A man accused in the "bank fraud" file was detained and placed in preventive detention
A 44-year-old man, targeted in the criminal case generically named "Bank Fraud", was detained on January 9, at the Leușeni-Albita state border crossing point, the National Anticorruption Center informs. It is about Anatolie Blonschi, who, according to the media, is the confidant of the former democratic deputy Vladimir Andronachi. Currently he was placed in Penitentiary no. 13 for a period of 30 days.
"The person is accused of complicity in money laundering, in the interest of a criminal organization, actions manifested by the conversion and transfer of financial means in the amount of EUR 600,000 obtained by criminal means from Banca de Economii SA during November 2014, which after a series of suspicious transactions and transfers to the accounts of non-resident and resident companies were introduced into the legal circuit of the Republic of Moldova", CNA states.
The source reports that in March 2023 the criminal case regarding the indicated person was sent to the court by the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office with the application of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure aimed at completing the criminal investigation in the absence of the accused.
The next court hearing is set for January 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at the Chisinau Court based in Buiucani.
