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Vladimir Plahotniuc

Person of interest · Politician · Sanctioned entity

Vladimir Plahotniuc is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	PLAHOTNIUC, Vladimir · Plahotniuc Vladimir · Plahotniuc Vladimir Gheorghe · VLADIMIR PLAHOTNIUC · Vlad Georgievič PLACHOTŇUK · 21 more...				[sources]
Other name	Novak Vladislav Vladimir · Plakhotnyuk Vladimir · Ulinici Vladimir · Vlad Plahotniuc · Vlad Ulinici · 18 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1965-12-25 · 1966-01-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Calarasi · Calarasi Moldova · Moldova · Pitușca · Pitușca, Călărași : MOLDAVIE · 4 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Moldova · Romania · Russia				[sources]
Country	Cyprus · Moldova · Romania				[sources]
Citizenship	Moldova · Romania · Russia				[sources]
Country of birth	Moldova				[sources]
First name	VLADIMIR · Vlad · Vladimir · Vladimir · Vladimir Gheorghe · 4 more...				[sources]
ID Number	`0962706018030` · `AA 1203658` · `AB 0671328`				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	NOVAK · Novak · PLACHOTNJUK · PLACHOTŇUK · PLAHOTNIUC · 7 more...				[sources]
Middle name	Georgievič · Георгиевич				[sources]
Passport number	`054038242` · `0671328` · `1203658` · `AA 1203658` · `AA1203658` · 2 more...				[sources]
Registration number	`QZW6Q2ZBDTN5`				[sources]
Second name	Gheorghe · Vladimir · Vladimirovich · Георгиевич				[sources]
Unique Entity ID	`QZW6Q2ZBDTN5`				[sources]
Website	www.plahotniuc.md				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4364752				[sources]
Position	Homme d'affaires · Homme d’affaires, homme politique · Homme politique · Parlament (member, 2014-) · businessman, politician · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Technical University of Moldova				[sources]
Religion	Eastern Orthodox Church				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · profiles.rise.md · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-03	Last processed	2024-12-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Vladimir Plahotniuc is subject to numerous criminal proceedings in the Republic of Moldova related to crimes in connection with the embezzlement of State funds of the Republic of Moldova and their illegal transfer outside the Republic of Moldova. He was accused in the Republic of Moldova in the “Bank Fraud” case, the economic effects of which are still affecting the country. He is also being investigated for bribing the former president of the Republic of Moldova with a bag of cash in exchange for political favours. Through his serious financial misconduct concerning public funds and the unauthorised export of capital and undermining the democratic political process in the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Plahotniuc is responsible for actions and implementing policies which undermine and threaten democracy, the rule of law, stability or security in the Republic of Moldova.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-08-23

Function: businessman, politician

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-06-28

State Identification Number (IDNP): 0962706018030 (Republic of Moldova)

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-05-22

Vladimir Plahotniuc fait l’objet de nombreuses procédures pénales en République de Moldavie pour des infractions liées au détournement de fonds publics de la République de Moldavie et à leur transfert illégal hors de la République de Moldavie. Il a été poursuivi en République de Moldavie dans l’affaire de “fraude bancaire”, dont les effets économiques affectent encore le pays. Il fait également l’objet d’une enquête pour corruption de l’ancien président de la République de Moldavie avec un sac d’argent liquide en échange de faveurs politiques. Du fait de ses manquements financiers graves concernant des fonds publics et de l’exportation non autorisée de capitaux et compromettant le processus démocratique en République de Moldavie, Vladimir Plahotniuc est responsable d’actions et de la mise en œuvre de politiques qui compromettent ou menacent la démocratie, l’état de droit, la stabilité ou la sécurité en République de Moldavie.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2024-04-30

Numéro d’identification national (IDNP): 0962706018030 (République de Moldavie)

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Moldovan politician and oligarch (born 1966)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-12

Relationships

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`054038242`	Romania	Passport	-	-
`AB 0671328; AA 1203658`	Moldova	passport	-	-
`0962706018030`	Moldova	Other identification number	-	-
`AA 1203658`	Moldova	National passport	-	-
`AB 0671328`	Moldova	National passport	-	-
`AA 1203658`	Moldova	National passport	-	-
`AA1203658`	Moldova	Passport	-	-
`0962706018030`	Moldova	National Foreign ID Number	-	-
`0962706018030`	Moldova	Other identification number	-	-
`AB 0671328`	Moldova	National passport	-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Andrian Candu Politician	naș de cununie	-	-
Sigmateli LTD Person of interest	fost creditor	-	-
Veaceslav Platon Politician · Sanctioned entity	fost partener de afaceri	-	-
Constar Invest SRL Person of interest	beneficiar indirect	-	-
Pavel Filip Politician	fost coleg de facultate	-	-
Tukumaan LTD Person of interest	beneficiar	-	-
Dumitru Diacov Politician	fost coleg de partid	-	-
General Media Group Corp. SRL Person of interest	beneficiar efectiv	-	-
Longford Partners LTD Person of interest	beneficiar	-	-
Telestar Media SRL Person of interest	afiliat	-	-
Westburn Enterprises LTD Person of interest	fost beneficiar	-	-
Rowallan Overseas SA Person of interest	beneficiar	-	-
Constantin Botnari Politician · Sanctioned entity	"mâna dreaptă"	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Finpar Invest SRL Person of interest	companie afiliată	-	-
Skywings Alliance Limited	reprezentată prin procură	-	-
Pavel Filip Politician	fost coleg de facultate	-	-
Andrian Candu Politician	fin de cununie	-	-
Vangurad International Group Ltd	acționar unic	-	-
Fundaţia lui Vlad Plahotniuc "Edelweiss"	fondator	-	-
Vera Plahotniuc	soră	-	-
Oxana Childescu	fostă soție	-	-
OTIV Prime Holding BV	companie afiliată	-	-
General Media Group Corp. SRL	fondator	-	-
Asociația Oamenilor de Afaceri din Moldova	fondator	-	-
Vanguard International Ltd	acționar unic	-	-
Monica Babuc Politician	fost șef	-	-
Radio Media Group Inc. SRL	fondator	-	-

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Partidul Democrat din Moldova	fost președinte	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Parliament of Moldova	2010-12	2013-10
member of the Parliament of Moldova	2014-12-01	2015-07-01
member of the Parliament of Moldova	2010-12-01	2013-10-01
Member of the Parlament	2014-12-29	-
member of the Parliament of Moldova	2014-12	2015-07

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2022-10-26	-
US State Department	Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) for Involvement in Significant Corruption	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 28 June 2023 on measures concerning Moldova (RS 946.231.156.5), annex	2023-06-28	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021	2022-12-08	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Global Anti-Corruption	2022-12-09	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2023/1045 du 30/05/2023 (UE Moldavie - R (UE) 2023/888) · (UE) 2024/1243 du 26/04/2024 (UE Moldavie - R (UE) 2023/888)	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Moldova	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	MDA	2024-04-30	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	MDA	2024-04-30	-

Data sources

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,230

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories430,284

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,428

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Every Politician58,852

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

MySociety · non-official source

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,433

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,541

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,376

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

RISE Moldova People of interest1,059

People of Interest is an interactive database developed and managed by RISE Moldova. It is a work in progress journalistic project.

Moldova · RISE Moldova · non-official source

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,602

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,547

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

French National Asset Freezing System5,253

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,295

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,254

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,765

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

US SAM Procurement Exclusions112,259

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,171

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

US Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights Visa Restrictions528

US Visa restrictions on officials of foreign governments and family members credibly implicated in corruption or human rights violations

United States · State

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata382,700

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ua-nazk-person-26923 · evpo-cc62a3f3-dfa9-4643-bd2f-bf20efda9b54 · usgsa-s4mrn6q1v · ch-seco-62667 · fr-ga-6661 · ca-sema-7aacd8767ef3201df56bfbf98d5c10889cbfb4de · gb-fcdo-gac0030 · us-klepto-hr-visa-moldova-vladimir-plahotniuc · mdrisepep-e04c4aada717f695d95591626a9bc8066567ba1f · mdrisepep-9210ec8139d82d0092b4d2225940c6ddc9b0bff0 · NK-gXo4kg6G5BgZXQRtRrmjx6 · ofac-39476 · ca-sema-part-1-1-md-vladimir-plahotniuc · mc-freezes-c8d0f4132259072c301f77245f0bc2f94cbf10f6 · eu-fsf-eu-10792-10 · eu-tb-logical-153830 · eu-fsf-eu-10158-74 · eu-tb-logical-158022 · gb-hmt-15658 · ca-sema-1-1-md-vladimir-plahotniuc

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Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`054038242`	Romania	Passport	-	-
`AB 0671328; AA 1203658`	Moldova	passport	-	-
`0962706018030`	Moldova	Other identification number	-	-
`AA 1203658`	Moldova	National passport	-	-
`AB 0671328`	Moldova	National passport	-	-
`AA 1203658`	Moldova	National passport	-	-
`AA1203658`	Moldova	Passport	-	-
`0962706018030`	Moldova	National Foreign ID Number	-	-
`0962706018030`	Moldova	Other identification number	-	-
`AB 0671328`	Moldova	National passport	-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Andrian Candu Politician	naș de cununie	-	-
Sigmateli LTD Person of interest	fost creditor	-	-
Veaceslav Platon Politician · Sanctioned entity	fost partener de afaceri	-	-
Constar Invest SRL Person of interest	beneficiar indirect	-	-
Pavel Filip Politician	fost coleg de facultate	-	-
Tukumaan LTD Person of interest	beneficiar	-	-
Dumitru Diacov Politician	fost coleg de partid	-	-
General Media Group Corp. SRL Person of interest	beneficiar efectiv	-	-
Longford Partners LTD Person of interest	beneficiar	-	-
Telestar Media SRL Person of interest	afiliat	-	-
Westburn Enterprises LTD Person of interest	fost beneficiar	-	-
Rowallan Overseas SA Person of interest	beneficiar	-	-
Constantin Botnari Politician · Sanctioned entity	"mâna dreaptă"	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Finpar Invest SRL Person of interest	companie afiliată	-	-
Skywings Alliance Limited	reprezentată prin procură	-	-
Pavel Filip Politician	fost coleg de facultate	-	-
Andrian Candu Politician	fin de cununie	-	-
Vangurad International Group Ltd	acționar unic	-	-
Fundaţia lui Vlad Plahotniuc "Edelweiss"	fondator	-	-
Vera Plahotniuc	soră	-	-
Oxana Childescu	fostă soție	-	-
OTIV Prime Holding BV	companie afiliată	-	-
General Media Group Corp. SRL	fondator	-	-
Asociația Oamenilor de Afaceri din Moldova	fondator	-	-
Vanguard International Ltd	acționar unic	-	-
Monica Babuc Politician	fost șef	-	-
Radio Media Group Inc. SRL	fondator	-	-

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Partidul Democrat din Moldova	fost președinte	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Parliament of Moldova	2010-12	2013-10
member of the Parliament of Moldova	2014-12-01	2015-07-01
member of the Parliament of Moldova	2010-12-01	2013-10-01
Member of the Parlament	2014-12-29	-
member of the Parliament of Moldova	2014-12	2015-07

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2022-10-26	-
US State Department	Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) for Involvement in Significant Corruption	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 28 June 2023 on measures concerning Moldova (RS 946.231.156.5), annex	2023-06-28	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021	2022-12-08	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Global Anti-Corruption	2022-12-09	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2023/1045 du 30/05/2023 (UE Moldavie - R (UE) 2023/888) · (UE) 2024/1243 du 26/04/2024 (UE Moldavie - R (UE) 2023/888)	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Moldova	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	MDA	2024-04-30	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	MDA	2024-04-30	-