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Laundering billions through H Casino: Egemen Shener’s criminal business with pro-Kremlin oligarchs
The curators of the Belarusian gambling business, including H Casino and its owner Mustafa Egemen Shener, may be linked to the entourage of the Dagestan senator, oligarch Suleyman Kerimov, who has close ties with the Russian authorities.
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Gangs, security officers, and suitcases of cash: How Mustafa Egemen Shener made H Casino a gateway to the criminal treasury
The murder of a businessman, a money laundering operation under the roof of power, real estate in Dubai worth millions of dollars — this investigation contains numerous elements of a complex detective story.
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Inside Lukashenko’s inner circle: The chefs, doctors, and stylists behind the regime
Aleksandr Lukashenko has been ruling Belarus for 30 years and plans to be “re-elected" for a seventh term in 2025. But what do voters really know about the "national leader", apart from what is broadcast by the press service and propaganda?
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Interpol, sanctions, and oil schemes: Roman Spiridonov is in the crosshairs of global intelligence scrutiny for selling Russian oil through Petroruss
The is very little information about the Russian entrepreneur with Greek citizenship, Roman Spiridonov. His name is increasingly mentioned in the context of the work of Russia’s shadow fleet and connections with Putin’s entourage.
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How Belarusian SoftSwiss and cryptocurrency service CoinsPaid became tools for Russian oligarch Rotenberg to seize the gambling market in Ukraine
Is Russian billionaire and "Putin’s wallet" Arkadiy Rotenberg dominating Ukraine’s gambling market through Belarusian companies SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid?
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Favbet’s double standards: Andriy Matyukha’s Ukrainian bookmaker pays taxes in Russia while hiding income in Ukraine
The betting company Favbet, which claimed it never operated in Russia, still holds a valid trademark in the aggressor country, and in Belarus, a company owns three trademarks that remain active.
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Belarusian microchips for Russian missiles: How Integral supplies the Russian army
Microchip deliveries are made through intermediary companies based in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and China.
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Belarus exit poll shows Lukashenko with 87.6% of the vote in presidential election
Putin ally projected to easily secure seventh term in election that US and EU have said could not be free or fair
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Lukashenko’s dog "marked" the polling station just like his owner — dishonestly
During the presidential ’elections’ in Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko’s Spitz, Umka, ’marked’ the polling station.
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Lukashenko’s dual stance on Syria: Support for Assad and arming his opponents revealed
Aleksandr Lukashenko has supported and continues to support Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria. However, it seems that he also has supported Assad’s opponents.
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CyberPartisans expose how Belbet skirts gambling laws, providing easy access for underage players and contributing to addiction risks
The Belbet online lottery operates as a virtual casino but does not follow rules established for this type of gambling.
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Pyramid mastermind Yehor Alshevski faces global scrutiny for $20M fraud
The New Ostap Bender of his time, Yehor Valerevich Alshevski (previously Evdakov) (Alshevsky), achieved success through the IRS and Kairos Technologies projects.
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EU-based factory owners with Belarusian passports are channeling chips to Russia amidst the ongoing conflict
White sand beaches, scenic coral reefs, dense green jungle. The exotic islands of the Seychelles, in the heart of the warm Indian Ocean, attract tourists from all over the world.
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Belarusian businessman evades luxury goods embargo on Russia
Belarussian Alexander Zaitsev, nicknamed President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s “money bag,” appears to have shipped luxury goods to Russia despite sanctions imposed by the EU in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new investigation by The Buro, an OCCRP partner organization.
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Romania’s logging industry continues to bypass the timber tracing system
Six months after the fraud was exposed and Romanian authorities promised to stop it, wood processing companies continue to cheat Europe’s most sophisticated timber tracing system, allowing illegally harvested wood to enter the legal market.
535
German far-right politician accused of exploiting political prisoners for cheap labour in Belarus
Reports of dissenters working for £4 a day on onion plantation owned by Saxony state parliament AfD member Jörg Dornau
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Luxury real estate on Palm Jumeirah: How the Karić family invests their Belarusian profits
Minsk. Sleek spiral towers of glass and concrete encircle a 35-story skyscraper. Gondolas drift leisurely along the man-made canals.
535
Marriage fraud: How Aliaksei Aleksin’s unfamed relatives help the tobacco king evade sanctions
“Solvents and Thinners Schemer”, “Tobacco King”, “Orsha Offshore Owner”, “Smuggler” – these “epithets and regalia” brought businessman Aliaksei Aleksin wealth, success and influence in Belarus.
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The investigation points to Sheiman, as BIC reveals schemes designed to bypass sanctions on fertilizer and luxury car sales
Both schemes are connected by the Cypriot company Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD and are linked to the Presidential Affairs Department of Belarus.
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German man sentenced to death in Belarus begs for help on state TV
Rico Krieger admits role in Ukrainian plot and pleads for German chancellor to save him during broadcast
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Vladimir Putin starts fresh tactical nuclear drills in chilling threat to West
A joint exercise between allies Russia and Belarus was carried out on Tuesday under the apparent aim of 'unconditionally ensuring the sovereignty' of the 'Union State'
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Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka's boyfriend and ex-NHL ace Konstantin Koltsov dies
Former Pittsburgh Penguins star Konstantin Koltsov was confirmed as dead by current club Salavat Yulaev with Aryna Sabalenka left to mourn her boyfriend five years on from her father passing away
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Putin & pal Lukashenko arrange trip to Antarctica amid tensions with West
VLADIMIR Putin has accepted an invitation to join Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on a trip to Antarctica amid tensions with the West.The tyran
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Putin’s pal Lukashenko 'sent OnlyFans star to spy for his KGB secret service'
VLADIMIR Putin's close ally Alexander Lukashenko allegedly deployedan OnlyFans star to spy for his KGB secret service.Daria Ostapenko, 36, a vet
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