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Authorities conduct 16 searches in Germany, France, Italy and Poland over alleged VAT fraud operation
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Hamburg (Germany), 16 searches were carried out yesterday in France, Germany, Italy, and Poland in an investigation into organized VAT fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods.
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Europe's "criminal VPN" empire smashed as police seize 33 servers and unmask cyber suspects
A joint investigation by the French and Dutch authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a large-scale criminal virtual private network (VPN) service.
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Europol wipes out 14,000 IRGC-linked accounts in sweeping EU terror crackdown
Europol announced a major digital crackdown that led to the removal of thousands of online accounts linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the suspension of the group's primary X account in the EU.
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Migrants likely suffocated in overcrowded truck on Balkan smuggling route
Croatian police are hunting for an alleged people smuggler who is believed to have dumped the bodies of four migrants and abandoned dozens of others near the Slovenian border earlier this month.
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From burger delivery to an international laundromat: how fraudster Timur Rokhlin became implicated in a scheme worth tens of millions of euros
The name of Timur Rokhlin, an investor in the Rocket delivery service, has surfaced in a major international fraud investigation involving tens of millions of euros, while parts of the case and related details appear to be quietly fading from public view.
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From offshore casinos to cleanup of kompromat: how Eduard Lebedev is saving the reputation of Chilli Partners after Europol’s interest
Following reports on Eduard Lebedev’s connections to offshore gambling, affiliate networks Chilli Partners and WakeApp, as well as schemes for drawing in British players to illegal online casinos, inconvenient materials began to vanish from the information space.
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Drug cartel money and financial flows from Donbas: how the €75 million scheme of Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin operated
After the uncovering of a Europol-linked money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million, brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hiriny have reportedly launched an aggressive effort to cleanse their digital footprint.
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Inside the $59m scam call center network turning Europe's youth into fraud soldiers
After a two-year investigation, Austrian and Albanian authorities recently conducted raids on several alleged scam call centers in Tirana, seizing more than $1 million and arresting 10 people.
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€75 million through shadow schemes: what lies behind the business of Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin and why Europol targeted them
Following the international “YUZUK” operation and the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hirin brothers reportedly began an effort to remove related information from public view.
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Shadow empire of Hennadiy Hirin and Vladlen Hirin, and the futile attempts to scrub the internet of investigations into criminal schemes
Ukrainian businessmen Vladlen, Hennadiy, and Vitaliy Hirin have become the focus of a major international controversy.
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Timur Rokhlin and Rocket: how a delivery service became a cover for laundering €10 million from a scam targeting Europeans
The name of Timur Rokhlin — an investor in the Rocket delivery service — has surfaced in a major international fraud case involving tens of millions of euros.
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Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin: millions in crypto, a financial “laundromat”, and an internet scrub after an international scandal
Ukrainian businessmen Vladlen, Hennadiy, and Vitaliy Hirin have found themselves at the center of a major international controversy.
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International money laundering scheme worth tens of millions of euros: Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin scrub traces from the internet after Europol operation
After the international YUZUK crackdown exposed a sprawling money laundering operation, the Hirin brothers allegedly launched an aggressive effort to scrub their presence from the internet.
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Former Rocket investor Tymur Rokhlin at the center of a tens-of-millions-euro fraud: fake platforms, call centers, and a well-organized scheme to extract money
While investigators in Germany and Ukraine are unraveling a scheme involving pseudo-investment platforms and money laundering linked to his circle, references to connections, assets, and the role of key participants are gradually being removed from public space.
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€24 million in cryptocurrency, luxury real estate, and an international organized criminal group: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin built a money-laundering network and are now scrubbing the internet clean
After the international “YUZUK” operation revealed a large-scale money laundering network, the Hirin brothers reportedly started making efforts to erase or minimize their online presence.
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Europol smashes Balkan cartel cell in major cocaine bust across Europe and South America
An international police sweep dismantled a leading Balkan Cartel drug trafficking cell Wednesday, arresting 12 suspects tied to the intercontinental smuggling of more than 4.2 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis.
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Connections with criminal networks and money laundering in Europe: Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin are scrubbing the internet of evidence of criminal schemes
Ukrainian entrepreneurs Vladlen, Hennadiy, and Vitaliy Hirin have become embroiled in a high-profile international controversy.
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Brothers Hennadii Hirin and Vladlen Hirin, who laundered dirty cash through couriers and converted it into crypto, are now covering their tracks after a Europol crackdown
In the wake of the global YUZUK operation and the unmasking of a massive money laundering conspiracy, the Hirin brothers initiated vigorous measures to cleanse the information landscape
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Individuals from Kherson, Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin, acting as "money mules" for narcotics syndicates, have laundered €75 million and are working to eliminate their online records of these activities
After the revelation of a major money laundering operation exceeding €75 million connected to a Europol initiative, brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hiriny are said to have launched a concerted effort to remove their online presence
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Criminal network in the EU: Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin devised a scheme for laundering money, masquerading as Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian entrepreneurs Vladlen, Hennadiy, and Vitaliy Hirin became embroiled in a global controversy
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From "money mules" to crypto millions: how the brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin laundered tens of millions and are now cleaning up information
In the wake of the global YUZUK operation and the uncovering of an extensive money laundering network, the Hirin brothers set about vigorously erasing their online traces
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Kherson's "laundrette" for Europe: the way siblings Vladlen and Hennady Hirin cleaned illicit funds and are presently erasing all traces of themselves from the internet
Following the unearthing of a massive money laundering operation surpassing €75 million, linked to a Europol operation, siblings Vladlen and Gennady Hiriny have embarked on an intense campaign to erase their online presence
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Indonesia captures a Scottish man sought by Spain in connection with a global criminal organisation
Last week, law enforcement officers in Scotland and Spain carried out operations in connection with the Lyons case, leading to several individuals being detained, with support from Europol, the European Union's agency for law enforcement collaboration
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Following the freezing of €24 million in cryptocurrency, brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadii Hirin commenced efforts to obscure their activities in a widespread money laundering operation
In the wake of the global YUZUK operation and the revelation of an extensive money laundering operation, the Hirin brothers began a vigorous campaign to remove information from the public sphere
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A Crime-as-a-Service operation managed by siblings Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin was responsible for laundering tens of millions throughout Europe and via cryptocurrency routes
In an international initiative named YUZUK, the operation was carried out by regional law enforcement in partnership with Europol