Ilan Shor
Ilan Shor (or Șor; Hebrew: אילן שור; born 6 March 1987) is an Israeli-born Moldovan oligarch and politician. In 2014, Shor "masterminded" a scam that saw US$1 billion disappear from Moldovan banks, resulting in a total loss equivalent to 12% of Moldova's GDP and the arrest of former Prime Minister Vlad Filat. In June 2017, he was sentenced to 7.5 years of prison in absentia for fraud and money laundering and on 14 April 2023 his sentence was increased to 15 years. All of Shor's Moldovan assets were also frozen. After spending time under house arrest he fled to Israel in 2019, where he currently lives.
Ilan Shor | |
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Shor in 2019 | |
| Leader of the Șor Party | |
| In office 19 June 2016 – 19 June 2023 | |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 9 March 2019 – 27 April 2023 | |
| Parliamentary group | Șor Party |
| Constituency | Orhei |
| Majority | 17,968 (59.2%) |
| Mayor of Orhei | |
| In office 1 July 2015 – 9 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Vitalie Colun |
| Succeeded by | Pavel Verejanu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1987 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Nationality | Moldovan Israeli |
| Political party | Șor Party |
| Other political affiliations | Chance. Duties. Realization |
| Spouse | Sara Shor |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Businessman, banker, politician |
On 26 October 2022, the United States sanctioned him due to his working with "corrupt oligarchs and Moscow-based entities to create political unrest in Moldova". The United Kingdom and European Union have also sanctioned Shor. 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 same Constitutional Court revoked the ban on 27 March 2024.