The police annihilated an international organized criminal group dealing with money laundering. One of the group members, a Moldovan, was arrested on Moldova’s territory. There were identified about 80 Moldovans who opened by three-four credit card accounts at a number of banks in Moldova in the name of the suspects, IPN reports.

The investigation stated in June 2020. According to the General Police Inspectorate, the role of the arrested person was to open accounts at Moldovan banks by identifying and rewarding persons who would do this with small sums. The cards and online banking devices were later transmitted to other members of the group who portioned sums from the accounts by ordering multiple transfers to bank accounts opened in Moldova by online banking devices.

In 2018-2020, about 6.5 million coming from a number of European states was received on these accounts. They money derived from cybercrimes such as “phising”, “malware”, “business e-mail”, and from thefts. Later, the money transferred to Moldovan bank accounts was withdrawn in cash on the day of the transfer or the next days by other members of the group, from ATMs in Romania, Slovakia, the UK.

The offenses carry a maximum prison term of 10 years, fine and ban on holding particular posts for a definite period of time.