BBC News | Moldovan oligarch jailed in $1bn 'theft of the century' case

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Vlad Plahotniuc, once Moldova’s richest man and a prominent political figure, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his involvement in the 2014‑15 banking fraud dubbed the “theft of the century,” which diverted about $1 billion—roughly 12 % of the country’s GDP—from Moldovan banks. The court found he personally received over $40 million and ordered him to repay around $60 million in damages, citing use of the money for a private Embraer jet, property purchases, legal, medical and tourism expenses, and other business investments. The scheme involved rapid transfers of loans to shell companies in the UK and Hong Kong, prompting a government bail‑out that left a fiscal hole equal to one‑eighth of Moldova’s GDP. Plahotniuc, who denied any wrongdoing and was absent from the trial, was arrested in Athens in July 2025 after years on the run and faces additional corruption cases, which his lawyers claim are politically motivated.

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#VladPlahotniuc #DemocraticParty #IlanShor

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qwant news | Moldovan oligarch jailed in $1bn 'theft of the century' fraud case

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Vlad Plahotniuc, once Moldova’s richest businessman and a key political figure, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in the 2014‑15 banking fraud that moved about $1 billion—roughly 12 % of the country’s GDP—through a web of UK‑ and Hong‑Kong‑registered companies, a scandal dubbed the “theft of the century.” The court found he personally received over $40 million from the scheme and ordered him to repay roughly $60 million in state damages; prosecutors said the money funded purchases such as an Embraer jet, real‑estate, legal and medical expenses, and other investments. The fraud forced the government to bail out the banks, creating a fiscal hole equal to an eighth of Moldova’s GDP, and later investigations linked many of the siphoned funds to pro‑Russian oligarch Ilan Shor. Plahotniuc, who denied wrongdoing and was absent from the hearing, was arrested in Athens in July 2025 after years on the run and faces additional corruption cases that his lawyers claim are politically motivated.

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#VladPlahotniuc #IlanShor #Embraer #Moldovangovernment

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BBC News | Moldovan oligarch jailed in $1bn 'theft of the century' case

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Vlad Plahotniuc, once Moldova’s wealthiest businessman and a key political figure, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in the 2014‑15 “theft of the century,” a banking fraud that siphoned about $1 billion – roughly 12 % of the country’s GDP – into opaque companies in the UK and Hong Kong. Prosecutors say he personally received over $40 million and used the funds to buy an Embraer jet, property, and cover legal, medical and tourism expenses, as well as to make business investments, and they ordered him to repay approximately $60 million in damages. Although Plahotniuc denies wrongdoing and was absent from the trial, he was arrested in Athens in July 2025 after six years on the run and extradited to Moldova, where authorities allege he coordinated a network that facilitated the fraud and helped pro‑Russian oligarch Ilan Shor infiltrate bank shareholdings; Plahotniuc plans to appeal the verdict.

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#VladPlahotniuc #IlanShor #DemocraticParty #Embraer

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Serving Moscow. Three months among Shor’s “slaves”. ZdG undercover investigation (astroturfing and electoral fraud funded by Ilan Shor in Moldova)

https://piefed.social/post/767950

🇲🇩 MOLDOVA | 🇬🇧 UK
🔴 UK Sanctions Russia-Linked Election Interference Network

🔸 Evrazia NGO, its founder & board member face asset freeze, travel bans.
🔸 Accused of trying to rig Moldova’s 2024 EU membership referendum.
🔸 Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor blamed for vote-buying schemes.
🔸 UK says subverting democracy abroad is a threat to national security.

#Moldova #UK #Russia #Sanctions #MaiaSandu #Disinformation #IlanShor

🇲🇩 MOLDOVA
🔴 Pro-Kremlin MP Escapes Jail With Russian Help

🔸 Moldova says MP Nesterovschii fled to Transnistria via Russian embassy car.
🔸 3 Russian diplomats expelled; Moscow vows retaliation.
🔸 MP was convicted of illegal funding tied to fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor.
🔸 Another pro-Russia official, Eugenia Gutul, arrested trying to flee country.

#Moldova #Russia #Transnistria #IlanShor #EugeniaGutul

Via #victoriaslog
#Russia calls its agents in #Moldova “Moldovan opposition”; is mad Fb blocked their accnts

🇷🇺 always sends its people 1st; starts info war; then actual war

#IlanShor, pro-Russian politician, received #Russian citizenship in '24 Accused Moldovan gov multiple times

#MarinaTauber, pro-Russian deputy; received award from #Putin in May Sanctioned by US. Worked together w/Ilan Shor

#EvgheniaGuțul, pro-Russian politician. Still visits Russia; meets w/Putin; financed by 🇷🇺 since '19

A #fugitive #Moldovan #oligarch & #OppositionParty #leader was #SentencedInAbsentia Thursday to 15 years in jail for his role in a $1B #BankTheft case.
#IlanShor - who leads the #populist #RussiaFriendly #ShorParty - was #convicted of #fraud & #MoneyLaundering in the case of $1 billion that went missing from Moldovan banks in 2014.

https://www.wellandtribune.ca/ts/news/world/europe/2023/04/14/moldovan-oligarch-sentenced-to-15-years-in-1b-bank-theft.html

#Moldova #corruption #BullyMillionaires #CancelBillionaires #ExposeOligarchs #DestroyBillionaires #ExposeElites #CompostTheRich #Scumbuckets

"#Moldova's President Maia Sandu accused Russia of plotting to violently overthrow her government through saboteurs disguised as anti-government protesters."

"🇲🇩 has been faced with numerous anti-government protests organised by the party of fugitive pro-🇷🇺 oligarch #IlanShor."
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This is the pro-Russian Moldovan Shor party.

Today they held an anti-government protest. The participants demanded that the authorities fu…
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1627338257670324224