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2014 Moldovan Bank Fraud Scandal
In 2014, $1 billion disappeared from three Moldovan banks: ''Banca de Economii'', ''Unibank'' and ''Banca Socială''.The great Moldovan bank robbery (18 June 2015) The bank fraud in was a coordinated effort involving all three banks working together to extract as much loan finance as possible from the banks without any obvious business rationale. , a Moldovan businessman, "masterminded" the scam. Shor was chairman of the board at ''Banca de Economii'' (Savings Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlad Filat
Vladimir Filat (born 6 May 1969), commonly referred to as Vlad Filat (), is a Moldovan businessman and politician, founder of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 25 September 2009 to 25 April 2013. He also was appointed as the Presidents of Moldova, Interim President of Moldova for a brief period of time in 2010. Following his conviction on charges of accepting bribes, Filat was released from jail in December 2019, 6 years earlier than his initial sentence. Education and early career Vlad is the second child of Maria and Vasile Filat and was born on May 6, 1969, in Lăpușna, Hîncești, Lăpușna, a commune in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldavian SSR. Alongside his two sisters (Ala and Valentina) and brother Ion, Vlad grew up in a part of Lăpușna called "Talcioc". In 1986, he graduated from high school in his hometown. Between 1986 and 1987, he worked at the school radio station until he was called up for military servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cause Célèbre
A cause célèbre (,''Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged'', 12th Edition, 2014. S.v. "cause célèbre". Retrieved November 30, 2018 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/cause+c%c3%a9l%c3%a8bre ,''Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary''. S.v. "cause célèbre." Retrieved November 30, 2018 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/cause+c%c3%a9l%c3%a8bre ; pl. causes célèbres, pronounced like singular) is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate. The term continues in the media in all senses. It is sometimes used positively for celebrated legal cases for their precedent value (each ''locus classicus'' or "case-in-point") and more often negatively for infamous ones, whether for scale, outrage, scandal, or conspiracy theories. The term is a French phrase in common usage in English. Since it has been fully adopted into English and is included unitalicized in English dictionaries,''American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvijas Pasta Banka
LPB Bank (previously ''Latvijas Pasta Banka'') is a Latvian bank. It has stated that its focus is providing e-commerce acting as a payment service provider, fintech, business finance and brokerage services. The bank has a large proportion of non-Latvian clients. The bank is a member of the Finance Latvia Association, which representing the Latvian financial sector on a national and international level. History Foundation It was founded on 5 September 2008 and changed its name to LPB Bank on 15 December 2017. It is joint stock company 100% owned by holding company Mono. The bank head office building was initially intended for the needs of the “Aeroflot” central agency and was built between 1984 and 1991. Modris Ģelzis, one of the trailblazers in contemporary Latvian architecture, created each façade radically differently. initially, the dominant of the building's centerpiece was a Rubik's cube, counterbalanced by a traditional building element – a nearby wind vane. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABLV Bank
ABLV Bank was one of the largest private banks in the Baltic states, Baltic States, headquartered in Riga, Latvia with representative offices abroad from 1993 to 2018. Following accusations of money laundering by the United States Department of the Treasury and continued pressure from national regulatory agencies, on 26 February 2018 the ABLV board voted to start the process of voluntary liquidation. The liquidation plan was approved on June 12. ABLV had three primary lines of business: private banking, investment and financial planning. History The bank was founded on 17 September 1993 on the basis of the Bank of Latvia regional branch in the city of Aizkraukle, thus the bank was named ''Aizkraukles Banka''. The path in the top three of the largest banks of Latvia In 1995, there were changes made to the bank's shareholding structure: and (also Oleg Fil), became the bank's shareholders and executives. Also in 1995, the bank started expanding its activities and founded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Russian Laundromat
The Russian Laundromat was a scheme to move $20–80 billion out of Russia from 2010 to 2014 through a network of global banks, many of them in Moldova and Latvia. The ''Guardian'' reported that around 500 people were suspected of being involved, many of whom were wealthy Russians. The money laundering scheme was uncovered by Global Laundromat, an investigation. ''The New Yorker'' says that that operation was known as "The Russian Laundromat," "The Global Laundromat," or "The Moldovan Scheme.""Deutsche Bank, Mirror Trades, and More Russian Threads" in ''The New Yorker'' by Ed Caesar '' The Herald'' wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrian Candu
Andrian Candu (born 27 November 1975) is a Moldovan politician, who served as chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 2015 and 2019. He left political life and went back to consultancy business, where previously he has built a successful career. Candu served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova from 30 May 2013 to 11 July 2014, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Moldova from 2 July 2014 – 23 January 2015, Speaker of the Parliament Of the Republic of Moldova between 23 January 2015 – 24 February 2019, deputy of the PDM faction in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in 3 consecutive legislatures: 24 December 2010 – 11 July 2014, 9 December 2014 - 9 March 2019, 9 March 2019 – 19 February 2020. On 20 February 2020, together with five Members of the Parliament, Andrian Candu formed the "PRO MOLDOVA" Parliamentary Group, which was later registered as a political party, which he chaired for 1.5 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kroll Inc
Kroll is an American corporate investigation and risk consulting firm established in 1972 and based in New York City. In 2018, Kroll was acquired by Duff & Phelps. In 2021, Duff & Phelps decided to rebrand itself as Kroll, a process it completed in 2022. History Kroll was founded in 1972 by Jules Kroll as a consultancy servicing corporate purchasing departments. Kroll began its line of work in financial sector investigations in the 1980s when corporations approached Kroll to profile investors, suitors, and takeover targets. In the 1990s, Kroll expanded into forensic accounting, background screening, drug testing, electronic data recovery, and market intelligence. In 1997, Kroll merged with vehicle armoring company O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt to form Kroll-O'Gara. The company became public and was listed on the NASDAQ as "KROG". In August 2001, the O’Gara vehicle armoring businesses were sold to Armor Holdings, and the company's name was changed to Kroll Inc. and its ticker s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iurie Leanca
Iurie is a Romanian and Moldovan given name for males. Notable people with the name include: *Iurie Arcan (born 1964), Moldovan football manager *Iurie Bolboceanu (born 1959), Moldovan politician *Iurie Ciocan (born 1971), politician and professor from the Republic of Moldova *Iurie Colesnic (born 1955), Moldovan politician *Iurie Darie (1929–2012), Romanian actor *Iurie Leancă (born 1963), Moldovan politician *Iurie Miterev (1975–2012), Moldovan footballer *Iurie Platon (born 1963), Moldovan painter and sculptor *Iurie Priganiuc (born 1978), Moldovan professional footballer *Iurie Reniţă (born 1958), Moldovan diplomat *Iurie Roşca (born 1961), Moldovan politician, president of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (CDPP) since 1994 *Iurie Țap (born 1955), Moldovan politician *Iurie Țurcanu Iurie Țurcanu (; born 21 June 1973) is a Moldovan politician. He was born in Corlăteni, in the Rîșcani District. Țurcanu currently is the Deputy Prime Minister for Digitaliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Bank Of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova ( ro, Banca Naţională a Moldovei) is the central bank of the Republic of Moldova. The National Bank of Moldova is an autonomous public legal entity and is responsible to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. The primary objective of the National Bank of Moldova shall be to ensure and maintain the price stability. Without prejudice to its primary objective, the National Bank of Moldova shall promote and maintain a financial system based on market principles and shall support the general economic policy of the state. The National Bank cooperates with the Government with the view to achieving its objectives and, according to the Law, undertakes the necessary measures to implement such cooperation. The NBM periodically informs the public about macroeconomic analysis, financial market evolution and statistic data, including on money supply, credit granting, balance of payments and foreign exchange market. Governors Leonid Tălmaci served as the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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