Moldova’s National Integrity Authority (ANI) has refused to launch an asset and personal interests check into former MoldATSA administrator Dumitru Vangheli following a complaint filed by the Public Property Agency in July.
According to the ANI decision, which was initially published on the institution’s website but later became inaccessible, the assets mentioned in the complaint had been acquired before Vangheli took over as head of the state-owned company. Therefore, ANI said it could not examine them as part of the integrity check.
ANI also said that its review had found no indications of possible violations committed while Vangheli held the position.
According to Vangheli’s 2025 asset declaration, which he filed after leaving office and signed on July 22, 2026, he received 643,000 lei from MoldATSA during the first six months of the year, or more than 107,000 lei per month.
The declaration lists six vehicles. Vangheli reported a 2022 Toyota Camry, purchased for USD 31,500, as well as five vehicles bought in Canadian dollars: a 2022 Ford Escape PHEV for CAD 48,000, a 2023 Mazda CX-5 for CAD 37,000, a 2016 Tesla Model S purchased in 2022 for CAD 60,000, a 2022 Lexus RX 450H for CAD 62,000, and a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost purchased in 2021 for CAD 88,000.
In 2025, the former MoldATSA administrator reported selling four vehicles for a combined 1.17 million lei. The vehicles included a Jaguar I-Pace sold for 560,000 lei, a Toyota Prius V for 120,000 lei, a Ford Fusion for 100,000 lei, and a Volkswagen Crafter for 390,000 lei.
The declaration also lists a 399.2-square-meter house and two plots of land that are not registered in Vangheli’s name. He reported purchasing the house and an adjacent plot of almost nine ares for EUR 425,000 in 2022. He received another plot of almost 12 ares as a donation in 2023.
Vangheli also declared nearly CAD 500,000 held in two bank accounts in Montreal. His declaration lists virtual assets in Bitcoin, Ethereum, LINK, XCH, TRX, Shiba Inu and Iridium. Their total declared purchase value exceeds USD 1.12 million, with LINK accounting for the largest declared investment at USD 625,000.
The former MoldATSA administrator also declared stakes in several companies. He founded six companies in Moldova operating in real estate, green energy, information technology and food services. He also owns 50 shares in Airbus and 3,000 shares in Canadian company RioCan.
The declaration lists seven loans taken out in 2022 and 2023. The initial value of the loans denominated in euros amounts to EUR 630,400, plus a USD 10,000 loan.
Dumitru Vangheli was dismissed as MoldATSA director at the end of June following an investigation by Ziarul de Garda into information contained in his CV. According to the journalists, Vangheli had listed professional experience in Canada, including a pilot license and work at Air Canada, but the airline reportedly could not confirm the information.
Meanwhile, an assessment by Moldova’s National Anticorruption Center found several problems at MoldATSA. According to the report, dozens of people had allegedly been hired without competitive procedures or integrity checks, while some employees had held up to three positions simultaneously.
The report also identified salary bonuses granted without clear performance criteria, including bonuses paid to people who approved the payments themselves. It also flagged problems with procurement procedures and what it described as excessive spending. Among the expenses, MoldATSA allocated approximately 9 million lei for training programs in just nine months.
In the same context, Anastasia Taburceanu, MoldATSA’s former spokesperson, also resigned. According to a RISE Moldova investigation, she allegedly received more than 1 million lei during less than a year at the company. Her monthly income reportedly exceeded 75,000 lei in 2025 and 120,000 lei in 2026.
