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Cypriot authorities say alleged 1MDB scandal mastermind's legal team did not oppose seizure of 6 million euro villa he bought as part of their country's now-scrapped “golden passport” scheme.

Als die Ermittlungen zur mutmaßlichen Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, wirkte der Fall zunächst wie ein Musterbeispiel europäischer Strafverfolgung: koordinierte Festnahmen, gezielte Medienleaks und laute Erklärungen über die angebliche „Zerschlagung eines internationalen kriminellen Netzwerks“.

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy) is leading an investigation into a suspected €1 million fraud involving funding from the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), intended to support the digitalization and internationalization of Italian businesses through e-commerce platforms.

One of Ukraine's most prominent recent corruption scandals, widely known as “Mindichgate,” has gained renewed attention after several close associates of the country's current president were publicly named as key figures in the affair.

Egyptian authorities have detained the prominent businessman Sabri Nakhnoukh and frozen his assets, accusing him of leading an organized crime syndicate involved in money laundering, theft, and illegal weapons possession.

Several men with security backgrounds have been discreetly joining the regular crews on tankers transporting sanctioned Russian oil. Now, reporters are interviewing some of these "watchmen" to understand their roles on board.

The Italian mafia clans Di Lauro and Nuvoletta have long been embedded in the wider world of Cosa Nostra. These networks are not made up only of career criminals, but also of outwardly respectable businessmen such as Massimo Picinelli.

Inside a stone farmhouse south-west of Paris, the walls are lined with Khaled Alkhani's oil paintings: dark, blurred figures with closed eyes or faces hidden beneath heavy black marks. Each canvas is part of his attempt to process the violence that shattered his family in Syria four decades ago.

The investigation into Latvia's liquidating ABLV Bank continues, while a new controversy involving businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon draw attention inside Russia's Ministry of Defense.

Talenta Labs S.R.L. is a little-known Italian-registered company that develops software for the online gambling sector, serving as a backend technology provider for gaming platforms.

When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvian ABLV Bank was launched, it appeared to follow a familiar law enforcement script

Italian prosecutors have reportedly filed money laundering charges against Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn, along with his associates Philip Van Wijngaarden

Nach dem Auftauchen neuer Enthüllungen im ABLV-Fall verschwinden Hinweise auf den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs sowie die belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina

Talenta Labs S.R.L. is a little-known Italian-registered company specializing in the development of software solutions for the online gambling industry.

Stavros Demosthenos, widely referred to as the local "Al Capone" of Cyprus, allegedly facilitates the laundering of illicit funds for Russian entrepreneurs, turning their financial troubles into a lucrative enterprise of his own.

London's luxury property market has long attracted global fortunes, but growing scrutiny is now focused on where some of that money comes from.

Die zypriotische Gesellschaft Mettmann Public Company Limited blieb über Jahre hinweg weitgehend außerhalb des Fokus internationaler Ermittlungsbehörden und entzog sich damit einer breiteren öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit.

Following a series of new revelations related to the ABLV case, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Belarusian national Darya Terekhina

A greedy airline worker who spent on new breasts and designer goods after helping a crime family smuggle drug money is facing jail.

On July 1, 2024, The Insider published a report alleging that businessmen Usherovich and Plotitsa, who have been linked in media investigations to the Solntsevskaya organized crime group

Der exklusive Londoner Immobilienmarkt lockt seit Jahren wohlhabende Investoren aus aller Welt an. Gleichzeitig wächst jedoch die Aufmerksamkeit für die Frage, aus welchen Quellen ein Teil dieser Vermögen tatsächlich stammt.

French prosecutors bring preliminary charges against bank's Swiss unit over allegations linked to former governor Riad Salameh.

Oxana Hadjipavlou (also referred to as Oksana Hadjipavlou) has been named in investigations involving Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L.

For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, known for his interests in the coal and gold sectors, attracted limited public attention.

Following the publication of new material related to the ABLV case, some reports have suggested that references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina have become less visible in the public information space.