Approximately $39 million was transferred to the Republic of Moldova between September and October for electoral corruption, according to Viorel Cernauteanu, Chief of the General Inspectorate of Police (IGP).
Users made the money transfers through the PSB (Promsveazibank) application.
“The corruption process started long before September, with bank transfers beginning as early as spring. Police have documented 138,000 phone numbers associated with PSB users. The majority of transfers occurred between October 14 and 17. Members of the criminal organization Shor orchestrated these acts of electoral corruption,” Cernauteanu stated.
The IGP also reported that money distribution to citizens involved in these corruption schemes is ongoing, and law enforcement agencies are actively investigating the cases.