Businessman Veaceslav Platon, 43, is considered by Moldovan law enforcement to be a mastermind of financial crime. They believe he is linked to money laundering and the theft of billions of dollars from banks, the state and businesses in the former Soviet bloc states including the Republic of Moldova.

In July 2016, Emmanuil Grinshpun sat next to Pavel Filip, the prime-minister of Moldova, during a government meeting with the American Jewish Committee

Banker and politician Veaceslav Platon, who allegedly stole millions from Moldovan banks, was extradited from Ukraine to Moldova on Monday, Moldovan prosecutors said.

The following are excerpts from a three-hour interview with Veaceslav Platon, a key figure in a Moldovan investigation into banking corruption.