Searches in the "TUX" case: five people detained for money laundering and tax evasion
Five individuals, aged between 30 and 45, including the founders of the investment platform "TUX," were detained for 72 hours on the morning of November 6. The arrests followed 28 searches conducted as part of an investigation into the "TUX" platform, which is suspected of engaging in illicit entrepreneurial activities, money laundering, and tax evasion.
The actions were conducted by officers from the Economic Investigations Department and the Criminal Investigations Department of the National Investigation Inspectorate, in collaboration with employees from the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS).
According to the National Police, searches were carried out across the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
Law enforcement officers seized hundreds of thousands of lei, foreign currency, computers, mobile phones, and other relevant evidence.
We would like to highlight that "TUX" presented itself as an investment platform for cryptocurrencies and Web3 projects, claiming to offer profits of up to 4% per day. However, investigators have determined that it was actually a pyramid scheme that operated by attracting new investors to pay the returns promised to existing investors.
Investigations reveal that over 50,000 individuals from the Republic of Moldova were involved, with estimated losses exceeding 48 million euros.
Many of those lured by these false promises reportedly took out loans to invest, only to lose all their money.
