Prosecutors announced that the criminal case started against Veaceslav Platon over swindle and money laundering that resulted in damage assessed at about 800 million lei to Banca de Economii (BEM) was sent to court, IPN reports.

The prosecutors determined that the money obtained illegally in the form of loans was transferred to the accounts of a number of offshore companies in order to hide their illegal origin. Afterward, a part of this money was used to repay loans raised earlier by the suspect from Moldovan banks.

The accused is also suspected of obtaining loans to the value of over 800 million lei from BEM, using intermediaries who secured shares in Moldindconbank and the insurance company ASITO and assets belonging to Moldindconbank as well as property based in the Russian Federation. The money reached the accounts of tens of offshore companies and of companies and financial institutions of Russia, Latvia and Ukraine.

The prosecutors sequestrated property and shares of resident company owned by the accused and bank accounts with about 700 million lei in them. Veaceslav Platon faces up to 15 years in jail for swindle and up to ten years behind bars for money laundering.