The director of SRL “IFC – Grup” to whose account Valentin Bastovoi – the son of former vice president of Ascom Grup Andrei Bastovoi - transferred US$185,000, was sentenced to five years in jail. Earlier, Andrei and Valentin Bastovoi were convicted of stealing US$185,000 from Ascom Grup that belongs to billionaire Anatol Stati, IPN reports, quoting the Prosecutor General’s Office.
In June 2011, the offender, intending to launder the money, accepted it into the account of his company from Moldova from Casco Petroleum Overseas Ltd based in Uganda. During the investigations, it was established that the offender knew that the money was illegal. There were no economic relations between his company and the issuer. In order to make the money look legal, he ordered transferring the money that came from Uganda from his account to another company, in which “IFC-Grup” SRL owns a majority holding and where the culprit works as commercial director.
Last November, the offender was acquitted by the Buiucani Court. The prosecutors challenged the decision and the Chisinau Appeals Court sentenced the director to five years in jail for money laundering. The decision can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice.
Last December, Andrei Bastovoi got nine years, while his son Valentin and another two former employees of Ascom Grup – by eight years.
