Moldovan oligarch extradited to face charges over $1bn fraud | Corruption News

Trial of former political kingmaker Vladimir Plahotniuc comes at a sensitive time, as elections approach and authorities warn of Russian meddling.

Moldova’s most notorious fugitive businessman, Vladimir Plahotniuc, has been extradited from Greece to face trial over the country’s biggest financial scandal, AFP and local media reported.

The 59-year-old oligarch, accused of orchestrating the disappearance of $1bn…