Moldova’s Oligarch, Vlad Plahotniuc Jailed for 19 Years in $1bn Banking Scandal
A Moldovan court has sentenced former oligarch and political heavyweight, Vlad Plahotniuc to 19 years in prison over his role in the country’s notorious “theft of the century” banking scandal, marking a major moment in one of Eastern Europe’s most infamous corruption cases. The ruling follows years of investigation into the 2014–2015 fraud, during which approximately $1bn, equivalent to around 12% of Moldova’s gross domestic product at the time, was […]
