Under Article 242 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova titled “Manipulation of an Event,” encouraging, influencing or advising a participant in a sporting/betting event to undertake actions, which would produce a manipulated effect on the event concerned, with a view to obtaining undue goods, services, privileges, or advantages of any kind for oneself or for others represents an offense. The latter is punishable by a fine varying in the range of 2,350 to 4,350 conventional units (approximately US$6,900 to $13,000) or by a term of imprisonment of one to three years, in both cases depriving the person of the right to hold certain positions or exercise a certain type of activity for a period of up to three years; while the legal person is punishable by a fine varying in the range of 6,000 to 9,000 conventional units (approximately US$18,000 to $27,200), depriving that person of the right to exercise a certain type of activity. The criminal liability is aggravated as per Article 242 1 (2) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova, if the same actions are committed by a trainer, an athlete’s agent, a member of the jury, an owner of the sports club or by a person who is a member of the sports organization leadership. In this case, the natural person is punishable by a fine varying in the range of 3,350 to 5,350 conventional units (approximately US$10,000 to $16,000) or by a term of imprisonment of two to six years, in both cases depriving the person of the right to hold certain positions or exercise a certain type of activity for a period varying from four to seven years.