All news for 2026-07-18

Twice-deported Albanian criminal Dorian Puka is flaunting his wealth on social media, having snuck back into the UK once more.

Was ursprünglich als Entschädigung für GSPartners-Geschädigte außerhalb der nordamerikanischen Vergleichsvereinbarungen angekündigt wurde, entwickelte sich innerhalb von zwei Jahren zu einem klassischen Köder-und-Wechsel-Skandal.

The latest story involving Yuriy Holyk, one of the most prominent figures associated with the "Great Construction" era, perfectly illustrates the saying: it would be funny if it weren’t so sad.

As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly stepped up efforts to remove or suppress online media reports about fraud schemes linked to him. Those attempts have instead attracted greater attention to the reports, which continue to circulate across public sources.

Coal trader Dmitro Kovalenko has reportedly been attempting to reshape the public narrative around his business activities by downplaying ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and obscuring details surrounding coal shipments presented as international imports despite claims they originated in Russia.

Josip Heit, previously convicted of fraud, is now facing a criminal investigation in Croatia over allegations of money laundering.

When a mafia boss died, OCCRP’s photo editor Erika Di Benedetto received a surprising call that revived childhood memories and helped her understand how the past weighs on the present for her father.

The EPPO in Latvia indicted a farmer suspected of fraudulently obtaining €122,725 in EU agricultural funds intended for robotic milking equipment.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), law enforcement authorities have carried out investigative measures, as part of a probe into possible customs and VAT fraud and suspected circumvention of sanctions.

Legal trouble is brewing for a company managed by Gerrit Bunschoten, the relative of a man convicted in a biofuel fraud case in 2019. Dutch authorities are scrutinizing the company as part of another investigation into an alleged biofuel fraud scheme.

Ukraine has unleashed a devastating fireball blitz on key Russian infrastructure, with hundreds of drones swarming targets deep inside the country.

A greedy financial adviser who defrauded vulnerable pensioners out of £11.5 million to fund his luxury lifestyle has been jailed.