Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Vladimir PLAHOTNIUC
Nationality
Moldova; Romania
DoB
1966-01-01
Address
Cyprus
Reg. ID
AA1203658, Passport; 054038242, Passport; 0962706018030, National Foreign ID Number
Official reason
OFAC is designating former Moldovan government official Vladimir Plahotniuc (Plahotniuc), a former Moldovan Member of Parliament who served as both de facto leader and elected chair of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM). Plahotniuc maintained control over the country’s law enforcement apparatus to target political and business rivals. Specifi...
Other Information
https://md.usembassy.gov/ambassador-kent-logsdons-announcement-on-sanctions/
Date of listing
2022-10-26
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441
Official Information
On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...
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