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Cypriot passport and hidden funds: Huang Zhiyang’s international human trafficking and money laundering empire revealed
Philippine authorities have charged Huang Zhiyang with human trafficking, sued him for alleged money laundering, and frozen his accounts. But they were unaware of funds he holds in Cyprus.
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How Russian oligarchs Usherovich, Plotitsa, and Obodovskiy use Cyprus to bypass sanctions and legalize income
On July 1, 2024, "The Insider" published an article titled “Businessmen Usherovich and Plotitsa, linked to the Solntsevskaya organized crime group and the Zakharchenko case, are now assisting Russian Railways in bypassing sanctions.”
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Luxury in Dubai and international business: Nadezhda Grishaeva’s use of Cypriot offshore companies to launder money
A new investigation by our editorial team has revealed an offshore network involving former basketball player Nadezhda Grishaeva, who appropriated the assets of the late LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
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The partners of fugitive Boris Usherovich, the Plotitsa brothers, help circumvent sanctions and develop a deadly tourism business
Russian businessman Boris Plotitsa, who ran a tourism business in Russia, was arrested in absentia by a court in July 2024 in connection with the death of eight people on an illegal tour of Moscow’s sewers.
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Cypriot-Spanish business of wanted Russian businessman Boris Usherovich
The wanted Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, who is suspected of laundering billions from contracts for the «Russian Railways», is actively developing a business in the trade of elite real estate in Cyprus and Spain.
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"Cyprus Confidential": с, head of the Association of Lebanese Banks, seeks refuge while obstructing Lebanon’s recovery plan
The Cyprus Confidential project has, for the first time, uncovered financial transactions conducted in Cyprus by Salim Sfeir, the Head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon and Chairman of Bank of Beirut (BoB).
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Russian billionaires in London: how Boris Usherovich evades sanctions and continues to launder money for Russia
Russian millionaires in Europe are a common sight. Unfortunately, even sanctions and partial asset freezes after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine have not significantly changed the situation.
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Russian businessman Boris Usherovich regained Putin’s trust through multibillion-dollar sanction evasion schemes and now lives peacefully in the United Kingdom
The year is 2019, two years before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the neighboring aggressor country, a major corruption scandal broke out involving the laundering of 200 billion rubles through contracts with the state-owned enterprise "Russian Railways."
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Financial crimes and evasion of sanctions: the Cypriot connection in the operations of the Russian Boris Usherovych
The fugitive founder of the "1520" Group, Boris Usherovich, has built an offshore empire in Cyprus, through which he aids RZD and high-ranking Russian officials in evading sanctions and laundering money.
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Germany and Cyprus launch major crackdown on $11m investment fraud ring
Authorities in Germany and Cyprus shut down fake platforms, seizing luxury items and arresting suspects in a multimillion-dollar scheme.
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Fraud convictions didn’t stop this lawyer from creating a successful practice in Cyprus
Cypriot authorities stalled for 13 years on a European Arrest Warrant filed by the U.K., where Christos Christodoulides absconded from prison.
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"Kronung" and fraudulent schemes: how Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda launder money through real estate projects in Europe
Under the guise of investing in real estate in Europe and the UAE, the St. Petersburg construction company "Kronung" and its owners Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage channel funds from private and state Russian banks abroad.
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Did UK politicians breach lobbying rules with inquiries regarding Northern Cyprus?
Politicians are required to register their interest in a subject before asking questions about it in parliament. Records indicate that five politicians failed to do so after taking sponsored trips to northern Cyprus, a breakaway territory recognized only by Turkey.
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Latvian citizen helps Russia earn billions by circumventing oil sanctions
Despite international sanctions, Russia continues to receive petrodollars, mainly due to a "shadow fleet" that transports Russian oil to buyers who are willing to pay above the $60 per barrel cap set by the G7+ Coalition.
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Maksym Krippa: How oligarch Malofeev’s front man facilitates real estate purchases in Kyiv through Cypriot offshore firms
Let’s examine the situation with detailed specifics, taking into account all the parties involved, the schemes, and the methods utilized by Russian oligarchs to acquire real estate in central Kyiv through intermediaries like Maksym Krippa, along with his ties to the traitor and FSB agent Volodymyr Sivkovich.
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Secretive Cyprus-registered funds were used to conceal megayachts and luxury real estate associated with a sanctioned Russian banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In one case, these funds were used to obscure the ownership of offshore companies that allegedly held luxury assets linked to powerful Russian banker Andrei Kostin, including two megayachts worth tens of millions.
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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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Research into party donation transparency issues links back to Pegeia resort
Cyprus is fourth among EU states when it comes to private donations per capita to political parties. And more than half of these private donations come from companies.
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Nigerian authorities thwart international drug trafficking attempts
Nigerian authorities announced Sunday that they had seized large quantities of cocaine, opioids, and other illicit drugs concealed in the soles of shoes destined for the United States, United Kingdom, and Cyprus.
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Visit Cyprus for 35C highs, summer holidays under £400pp & cheap beers
STILL picking on your dream destination for this summer?Cyprus is the third-biggest island in the Mediterranean, and it's synonymous with sea, sun, fu
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Two die during record-breaking 40C heatwave in British holiday hotspot
Two elderly people have died from heatstroke in Cyrprus as 40C heatwaves continue to cover major holiday spots across Europe, including Greece, Cyprus and Turkey
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Holiday hotspots in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus hit with extreme temperatures
A heatwave is making its way across Europe with multiple destinations suffering from temperatures over 40C and forced to close attractions - here's what Brit holiday makers need to know
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Beautiful seaside resort turned ghost town now a haven for 'dark tourism'
Varosha was a seaside resort in Cyprus once popular with the Hollywood royalty of the 1960s, but has been left to decay since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974
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What are the new EES travel rules and when are they being introduced?
UPCOMING new EU rules mean passengers from outside the bloc will have to pass through the automated Entry and Exit System.The new system, known as EES
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Katie Price dragged back to court in just days after she missed hearing
KATIE Price is due to be back to court to face up to her bankruptcy problems in just a few days’ time.The My Mucky Mansion star previously missed he