The director of a branch of "Moldindconbank" was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison after being found guilty of committing fraud and falsifying official documents. He was also deprived of the right to hold positions in the financial-banking sector and to engage in activities related to the administration and management of money and other assets for a period of five years. The decision was made on January 9 by the Chisinau Court, reports IPN, citing the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.
The court ordered that over 2.5 million lei be collected from the convicted individual to compensate for the damage caused to the bank. This amount includes both the stolen money and the lost income.
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office mentioned that the defendant, in his capacity as the director of the branch, allegedly abused his position to falsify several banking documents, such as account opening requests, beneficiary identification declarations, cash deposit and withdrawal orders, and currency conversion requests.
The signatures and texts in these documents were forged in the names of the bank's clients. Using these forged documents, the defendant opened bank accounts and illegally transferred money from the clients' accounts to his personal account, the prosecutor's office specified.
Thus, between April 2012 and June 2013, an amount of approximately 900,000 lei was transferred, causing significant damage to the bank and its clients.
