Moldova oligarch Plahotniuc sentenced to 19 years in $1B bank fraud case

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Moldova oligarch Plahotniuc sentenced to 19 years in $1B bank fraud case
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A Moldovan oligarch and former opposition leader has been sentenced to 19 years in a fraud case in which a billion dollars stolen from banks in the country more than a decade ago.

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