Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office: Andronachi's case has been sent to trial
Vladimir Andronachi, under investigation in the "Bank Fraud" case will appear in the dock. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has sent to court for examination on the merits the criminal case in which Andronachi is accused of fraud and money laundering in particularly large proportions.
According to prosecutors, Vladimir Andronachi is an organiser, instigator and perpetrator in the interests of a criminal organisation, as well as an accomplice, accused of committing the offence of money laundering by complicity, in particularly large proportions, in the interests of the criminal group part of a criminal organisation.
The investigation revealed that, as a result of the acts of which the defendants are accused, the State of the Republic of Moldova was damaged by more than 26 million lei, and that money of more than 1 million dollars and approximately 800 thousand euros was laundered to the account of other companies affiliated to the criminal organisation.
The amount of the damage caused was covered by the seizures applied by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office jointly with the National Anti-Corruption Centre's Criminal Assets Recovery Agency.
For the time being, according to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, the whereabouts of the accomplice have not been established and the criminal case, which consists of 77 volumes and electronic information, has been sent to the Buiucani Court of Chisinau for examination.
Vladimir Andronachi was arrested on 2 November 2022. His preventive measure, preventive arrest, was applied and extended, expiring on 1 April 2023, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
