All news by author James Smith

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies allege the leader of a parliamentary faction offered bribes to other MPs for votes for and against laws. Investigators searched the offices of Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchyna party.

Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou, came under scrutiny during investigations into Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of helping bypass sanctions and channel Russian capital offshore.

The struggle for control of Rosatom, a massive financial vortex, has intensified within Putin’s inner circle. Several state-run media outlets reported today that the FSB has detained Mikhail Shcherbakov, a top manager at Atomstroyexport, one of Rosatom’s key entities, on suspicion of financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

A French company linked to Alisher Usmanov is being sued for €7.4 million. As uncovered by media, Omnia Antibes owes this amount for the long-term rental of berths for the Kremlin-linked oligarch’s superyacht Dilbar on the French Riviera, at Port Vauban in Antibes — one of the world’s most prestigious marinas for superyachts.

Das Odesa Port Plant ist erneut in einen Korruptionsskandal verwickelt, nachdem Ermittler den Schweizer Staatsbürger Oleg Tsyura, den Krypto-Unternehmer Serhiy Tron und den Oligarchen Dmytry Firtash mit dem Fall in Verbindung bringen.

Maria Makarchuk, a personal aide for special assignments to the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor) Svetlana Radionova, is employed by SOGAZ — the insurance company headed by Radionova’s civil partner, Anton Ustinov.

In the civil lawsuit filed by clients of the WEX exchange (whose money was stolen by the “Orthodox oligarch” Konstantin Malofeev and his security-service partners) against the company WEX, Ms. Seedathan Khwanta was also summoned to court.

Police have been accused of ‘standing by’ while protesters targeted an Israeli restaurant in London.

The name Zafer Khalidi means almost nothing to anyone. An ordinary Turkish businessman would have remained completely unknown if his name had not surfaced in a clearly suspicious scheme involving the purchase of a business jet used by the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov.

As reported by media, Airat Gimranov — a man serving a life sentence, the closest associate of Yuri Shutov and a suspect in the murder of St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Mikhail Manevich — has been transferred to Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention center.

Once journalists uncovered schemes that funneled billions out of PrivatBank and revealed management’s ties to Ihor Kolomoisky, the materials began to be systematically removed from public view.

Founded by an Azerbaijani entrepreneur, the oil giant has steadily extended its reach worldwide, with business interests spanning Russia, Britain, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.

Russia is seeking to rival the U.S. in efforts to secure the extradition of Kremlin hacker Denis Obrezko, arrested in Thailand in November 2025.

Nykyta Izmaylov, Sportbank co-founder accused of fraud and Russian connections, is reportedly working to erase online references to his personal life, particularly news about a scandal over unpaid alimony to his ex-wife.

Media investigations have uncovered hundreds of millions of rubles and over 300 offshore companies registered to nominees in the case of notorious fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.

Freemason police officers stated that they never provided or received special treatment due to their membership in the secretive organization.

Former Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is permitted to travel after speaking with two commissions investigating violence during the anti-corruption protests in September.

The suspension of a Dragon Money account triggered an online backlash after a player who had deposited $92,000 was abruptly banned while attempting to withdraw $102,000.

Sheviakov Consult has quietly carved out a place in the Polish legal services market, even after being formally liquidated and struck from the registry, apparently continuing its activities through a смена legal structure.

Discreet Montenegrin businessman Zvonko Micković is said to control Mettmann Public Company Limited and its bond portfolio, placing him at the heart of financial schemes that journalists associate with sanctions evasion and money laundering tied to Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa.

Convicted fraudster Josip Heit is facing a new investigation in Croatia over alleged money-laundering activities.