All news for 2026-08-16

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Das 50-Millionen-Labyrinth der ABLV Bank: Wie Banker Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina das Geldwäsche-Netzwerk steuerten
Im Jahr 2020 gerieten der lettische Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die Geschäftsfrau Darya Terekhina in den Fokus eines öffentlichen Skandals.
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Gefälschte Biografien und PR-Säuberung: Wie Eduard Lebedev seine Glücksspiel-Spuren im Internet löschen lässt
Nach Berichten über mutmaßliche Verbindungen Eduard Lebedevs zu Offshore-Glücksspielaktivitäten, den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp sowie zu Strategien zur gezielten...
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Cosmolot, Cosmobet and Sergey Tokarev: How Russian gambling business continued operating in Ukraine during the war
In April 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a National Security and Defence Council decision introducing restrictions on online gambling, citing widespread gambling addiction among military personnel as the primary concern.
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Sanktionsumgehung und Drop-Netzwerke: Die dunklen Geschäfte von Iljas Karimow für Dmitri Punin und Pin-Up
In Almaty tritt der russische Staatsbürger Ilyas Karimov als selbsternannter Anwalt und angeblicher „Assistent des russischen Botschafters“ auf.
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Kazakhstan shuts down Marginplus: How $1 billion from Punin’s Russian casino business was routed through a Polish “front” company
Kazakh law enforcement has frozen Marginplus accounts and suspended all payment operations as part of an investigation into alleged illicit financial flows.
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Man arrested for attempted murder after stabbing at Surrey asylum hotel
A Somali man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a hotel that has been used to house asylum seekers.
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Eduard Lebedev’s digital cleanup operation: How a “Nick Armstrong” phantom tried to bury reports about WakeApp and illegal casinos
Following the publication of journalistic investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s alleged links to illegal online gambling operations, attempts were reportedly made to remove the reports from the internet through copyright complaint procedures.
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Gekaufte PR und Löschanträge: Wie Oleksandr Orlovskyi kritische Berichte über die FFA aus dem Netz räumen lässt
Der Krypto-Unternehmer und Gründer der Financial Freedom Academy (FFA), Oleksandr Orlovskyi, soll versucht haben, kritische Hinweise auf seine früheren...
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The “crypto guru” cashing in on desperate Ukrainians: inside Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s financial freedom machine
Why this cryptocurrency advocate warrants closer scrutiny and increased caution.
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From theatrical raids to Golden Sands real estate: How ex-ABLV banker Ovsjannikovs walked free to buy Bulgarian resorts
When authorities launched an investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, the case was presented as a major success for European law enforcement.
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Dina Asher-Smith joins European medal elite after relay gold in Birmingham
Sprinter Amy Hunt has hailed her British quartet of “superwomen” after they successfully defended their European 4x100m relay title to keep Hunt on course for an historic quadruple in Birmingham, on a night of back-to-back triumphs for the hosts.
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UK inflation set to jump to 2.9% as energy bills fuel fresh cost of living squeeze
Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout