More than 25,000,000 lei paid by buyers for apartments in a building in Chișinău’s Botanica district was allegedly misappropriated by company representatives and their accomplices, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office. 6 people were detained in the case following operations that included 20 searches carried out on 28 October 2026.
What does this mean for you?
According to prosecutors, the buyers targeted by the investigation paid for apartments in a residential building in the Botanica district. The amount allegedly misappropriated by company representatives and other people exceeds 25,000,000 lei.
The company’s obligations to creditors were allegedly not met, the prosecution says. The people involved subsequently allegedly disposed of the company’s assets, leaving it unable to pay its debts.
What are prosecutors investigating?
The investigation concerns suspicions of fraud on an especially large scale, intentional insolvency and money laundering on an especially large scale. According to prosecutors, the alleged actions began in 2019 and involved people in the management of a Chișinău company that builds and sells real estate.
The Chișinău Municipal Prosecutor’s Office, Main Office, is conducting the investigation together with the Chișinău Municipal Police Directorate. Officers from the General Anti-Fraud Directorate of the State Tax Service also took part in the operations.
What did investigators seize, and what happens next?
The searches on 28 October 2026 targeted the offices, residences and vehicles of the people involved. Investigators seized phones, accounting documents, drafts, luxury items, optical data-storage media, SIM cards and a vehicle valued at 3,705,000 lei.
The seized property and materials will be examined to verify the facts under investigation and establish the circumstances of the case. The investigation is ongoing, and the persons concerned benefit from the presumption of innocence.
Sources
- Procuratura Generală — comunicate — 20 de percheziții într-un caz de escrocherie și spălare de bani, cu prejudiciu în valoare de peste 25 milioane de lei | Procuratura Generală a Republicii Moldova
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- Presupusul prejudiciu rezultat din însușirea banilor achitați pentru apartamente într-un bloc din sectorul Botanica depășește 25.000.000 de lei. — Procuratura Generală — comunicate
- În urma acțiunilor desfășurate au fost reținute 6 persoane. — Procuratura Generală — comunicate
- Pe 28 octombrie 2026 au fost efectuate 20 de percheziții. — Procuratura Generală — comunicate
- Potrivit procurorilor, presupusele acțiuni ar fi început în 2019. — Procuratura Generală — comunicate
- Printre bunurile ridicate se află un mijloc de transport în valoare de 3.705.000 de lei. — Procuratura Generală — comunicate
- Ancheta vizează escrocherie în proporții deosebit de mari, insolvabilitate intenționată și spălare de bani în proporții deosebit de mari. — Procuratura Generală — comunicate
- Persoanele implicate ar fi înstrăinat bunurile societății după neonorarea obligațiilor față de creditori, aducând compania în incapacitate de plată. — Procuratura Generală — comunicate
- Investigațiile continuă, iar persoanele vizate beneficiază de prezumția nevinovăției. — Procuratura Generală — comunicate
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