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Moldova anti-corruption and fraud probes

Entities: Moldovan credit‑committee members · Cristin Ghemu · Chișinău Court of Appeal · Grigore Gacikevici · Chișinău Court

Overview

Moldovan anti‑corruption authorities have continued a wide‑ranging crackdown across public institutions and the private sector. In late June 2026 a senior agriculture‑ministry official and a private‑company representative were detained on suspicion of bribery to restore a feed‑import permit, while a prison‑based money‑raising scheme linked to organised crime was uncovered.

July brought further actions. A 25‑year‑old travel‑agency administrator was placed in pre‑trial detention for fraud after hundreds of consumers reported unpaid vacation packages to Turkey, prompting a probe to identify victims and recover roughly one million lei. A Chișinău court approved preventive detention for two senior staff of the state‑owned enterprise Moldatsa and house arrest for a third, citing large financial losses from irregular asset management and procurement.

On 29 July the National Anti‑Corruption Centre detained former Bank of Savings president Grigore Gacikevici for 72 hours. Prosecutors allege that, while leading the bank, he and four former credit‑committee members approved non‑performing loans between 2005 and 2012, breaching internal rules and causing an estimated loss of about 3 billion lei. The indictment seeks a prison term of up to 15 years, with a verdict due on 30 July.

In a related development, prosecutorial investigator Cristin Ghemu was released from house arrest on 16 July and placed under 30‑day judicial supervision, remaining under investigation for an alleged US$400,000 bribe in a money‑laundering case. These steps illustrate the continued intensification of Moldova’s anti‑corruption effort, targeting misuse of public resources, large‑scale consumer fraud, and high‑level financial crimes.

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Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [CRIME] 17 sources
    Moldovan ex‑bank chief Grigore Gacikevici detained in large money‑laundering and loan‑fraud case

    Moldova’s ex‑bank chief Grigore Gacikevici was detained for 72 hours over a 3‑billion‑lei loan‑fraud and money‑laundering, with verdict due 30 July; prosecutor Cristin Ghemu was released under supervision after

  2. 7 days ago

    [CRIME] 14 sources
    Moldatsa employees placed in preventive detention over service‑abuse case

    Two Moldatsa employees were put in preventive detention and a third placed under house arrest over accusations of massive service‑abuse and financial damage to the state firm.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Moldova anti‑corruption raids detain senior agriculture official and expose prison money‑raising scheme

    Moldovan anti‑corruption officers arrested a senior agriculture official over alleged bribes for feed import permits and uncovered a prison money‑raising network that led to four arrests.

Sources

alba24.ro · bihon.ro · bizbrasov.ro · botosaninews.ro · breakingnews.md · ecole-journalisme.ch · evenimentsibiu.ro · financiarul.ro · ipn.md · jurnalul.ro · kfetele.ro · m.radiochisinau.md · mediasud.ro · moldova1.md · moldovalive.md · news.yam.md · politik.md · realitatea.md · realitatea.net · renasterea.ro · stiriletransilvaniei.ro · stiripesurse.ro · timpul.md · tvrmoldova.md · voceabasarabiei.md · ziuadevest.ro

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