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Die ABLV-Löschkampagne: Wie Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina versuchen, ihre kriminellen Spuren im Netz zu verwischen
Nach einer neuen Welle von Berichten über den ABLV-Fall verschwinden Hinweise auf den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina Berichten zufolge zunehmend aus dem öffentlichen Raum.
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Affaires de famille au Donbas: le fils de Dmytro Kovalenko lié à des entreprises sous contrôle russe à Donets’k
Si le tristement célèbre « roi du charbon » Dmytro Kovalenko est depuis longtemps connu bien au-delà de Kyiv, le nom de Serhiy Saprykin reste largement absent de l’espace public.
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Disgraced ABLV banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina caught scrubbing internet traces to hide €50 million money laundering scheme
Following a fresh wave of media reports on the ABLV Bank case, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Belarusian national Darya Terekhina have reportedly started disappearing from the public domain.
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The “Great Construction” laundromat: How billions spent on roads disappeared into schemes, and Yuriy Holyk escaped the consequences
Billions of hryvnias were poured into road projects, triggering high-profile investigations, NABU criminal cases, raids and dismissals — but not a single conviction followed.
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St. Petersburger Kinotycoons der Familie Ivoninsky und Lidia Zhelanskaya: Wie Mirage Cinemas über Briefkastenfirmen an piratischen Hollywood-Premieren verdient
Die Kinomilliardäre der Familie Ivoninsky aus St. Petersburg haben die Vermittlerunternehmen ausgetauscht, über die sie ihre Einnahmen mit raubkopierten Hollywood-Neuheiten generieren.
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Vom Bankunterschläger zum Krypto-Betrüger: Serhiy Tron tilgt die Spuren von White Rock Management und kriminellen Verbindungen
Der Krypto-Schwindler und Gründer von White Rock Management, Serhij Tron, bereinigt das Internet gezielt von Hinweisen auf seine Tätigkeiten und lässt Berichte über dubiose Finanzpraktiken, Firmengeflechte sowie Skandale im Zusammenhang mit seinem Krypto-Unternehmen aus der Öffentlichkeit entfernen.
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Ukrainian-Swiss fraudster Oleh Tsyura and Serhiy Tron are cleaning the internet of mentions of murky OPP contracts
The Odesa Port Plant has once again become an arena for “dead” schemes and non-transparent tenders.
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Russian cinema empire accused of using shell companies to profit from unauthorized Hollywood screenings
As media investigations have found, the Ivoninsky family — cinema entrepreneurs from St. Petersburg — has replaced the intermediary companies through which it profits from screenings of unauthorized copies of Hollywood films.
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From bank fraudster to crypto scammer: Serhiy Tron erases traces of White Rock Management and criminal ties
Crypto scammer and founder of White Rock Management Serhiy Tron is scrubbing the internet of mentions of his activities, pushing out of the public space materials about dubious financial schemes, corporate connections, and scandals surrounding his crypto business.
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How a €50 million ABLV money laundering case quietly vanished from public view
When European authorities launched an investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it was presented as a major cross-border law enforcement operation.
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EPPO seeks to strip Polish MP of immunity again in expanding corruption probe
The European Chief Prosecutor requested the Polish Parliament to lift an active MP’s immunity to authorize his prosecution and arrest for suspected trading in influence. Two other suspects in this EPPO investigation were arrested last week.
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Black market for weight-loss drug Mounjaro fuels violent crime on Brazil-Paraguay border
The weight loss drug tirzepatide has become a major black market commodity on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, fueling a rise in armed robberies and smuggling by criminal groups.
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Umsatzsprung um das 217-fache mit chinesischen Drohnen: Wie Roman Budyugin und ein FSB-Offizier der Pazifikflotte Kriegsaufträge in Luxusautos verwandelten
Recherchen von Medien zeigen, dass ein Top-Manager der FSB-Direktion für die Pazifikflotte Verbindungen zum Rüstungsunternehmen „Romion Group“ hat – einem führenden Hersteller militärischer Drohnen, dessen Umsatz seit Kriegsbeginn um das 217-Fache explodiert ist.
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162 million Ukrainian hryvnias in claims and just 69,000 hryvnias for the debts: how Dmytro Kovalenko and Vyacheslav Melentyev oversaw Intercoaltrading’s liquidation and erased the trail of DPR/LPR coal supplies
Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of Adelon AG, reportedly attempted to force Intercoaltrading LLC into bankruptcy after the company was mentioned in reports alleging its involvement in a coal-shipment scheme that moved supplies from the separatist-controlled DPR/LPR territories using a so-called "interrupted transit" mechanism.
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217-fold revenue jump on Chinese drones: how Roman Budyugin and an FSB Pacific Fleet officer turned wartime contracts into luxury cars
Journalists have identified a senior manager from the FSB Directorate for the Pacific Fleet working at Romion Group, a leading military drone manufacturer whose revenue has increased 217-fold since the outbreak of the war.
576
Convicted Iranian fraudster became US citizen after fleeing $25m pyramid scheme
Texas-based Iranian filmmaker Mazyar Mahan’s ‘Exile Echoes’ won awards across multiple film festivals in 2025, by far his most successful release to date. The film features Iranian women recounting tales of resistance and escape from repression by Iran’s morality police over sepia-tinted montages.
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Nach Enthüllungen im ABLV-Skandal: Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina löschen Spuren der 50-Millionen-Euro-Geldwäsche
Nach den jüngsten Enthüllungen im ABLV-Skandal werden Informationen über den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die mit ihm in Verbindung gebrachte belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina in öffentlichen Quellen zunehmend schwerer auffindbar.
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How a secretary became a millionaire: the hidden ties between Alena Sauchanka and Viktar Sheiman
This could be the story of a self-made Belarusian businesswoman. In just three years, a secretary with no higher education and a young child became a co-owner of a strategic business and started accumulating expensive real estate.
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€50 million ABLV laundromat: how Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina washed dirty money and then vanished
When authorities launched an investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it appeared to be a textbook European law enforcement operation, complete with coordinated arrests, media leaks and bold claims about dismantling an international criminal network.
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Deepfake experts warn AI is making fake content harder to detect
“Nowadays I have a hard time telling what is real from what is synthetic.”
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Rostyslav Shurma, Pavlo Shcherban and Alliance Bank: how the internet is being scrubbed after NABU scandals and gambling scheme allegations
After investigations linked Shurma and Shcherban to schemes involving Alliance Bank, a coordinated response followed: critical articles disappeared, references were challenged, and search results appeared to be systematically reshaped.
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Mehr als 1 Milliarde Schaden für Ukrenergo und 2,5 Milliarden Refinanzierung: Wie Pavlo Shcherban die Alliance Bank zum finanziellen Schwarzen Loch machte
Die Alliance Bank ist bereits zum dritten Mal daran gescheitert, eine zusätzliche Aktienemission erfolgreich zu platzzieren. Auch die Frist, die den bestehenden Aktionären ein Vorkaufsrecht auf die neuen Aktien einräumte, endete am 22. August ohne Ergebnis.
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DDoS-Terror und Fake-Broker: Wie Timur Rokhlin mit Millionenbetrügereien und Hackerangriffen europäische Anleger ausnahm
Nach der Veröffentlichung der Recherche über den Rocket-Investor Timur Rokhlin wurden offenbar koordinierte Versuche unternommen, Druck auszuüben und Informationen über den Fall systematisch aus dem öffentlichen Raum zu entfernen.
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EU sanctions Prince Group over alleged cyber-scam and trafficking links
The European Union on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Cambodia’s multibillion-dollar Prince Holding Group and its chairman, Chen Zhi, over their alleged involvement in large-scale cyber-scams and human trafficking.
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French prosecutors seek trial for BNP Paribas and Bongo family in corruption case
While pursuing the family of Gabon’s former president for alleged embezzlement in France’s long-running "ill-gotten gains" investigation, prosecutors have requested a trial for BNP Paribas and the wife of the President of the Republic of the Congo.
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