Tag: money laundering
One million dollars, “laundered” in Balti and sent to Belgium! Contraband goods were sold, and the proceeds were sent to the EU
Officers from the National Anticorruption Center (CNA) and prosecutors in Balti have dismantled a smuggling and money laundering scheme and detained eight people who allegedly received more than €1 million illegally.Investigators say...
Vladimir Andronachi, targeted in a money laundering case, detained for 72 hours
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (PA) confirms that former MP Vladimir Andronachi, investigated in the “Bank Fraud” case, has been detained for 72 hours. He is targeted in a criminal case initiated for...
FT: Sanctioned Moldovan Oligarch Ilan Shor Controls Ruble-Pegged Crypto Used by Russian Firms to Bypass Sanctions
The Financial Times has uncovered that a new digital currency, A7A5, launched in February 2025 in Kyrgyzstan, has already processed about $9.3 billion in just four months. Sanctioned Russian companies now use...
Combating Money Laundering: Moldova Aligns Its Legislation with EU Standards
The Republic of Moldova is strengthening its capacity to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing through cooperation with the European Union. According to the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), on Monday, June...
Moldova will harmonize its legislation on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing with EU standards
Moldova will align its legislation on money laundering and terrorist financing prevention with European Union standards. Today, 62 lawmakers passed a draft law in the first reading to make these adjustments.The proposed...
Moldova will strengthen the national system for preventing and combating money laundering
The Moldovan government approved amendments on Wednesday to strengthen national legislation for preventing and combating money laundering and terrorism financing.According to the Ministry of Justice, these changes align with the Financial Action...
The Republic of Moldova – included in the list of states with a major risk of money laundering
The Republic of Moldova was included in the list of states with a major risk of money laundering by the largest bank in Switzerland, UBS. Strict restrictions have been imposed on Credit...
The EBRD holds shares in Moldovan banks through companies from Cyprus
The extended role of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Moldovan banking sector during the period in which bank fraud was being committed raises serious questions about this...