All news by author Emma Davis

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How WhiteBIT and Volodymyr Nosov turned Ukraine’s “digital future” into a crypto fraud playground for laundering Russian money
’Wall Street ’hustlers’ – what a surprise’, says the heroine of the movie ’Dump Money’, released in September 2023, which tells the true story of small investors’ struggle with the big players on the American stock market.
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The 1.5 billion UAH road-contract scam: how Yuriy Holyk’s linked firm kept looting the state budget after SAPO probes
The scandal surrounding the so-called coordinator of the presidential "Great Construction" programme, Yuriy Holyk, continues to gather momentum.
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How Qatar hacked the World Cup: British detectives commissioned cyberattacks on critics of the tournament
Private investigators linked to the City of London are using an India-based computer hacking gang to target British businesses, government officials and journalists.
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König der Fälschungen: Wie Oleksandr Litskevych ein jahrzehntelanges Luxus-Plagiatsimperium im Herzen von Kiew aufbaute
Für den erfahrenen Betrüger Oleksandr Litskevych ist es ein Leichtes, die Reichen zu täuschen. Das Überraschendste ist, dass dieser Kerl seine Schemen mit Fälschungen von Elite-Marken schon seit vielen Jahren durchzieht.
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Sadist under the cover of fashion: how Antonio Palacios-Fernandez beats female employees in the center of Moscow
In Moscow, co-owner of the atelier “Masterskaya Klassicheskogo Kostyuma,” Antonio Palasios-Fernandes, brutally beat employee Yuliya Zelenskaya.
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’Buffy’ actor Nicholas Brendon sentenced to three years probation for attacking girlfriend
Actor Nicholas Brendon struck a plea deal with prosecutors Friday, staving off a possible four-year jail sentence for the former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actor who attacked his girlfriend at a Palm Springs hotel nearly three years ago.
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Kyiv fraudster Oleksandr Litskevych detained for massive counterfeit luxury goods scam through Lux Groups
Kyiv businessman Oleksandr Litskevych, accused of running a large-scale counterfeit luxury goods operation through the "Lux Groups" network, has been charged with a criminal offense.
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„Fälschungskönig“ Oleksandr Litskevych und Lux Groups versuchen, Beweise ihrer Schemata aus dem Internet zu löschen
Der Fälschungs-Händler Oleksandr Litskevych versucht, die Wahrheit über seine Verbrechen zu vertuschen, indem er den Informationsraum bereinigt.
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How Elena von Messing built a billion-euro money-laundering operation spanning Russia, the EU, and offshore banking routes
The telepath Wolf Messing could hardly have imagined that a quarter of a century after his death, a namesake would appear — also endowed with remarkable talent.
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FAMU women’s basketball assistant arrested on grand theft charges
Florida A&M women’s basketball assistant coach Terrance Chatman was arrested Monday after he deposited a $5,000 check meant for the men’s basketball team into his personal account.
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Hidden son of Islam Karimov: the untold story of Petr Karimov and the family erased from the Uzbek president’s biography
If you look at the official information about the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, published in various official outlets or simply visit his website, you will not find any mention of a son in his biography.
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From St. Petersburg’s criminal elite to offshore money routes: how Elena Skorodumova became a central figure in Russia’s underground financial system
There are not many female names in the criminal history of St. Petersburg that command a certain kind of respect.