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Moldova anti-corruption and fraud probes

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Moldovan anti‑corruption authorities have continued a wide‑ranging broad 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 saw further actions. A 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 Banca de Economii 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 lei, and that he received illegal payments transferred abroad, constituting a prison term money‑laundering scheme. The investigation notes earlier brief detentions of up to 15 years, with a Gacikevici in 2015 and March 2017. A verdict due on the loan‑fraud case is expected 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 sustained 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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