The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (PA) detained on Wednesday, November 2, another person in the “Bank Fraud” case. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PG), the detained person is suspected of participating in the crime of fraud in particularly large proportions in the interest of a criminal organization, and directly in the interest of Vladimir Plahotniuc, as he is a person close to the latter.

According to ZdG sources, the person in question is Olga Dnestrean, Vladimir Andronachi’s accountant, who was detained on Wednesday morning on the way into Moldova in the same case. In 2020, RISE Moldova wrote that Olga Dnestrean is a long-time collaborator of oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc in real estate deals, run through Finpar Invest SRL, the Plahotniuc family’s oldest company.

“According to the role assigned within the criminal organization and following Vladimir Plahotniuc’s instructions, the detained person was in charge of securing the permit documents from the National Bank of Moldova, which allowed the members of the criminal organization to embezzle money from the Savings Bank in the amount of over 12.5 million USD and over 23.8 million Euro.

On similar facts, the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office has submitted to the court during 2021 – 2022 criminal cases concerning alleged criminal activity committed in 2014,” the PG announced in a statement.

On Wednesday morning, November 2, former Democratic deputy Vladimir Andronachi, considered a close associate of former PDM leader Vladimir Plahotniuc, announced as an international wanted person by INTERPOL in July, was detained on the way to Moldova, through the border crossing point “Criva- Mamaliga”.