The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) sent to court the criminal case started against the vice director of an Internet service provider, who is accused of cybercrimes. The 30-year-old suspect from Chisinau faces up to six years in jail, IPN reports, quoting the PGO.
Representatives of the private banking sector complained that money is being stolen from foreign bank accounts. The prosecutors launched investigations and last yearend arrested three persons, among whom the vice director of the Internet service provider. The three were arrested in Chisinau municipality when they were transporting technical equipment purchased online by using data from foreign bank cards without the knowledge and consent of the holders.
The police found goods bought illegally, assessed at about 300,000 lei, at the company’s head office and at the homes of the suspects and their relatives. The goods will be confiscated and sold in order to pay damages to the victims.
The name of the Internet service provider was not made public. The accomplices of the company’s vice director continue to be under investigation.
The prosecutors call on those affected by such offenses to file complaints or to inform the specialized section of the PGO, including anonymously.
