25.03.2008 Noi cazuri de corupţie în domeniul gestionării imobilului

Announcement

Internal Security Department announces 257 333 the phone number of trust. To this number the citizens will be able to provide relevant information about illegal acts of corruption, conflicts of interest, dubious business, etc., committed by employees of the CCECC

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Office for Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering

The main legal act that regulates the process of prevention and control of money laundering and financing of terrorism in the Republic of Moldova is the Law on prevention and control of money laundering and financing of terrorism no. 633-XV of 15.11.2001. The authority competent to execute the said Law is the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption and its Service for the Prevention and Control of Money Laundering founded in September 2003.

The responsibilities of this subdivision include the reception of information on physical and legal entities from the reporting institutions, according to the established procedures, with their subsequent analysis and processing.

From the very moment of foundation, the subdivision has demonstrated a high viability and managed to accumulate precious experience enabling it to attain the scopes set for the future referred to the National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism.

In its activity of prevention and control of money laundering and financing of terrorism the Service collaborates with the similar services from abroad and with specialized international authorities (The EGMOND group, MoneyVaL, F.A.T.F, The World Bank,THE IMF).

The staff of the service fully understands the difficulty of the mission entrusted to them by the country’s government and provides best efforts in order to protect the national economy against the phenomenon of money laundering and financing of terrorism.

The actions undertaken resulted in the identification and stopping of activity of 153 delinquent firms, the amount sequestered being estimated at around 17 million lei. The financial resources returned to the state owing to the activities of this service amount to around 10 million lei.

The service has identified and documented a criminal group that under the pretence of implementation of some investment projects intended to appropriate financial resources in especially high amounts, having forged 10 letters of guarantee of the National Bank of Moldova for 50 million USD each, as well as the seals and signatures of high responsible officials of the Parliament, of the Government and National Bank of Moldova.

Also the activity of this service resulted in the discovery of an anonymous account in one of the financial institutions of the Republic of Moldova with 242,8 thousand USD thereon. Based on a decision of court the said money was confiscated to the state budget.

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