The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office remitted to court the criminal case started against Vladimir Plahotniuc. This is accused of creating and managing a criminal organization, swindle and money laundering. The announcement was made by the chief anticorruption prosecutor Veronica Dragalin in an online press beefing, with details being later provided in a press release issued by the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, IPN reports.

According to the indictment, in 2013-2014 Vladimir Plahotniuc, being the effective beneficiary and manager of companies through intermediaries, received US$18 282 000 and €3 518 705 obtained from through loan scams from Banca de Economii, Unibank and Banca Socială to companies that allegedly form part of the ȘOR group. Also, in 2014-2015, being the effective beneficiary of offshore companies, he received a total of US$21 001 949 that was provided by Banca de Economii to a resident company managed by Ilan Shor and to another company managed by Vladimir Andronachi.

Also, Vlad Plahotniuc benefitted from US$39 284 000 and €3 518 705 stolen from Banca de Economii, Unibank and Banca Socială. This money was used by Vladimir Plahotniuc to purchase an Embraer Legacy 650 plane, to pay for charter flights, for movables and immovable and for different legal, medical, touristic, repair and building services and also to invest in business, to organize events and to pay debts.

An arrest warrant was issued for Vladimir Plahotniuc. The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office repeatedly asked the Interpol National Central Bureau in Moldova to request again the Interpol General Secretariat to issue a red notice for Vladimir Plahotniuc.

If he is found guilty, Vladimir Plahotniuc will be sentenced to 8 to 15 years in jail.