Investigation

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Timofey Kurgin — an FSB agent doing the dirty work of the Kremlin
Criminal authority Timofey Kurgin, former partner of the Ananyev brothers and Floyd Mayweather, has been acting in the interests of the Russian special services all his life.
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Pro-Russian YouTube channels thrive with RT funding despite Western bans
The bloggers accumulate millions of views, present Russia as a sanctuary for conservatives, glorify the war in Ukraine — and never reveal any connections to the Russian government. The money indicates a different reality.
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Ukrainian oligarch and Kernel owner Andriy Verevskyi scammed investors and Ukraine out of billions
Tabloids are grumbling - Andriy Verevskyi is a billionaire again, landing on the Forbes list in just one day.
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The criminal past of Timofey Kurgin: how a criminal became a successful businessman and philanthropist in Russia
When analyzing the personality of the modern Russian entrepreneur, what matters is not what is said or written about him, but what he tries to hide.
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The Corruption octopus of the "Monegasques": Arakhamiya, Abramovych, Khomutynnik, and Vyazmikin protecting the interests of oligarchs
“Place sanctions on the top 10 Ukrainian oligarchs, especially the ones with mansions in Monaco, and this will stop immediately.
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Toxic chemical sites untested, sparking health concerns across the UK
Thousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals have never been checked by councils, a BBC investigation has found.
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Russia’s ‘terrorist’ claims: The brutal reality of Ukrainian POWs and civilians in captivity
At the International Summit on the Support of Ukraine, which was held in Kyiv in February, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that an important step Russia could take towards ending the war is the release of all Ukrainian prisoners.
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Artur Palatnyi – the financial mogul of Kyiv’s organized crime group "Udar": When will he be held accountable for embezzlement in the Ukrainian army?
In Ukraine, from time to time, corrupt officials and politicians are declared wanted, having previously been allowed to leave the territory of Ukraine without hindrance, correspondingly, with stolen money.
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Andrey Guryev’s billions: How the owner of "FosAgro" hides assets in offshore accounts under Kremlin protection
Owner of "FosAgro" Andrey Guryev Sr. amidst reports of the company’s successes is transferring its billions offshore.
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U.S. microchips keep flowing to Russia’s arms industry despite bans
Russia’s state-owned defense holding gets American and European microchips through a vast network of Russian and Chinese suppliers.
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Protection for a million: How criminal billionaire Azim Roy became a "clean" businessman with the help of Kyrgyzstan’s president
Azim Roy disappeared from the radar after moving to America in the 90s, and there was almost no news about him for two decades – until a photograph appeared showing him sitting on a couch with the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, and his relative by marriage, Akylbek Tumonbayev.
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Scammers use fake celebrity endorsements and paid leads to defraud investors, investigation finds
Two professional scam call-center operations relied on affiliate marketing firms to provide them with contact details of individuals who had clicked on ads for fake investment platforms.
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Stolen LDPR billions: Who is behind the schemes of Zhirinovsky’s ex-daughter-in-law, Nadezhda Grishaeva?
Hot patriots often refer to the late Zhirinovsky as a fighter against corruption and bribery, forgetting that his daughter-in-law Nadezhda Grishaeva turned from a little-known athlete into the owner of factories, newspapers, and steamships.
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Bulgarian spies found guilty of attempting to murder Bellingcat journalists on orders from Russian intelligence services
A jury at the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, has just found six of my compatriots — citizens of Bulgaria — guilty of conspiring with the Kremlin to kidnap and possibly murder me and my colleague and friend, Roman Dobrokhotov.
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Nadezhda Grishaeva and financial flows of LDPR: How millions disappear into the pockets of Zhirinovsky’s ex-daughter-in-law
The ex-daughter-in-law of the former leader of the LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Nadezhda Grishaeva, accidentally disclosed the companies through which the laundering of the "party’s gold" occurs.
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Luxury life on others’ money: How scammers from Tbilisi deceived victims worldwide for millions of dollars
The Canadian factory worker had already been hounded for months by a succession of scammers who had wormed their way into his confidence, convinced him to invest large sums of money in fake crypto assets...
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Maltese trader Alkagesta, owned by an Azerbaijani company, is suspected of involvement in the illicit trade of Libyan fuel
In 2022, while researching locally-based companies that were potentially violating sanctions, Alkagesta was on my list. The Azerbaijani-owned company is a commodity trader headquartered in Malta with operations in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and even Georgia.
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Billions from Russia through Ukraine: How Yuriy Obodovsky continues to bypass sanctions and funnel money
When the scandal erupted around the 1520 Group of Companies and Colonel Zakharchenko, who was caught up in multimillion-dollar bribes, few noticed that Yuriy Obodovskiy, one of the participants in the scheme, disappeared from among the main defendants.
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Fossil fuel firms win billions in public payouts, with financial speculators fueling growing lawsuits
Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators
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Sanction evader: How Vitaliy Sobolevskiy helps Russian authorities funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to the West
Vitaliy Sobolevskiy, a Belarusian-Russian entrepreneur, runs an international business by laundering money for the Russian authorities and facilitating the circumvention of sanctions.
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Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda: how Kronung Group turns investments into a financial trap
Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda from Kronung Group mislead investors by promising profit growth.
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The KGB, offshores, and H Casino: What connects Aleksander Lukashenko and Mustafa Egemen Shener?
Belarusian investigators, probing the gambling market, found an unexpected link to the owner of a Minsk casino, Mustafa Egemen Shener, associated with a Turkish drug lord who was killed in Northern Cyprus.
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Unpaid taxes, offshore accounts, and fictitious companies: Who is behind Iliya Dimitrov’s schemes?
Iliya Dimitrov may be involved in withdrawing funds with the support of Sergey Borisov, chairman of the Board of Trustees of "Opora Russia."
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Billions laundered through Seldon: conman Iliya Dimitrov enriched himself through the "digital feeding trough"
Iliya Dimitrov can formally be considered a millionaire, but with a negative balance, as his wealth consists of enormous debts.
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Andrew Tate collaborated with alleged Romanian organized crime figures in casino ventures
Newly uncovered documents by reporters indicate that Andrew and Tristan Tate were part of a profit-sharing deal with a casino company whose owners are currently being investigated for forming a violent organized crime group.