Direct answer: The Moldova archive currently contains one case classified as solved at trial: the criminal proceeding against former political powerbroker Vladimir Plahotniuc arising from Moldova's wider 2014–2015 banking scandal. On 22 April 2026, the Chișinău Court, Buiucani seat, convicted him of offences including creating and leading a criminal organization, fraud and money laundering and sentenced him to 19 years in prison. The defence disputed the judgment and announced an appeal; prosecutors also appealed, seeking a longer sentence and additional confiscation. The archive therefore does not call the judgment final.
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Cases appear here only after a documented judgment establishes criminal responsibility. Pending appeals are stated prominently and a first-instance conviction is not described as final.
Documented cases in which no judgment has established criminal responsibility or the perpetrator remains unidentified.
The solved-at-trial label rests on the Chișinău Court's 22 April 2026 judgment, not on Plahotniuc's earlier designation, arrest, extradition or the prosecution's allegations.
The headline figure describes the system-wide banking scandal. The page separately states the amounts that prosecutors said reached Plahotniuc and the sums addressed by the civil recovery order.
Both the defence and prosecution challenged parts of the first-instance outcome. Until appellate review is complete, the archive does not describe the conviction or sentence as final.
One fully sourced case file is published: Moldova's bank-fraud case and the 2026 first-instance judgment against Vladimir Plahotniuc.
It is solved at the trial level for the defendant covered here: the Chișinău Court convicted Vladimir Plahotniuc and imposed a 19-year sentence on 22 April 2026. Appeals remain pending, so the judgment is not described as final.
No. The billion-dollar figure describes the wider banking scandal. The court case covered here attributed specific proceeds and losses to Plahotniuc, including 39.2 million US dollars and 3.5 million euros, and ordered civil recovery plus interest.
The first-instance court found Plahotniuc guilty on counts involving creation and leadership of a criminal organization, fraud and money laundering.
Yes. The defence announced an appeal, while anti-corruption prosecutors challenged parts of the sentence and sought a 25-year term and additional confiscation.
