranged accidents for laundering money from Green Card system


https://www.ipn.md/en/arranged-accidents-for-laundering-money-from-green-card-system-7967_1004642.html

The manager of an insurance company and the representative of the National Bureau of Motor Vehicle Insurers are suspected of implementing a fraudulent scheme to get money from the international insurance system Green Card. This money was later laundered through the agency of a number of insurance companies, IPN reports.

According to a communiqué from the National Anticorruption Center, the two suspects are under arrest, investigated for fabricating reports on road accidents between luxury cars with Moldovan license numbers and vehicles with foreign license number on Moldova’s territory.

The involved insurance companies, through the agency of the accomplices from the National Bureau of Motor Vehicle Insurers, confirmed the authenticity of the reports and the assessed damage. Afterward, they asked the foreign insurance company to issue the Green Card for paying damages.

The damage caused was estimated at millions of lei. The illegal schemes have been used since 2009. Last week, the court issued a warrant for the arrest of the two persons, one of whom was the organizer of the network. The other suspects cooperate with the investigation bodies and are investigated on the outside.