Bank Fraud" case: Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office provides new details
The head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (PA), Veronica Dragalin, held a conference today in which she presented details of the "Bank Fraud" case, in which MP Ilan Șor is sentenced to 15 years in prison, with execution. According to the head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, dozens of other people holding public office at the time are also involved in the case, and 14 criminal cases have been sent to court. Today, the file in which the former deputy governor of the National Bank, Ema Tăbârță, is accused was sent today.
Ilan Șor has been convicted on two counts of fraud and money laundering on a particularly large scale in the bank fraud case, and of the more than 5 billion lei in damages established by the court, seizure has been applied only to the assets held by the defendant in the Republic of Moldova, worth about 1.36 billion lei, said the head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office Veronica Dragalin. Seized are aircraft, buildings, means of transport and shares belonging to Ilan Șor.
"By the decision of the Court of Appeal, Ilan Șor was found guilty of fraud and money laundering. The sentence is 15 years in prison. The prison term will be reduced by one year, including the period of detention," Veronica Dragalin said.
According to the head of the PA, on 30 May, the Chisinau Court of Appeal will publicly pronounce its reasoned decision in the case of the conviction of fugitive MP Ilan Șor, after which his lawyers will have 30 days to file an appeal with the Supreme Court of Justice.
Asked about the chances of Ilan Șor's extradition, the head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said that it is the Ministry of Justice that has the power to send extradition requests after the conviction phase. And the fact that Ilan Șor is also a citizen of Israel does not mean that he cannot be extradited.
Attending the conference, the acting deputy head of the PA, Octavian Iachimovschi, also a prosecutor, noted that the bank fraud file contains more than 70 related cases, in which 50 people are accused. Fourteen of them have been sent to trial. According to the prosecutor, the criminal case against the former deputy governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Ema Tăbârță, was sent for trial today.
"In the Bank Fraud case, 50 persons holding various positions, including public office at the time, are concerned. 14 cases have been sent to trial, today the criminal case against the former deputy governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Ema Tăbârță, has been sent," the prosecutor said.
On April 13, the Chisinau Court of Appeal sentenced fugitive MP Ilan Șor to 15 years in prison for fraud and money laundering. His lawyers described the decision as illegal and announced that they would appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice.
