The criminal case against the ex-president and the ex-vice president of Unibank and the former heads of the bank’s Finance Division and Legal Division was sent to court, IPN reports.
The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office said the given persons, violating the internal regulations and normative documents of the National Bank of Moldova, in 2013-2014 accepted the release of four loans totaling US $16 million and €15 million to a resident business entity. The loans haven’t been repaid so far.
The given business entity was founded by a Russian citizen who has never crossed Moldova’s borders. Acting in concert with Moldovan citizens, this obtained a power of attorney in the name of a Moldovan truck driver, who registered the given company one day before raising the first loan of US $8 million.
Parts of suspects’ property, such as cars and a dwelling, were confiscated. The ex-managers of Unibank face three to seven years in jail. They will also pay damages and the court costs.
The Russian citizen and his accomplices are investigated in a separate case. The given persons are to be put on the wanted list.
