Swindlers steal $14.5mln from Transdnestr bank July 9, 2012 - 20:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Swindlers used the bankruptcy of a canned foods plant as a cover-up to steal $14.5 million from a bank in the breakaway Moldovan Republic of Transdnestr, RIA Novosti reported citing the Noi.md news website. According to the Interior Ministry, the stolen sum was intended to pay off the debt of the Kamensky canned foods plant, which went bankrupt. The sum was transferred from Sberbank to offshore bank accounts. The ministry also said it has reason to believe that the fraud was organized and carried out by some high-ranking officials, but neither specified their names nor if any arrests have been made so far. Partner news  Top stories U.S. officials say they want to advance efforts to start talks between the Syrian government and opposition leaders. The international conference, backed by Russia and the U.S., aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament.   Partner news |  Latest news Van Rompuy: youth unemployment pressing issue for EU  Social unrest is rumbling and research has warned of "lost generations" of unemployed people and their children.12 killed as explosives accidentally denote in Afghan mosque Four civilians and eight militants died in the blast during evening prayers the night before in Ghazni province's district of Andar.Powell says military should run drone strikes The CIA has targeted alleged terrorists in places that aren’t overt war zones, such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.220 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported May 19-25 Azerbaijan fired over 1000 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said. |
