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Moldovan oligarch, politician and convicted fraudster (born 1987) Ilan Shor (or Șor ; ; born 6 March 1987) is an Israel-born Moldovan oligarch and politician.1From July 2015 to April 2019, he served as mayor of the Moldovan city of Orhei . He owns several Moldovan businesses, including a company named Dufremol (Duty-free) and the FC Milsami football club. In 2014, he became the chairman of the board of the Savings Bank of Moldova. Since 2019, he has been in exile in Israel after being convicted of fraud and money laundering. His political party reportedly seized the enclave of Gagauzia via embezzled money. On 26 October 2022, the United States froze his US assets and criminalised any business transactions with him, with the United States Department of State claiming he worked with "corrupt oligarchs and Moscow -based entities to create political unrest in Moldova and sought to undermine Moldova’s bid for EU candidate status." The United Kingdom and European Union have since followed in applying economic sanctions against Ilan Shor. On 12 December 2022, the Government of Moldova suspended broadcasting licenses for six television stations owned by Ilan Shor to "prevent the risk of disinformation or attempts to manipulate public opinion" over Russia's invasion of Ukraine . On 14 April 2023 his sentence was increased to 15 years in absentia for fraud and money laundering in relation to a US$1 billion bank theft case. All Shor's Moldovan assets were frozen, but he remains in Israel to which he fled in 2019. The Moldovan government has continued to petition Israel for his extradition to Moldova to serve out his sentence.2His pro-Russian party, the Șor Party , was liquidated and banned by the Constitutional Court of Moldova on 19 June 2023 after months of protests organised by Shor and his party which the court claimed were designed to destabilise Moldova and foment a coup of the elected government in order to install a pro-Russian government.3On 2 August, the Parliament of Moldova approved legislation banning members of his party (including Ilan Shor) from running in any Moldovan elections for five years.4"N12 - מולדובה: חשש לגל אנטישמיות בשל משפט המיליונר" . 18 May 2015.5"Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian). "Moldova's Jews feel an anti-Semitic backlash after a corrupt Jewish politician flees to Israel" . 29 August 2019.6
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Ilan Shor (or Șor ; born 6 March 1987) is a Moldovan businessman. Born to Moldovan parents in Israel, he grew up in Moldova and owns several Moldovan businesses, including a company named Dufremol and the FC Milsami football club. In 2014 the became the chairman of the board of the Saving Bank of Moldova. He has reported in an interview that he started his own business at 13 in a mobile phone shop. He is good friends with another Moldovan millionaire, Gabi Stati.
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Ilan Shor (or Șor ; born 6 March 1987) is a Moldovan hideaway businessman and politician.From July 2015 to April 2019, he served as mayor of the Moldovan city of Orhei .He owns several Moldovan businesses, including a company named Dufremol (Duty-free) and the FC Milsami football club. In 2014, he became the chairman of the board of the Saving Bank of Moldova. He has reported in an interview that he started his own business at 13 in a mobile phone shop. He is good friends with another Moldovan millionaire, Gabi Stati. "Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian).
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Moldovan oligarch, politician and convicted fraudster (born 1987) Ilan Șor (also spelled Sor or Shor ; Hebrew : אילן שור ; born 6 March 1987) is an Israeli-born Moldovan pro-Russian fugitive oligarch and politician.He was the chairman of the banned Șor Party and has played various roles in its successors.He resides in Russia, a country whose citizenship he received in 2024.Shor was a key figure in the 2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal , where approximately $1 billion was transferred out of Moldovan banks for loans that would not be repaid, resulting in a total loss equivalent to 12% of Moldova's GDP and the arrest of former Prime Minister Vlad Filat .His pro-Russian party, the Șor Party , was banned by the Constitutional Court of Moldova on 19 June 2023 after months of protests organized by his party.According to the court, these protests were designed to destabilize Moldova and foment a coup in order to install a pro-Russian government.The Constitutional Court revoked the ban on 27 March 2024."Oligarhul fugar Ilan Şor a obţinut cetăţenia rusă: 'Am depus documentele, am primit paşaportul' " [The fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor obtained Russian citizenship: 'I submitted the documents, I received the passport']. digi24.ro (in Romanian). 16 May 2024.El e considerat principalul instrument al Rusiei pentru a răsturna ordinea constituțională din Republica Moldova" [The fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor announces that he has obtained Russian citizenship.He is considered the main tool of Russia to overthrow the constitutional order in the Republic of Moldova]. g4media.ro (in Romanian). 16 May 2024.Fugarul Ilan Șor susține că a primit cetățenia rusă" [Republic of Moldova Fugitive Ilan Shor claims to have received Russian citizenship]."N12 - מולדובה: חשש לגל אנטישמיות בשל משפט המיליונר" [N12 - Moldova: fear of a wave of anti-Semitism due to the millionaire's trial]. mako.co.il (in Hebrew). 18 May 2015. Надія Клочко (2022-10-26)."Проросійська партія Молдови і співачка Жасмін. США оголосили про нові санкції" [The pro-Russian party of Moldova and the singer Jasmin.The USA announced new sanctions]. glavcom.ua (in Ukrainian). Главком.Polish Institute of International Affairs ."Moldova's fugitive oligarchs keep spending money on social media platforms despite sanctions" ."Analiză: Rusia refuză extrădarea lui Șor în Moldova" [Analysis: Russia refuses to extradite Shor to Moldova].
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