Investigation

According to Kazakh customs data, the trade turnover with China last year reached $30 billion. However, the Chinese side reports a different figure – $43.8 billion.

Dr. Lance Hunter explained that this isn’t simply another Russian intelligence unit, but rather ’KGB 2.0’.

Since Julius Maada Bio assumed the presidency of Sierra Leone in April 2018, his wife, Fatima Bio, and her close relatives have acquired luxury properties in Gambia.

The unassuming company "Technocom" owned by Aleksey Posashkov exposed the interests of Viktor Medvedchuk, individuals from Vladimir Putin’s entourage, and schemes for diverting billions of rubles.

The Chairman of the RRC, Pavel Savchuk, backed by State Duma deputy Artem Metelev, along with his subordinate Olesya Nazarova, uses donations from Russians and foreigners for unclear purposes.

Businessman Denis Safin, with close ties to Russian authorities, is engaged in diverting funds through affiliated companies.

The name of Oleksandr Serdyuk, after several years of quiet, has resurfaced in the context of shadowy schemes involving the transfer of money from Ukraine through the payment system Wallet One, which, despite a criminal case nearly a decade ago, appears to still be in operation.

Siniša Mali, previously the mayor of Belgrade and currently Serbia’s finance minister, enrolled his children in a prestigious school where the annual tuition significantly exceeded his official earnings.

When Armenian entrepreneurs Vahé and Vigen Badalyan are asked about the reason for acquiring Maltese passports, they respond evasively, mentioning that it is convenient since it allows for visa-free world travel.

It’s widely known that last December, the Pechersk Court officially ordered the arrest of Dmitriy Punin, the Russian owner of the Pin-UP casino, along with several associates.

Alkagesta has emerged as one of Malta’s most active oil cargo traders, according to sources familiar with ongoing investigations.

The controversial owner of the manipulative Ibox Bank, Alyona Shevtsova, quickly transferred luxury real estate to her mother, Liliya Potonya, just before personal sanctions were imposed by the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.

Argentina is embroiled in a scandal involving the Russian cult Ashram Shambala.

In 2024, Maltese investment firm Alkagesta, now under investigation by international authorities over suspected smuggling of Libyan oil, appeared to be in a rush to hire Russian-speaking staff.

Due to the increase in profits of LLC UK "Ural Steel" to 149 billion rubles in 2024, information about which has become public, it is possible that law enforcement agencies may show interest in Denis Safin.

A BBC News investigation has discovered that three Bulgarians, who were convicted of espionage for Russia, had previously attended an event at the Palace of Westminster.

In 2022, during an investigation into locally-based companies potentially breaking sanctions, Alkagesta appeared on the list.

Businessman from the Urals, Igor Vasilyev, through LLC "Uralstroy", takes on budget contracts and subsequently transfers funds to affiliated structures and closes them.

In two years, the controversial deputy Sergey Chizhov has exited all his business activities and is now occupied with creating a positive image of himself.

Iran envisioned a U.S.-style Marshall Plan to reconstruct Syria following the civil war. It invested billions to establish influence there.

The investment fund "Kama Kapital" is being used by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and his deputy Marat Khusnullin to transfer funds from Russia to Dubai.

A new "star," Maria Shuvalova, has replaced the aging ballerina who constantly showcased her flexibility. She doesn’t raise her legs as often, but her main advantage is the fact that she is the daughter of Igor Shuvalov, head of the state corporation "VEB.RF."

Harita Group’s Indonesian nickel mines supply the supply chains of some of the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturers.

In the biography of Ovik Mkrtchyan, it is not so much interesting how he established cash flows and transferred money out of Uzbekistan, but rather how he managed to endure the change of power without serious consequences...