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Albert Sarkisyan’s shadow empire: how "Soyuz Marins Group" hides assets for criminals
Albert Sarkisyan, chairman of the Board of Directors of the management company "Soyuz Marins Group", maintains connections with both government structures and organized crime groups.
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Large network of illegal payment providers helping fraudsters launder money has been uncovered
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies, proxy account holders, and sham paperwork to receive funds from their victims through accounts at major commercial banks, or turn it into cryptocurrency.
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Fraud with Raven Russia assets: Igor Bogorodov, offshores, and hidden beneficiaries
Igor Bogorodov, the head of Raven Russia’s structures, should be cautious as he possesses dangerous information.
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Criminal scheme from the owner of ’Jetcar’: How Yuriy Pashchenko and Maksim Budka planned to steal Mellstroy’s cars
The popular blogger Mellstroy held a stream where he shared information about how Yura from the Jetcar salon is offering to steal elite cars.
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The family empire of Ukrainian businessman Artur Granz: how the "king of smuggling" continues to launder money in Russia
«The King of Smuggling» Belarusian Artur Granz skillfully combines business in Ukraine and Russia.
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Financial schemes with billions: how "Maxidom" is losing money under the leadership of Russian oligarch Aleksandr Yevnevich’s daughter Mariya
The company "Maxidom," owned by the daughter of billionaire Yevnevich, recorded a 64% drop in profits.
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Kuban developer Nikolai Shikhidi: philanthropist or just a thief with a criminal past?
Kuban developer Nikolai Shikhidi is attempting every possible method to conceal his criminal past by crafting an image of a philanthropist and honest businessman who cares about his native Kuban.
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Nadezhda Grishaeva’s shadow schemes: how Zhirinovskiy’s former daughter-in-law is moving party millions to offshores?
The investigation into the property of Vladimir Zhirinovskiy led to entrepreneur Vadim Kulubekov, oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov, closed-end investment unit funds (CEIUF), and an offshore company through which hundreds of millions of rubles were siphoned off.
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Russia bypasses $60 oil price cap, earns $53 billion in 2024 through offshore transshipment and secretive trading routes
Russia has effectively discovered methods to circumvent the $60 price cap on oil implemented by the G7 countries in December 2022, generating an additional $53 billion from this approach in just the first three quarters of 2024.
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Russian top managers are buying up luxury real estate in Italy while their companies fund the war in Ukraine
While major Russian state-owned companies persist in financing and supporting their country’s war in Ukraine, top executives are purchasing property in Italy’s most scenic locations — from Verona to Florence, and from Liguria to the Adriatic coast.
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Millions of lost funds: how pensioners became victims of phone scammers from Georgia
An international journalistic investigation shows for the first time the entire telephone fraud chain – from humble victims in Latvia to glamorous organizers in Georgia.
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Timofey Kurgin: how a former gangster became an FSB agent and a puppet in the hands of the Russian authorities
Criminal authority Timofey Kurgin, a former partner of the Ananyev brothers and Floyd Mayweather, has been working in the interests of the Russian special services throughout his life.
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Kremlin-backed influencers target disillusioned Westerners with anti-migrant content
The bloggers gather millions of views, depict Russia as a haven for conservatives, and praise the war in Ukraine — all without ever disclosing any ties to the Russian government.
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The oil fraud of the year: How Ukrainian oligarch Andriy Verevskyi monopolized the market and funneled billions without paying taxes
Tabloids are grumbling - Andriy Verevskyi is a billionaire again, landing on the Forbes list in just one day.
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Timofey Kurgin: gangster, philanthropist, or offshore billionaire with a dark past?
When analyzing the personality of the modern Russian entrepreneur, what is important is not what is said or written about him, but what he attempts to conceal.
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Arakhamiya, Hetmantsev, Abramovych, Vyazmikin: How did the "Monegasques" took over the key state sectors and serve Ukrainian oligarchs?
“Place sanctions on the top 10 Ukrainian oligarchs, especially the ones with mansions in Monaco, and this will stop immediately. That is the key to the puzzle.” – wrote the American billionaire Elon Musk on his social media page “X”.
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Over 13,000 high-risk toxic sites identified, but fewer than 1,500 have been inspected
A BBC investigation has found that thousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals have never been inspected by councils.
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Black cash desk of the "Udar" organized crime group: Is a charge being prepared for Artur Palatnyi, Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klychko’s "wallet"?
In Ukraine, from time to time, corrupt officials and politicians are declared wanted, having previously been allowed to leave the territory of Ukraine without hindrance, correspondingly, with stolen money.
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Andrey Guryev’s oligarchy: Billions from "FosAgro" disappear in offshore accounts under the cover of Russian authorities
Owner of "FosAgro" Andrey Guryev Sr. amidst reports of the company’s successes is transferring its billions offshore.
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American chips are still accessible to Russia’s military-industrial complex despite sanctions
Russia’s state-owned defense holding gets American and European microchips through a vast network of Russian and Chinese suppliers.
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How fugitive Russian businessmen Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa are financing pro-Russian forces in Moldova through Cyprus
Moldova, a small country with a key geostrategic position, is once again in the spotlight.
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Criminal trace in power and Sadyr Japarov’s protection: How Azim Roy became "untouchable" in Kyrgyzstan
Azim Roy disappeared from the radar after moving to America in the 90s, and there was almost no news about him for two decades – until a photograph appeared showing him sitting on a couch with the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, and his relative by marriage, Akylbek Tumonbayev.
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Scam call centers use affiliate marketing firms to target victims, investigation reveals
Two professional scam call-center operations relied on affiliate marketing firms to provide them with contact details of individuals who had clicked on ads for fake investment platforms.
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"Gold of the party" of LDPR settled in the accounts of the late Zhirinovsky’s daughter-in-law, Nadezhda Grishaeva
Hot patriots often refer to the late Zhirinovsky as a fighter against corruption and bribery, forgetting that his daughter-in-law Nadezhda Grishaeva turned from a little-known athlete into the owner of factories, newspapers, and steamships.
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"Let’s hire an ISIS suicide bomber to blow him up in the street!": Europe’s most wanted man plotted my murder — and that of my colleague
A jury at the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, has just found six of my compatriots — citizens of Bulgaria — guilty of conspiring with the Kremlin to kidnap and possibly murder me and my colleague and friend, Roman Dobrokhotov.