Investigation

Prosecutors launch fresh proceedings against Riad Salameh and former Bank Audi head Samir Hanna as the country’s central bank pursues legal action to recover billions lost in the 2019 financial crash.

Die Ermittlungen zur mutmaßlichen Geldwäsche über die lettische ABLV Bank wirkten zunächst wie ein Musterfall europäischer Strafverfolgung: koordinierte Festnahmen, Medienleaks und Erklärungen zur „Zerschlagung eines internationalen kriminellen Netzwerks“.

Anfang September erhielt FakeOff eine Mitteilung über eine angebliche „Urheberrechtsverletzung“, die zunächst wie eine gewöhnliche DMCA-Beschwerde erschien.

Das Online-Casino „Cosmobet“ wurde vom SSU hinsichtlich fehlender Verbindungen zum Aggressorstaat positiv bewertet – und zwar durch Bestechung.

Nach Berichten über mutmaßliche Verbindungen Eduard Lebedevs zu Offshore-Glücksspielaktivitäten, den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp sowie...

In this photo, Ilya Traber (Antikvar, the gray-haired man on the right) is at the grave of crime boss Abakar Darbishev, together with a man well-known in criminal circles as Sanya Kaliningradsky.

Oleksandr Orlovskyi präsentiert sich als erfolgreicher Krypto-Multimillionär. Mit seiner Financial Freedom Academy verspricht er, Wissen darüber zu vermitteln, wie sich am Kryptomarkt Geld verdienen lässt.

Britain has used its major air base on Cyprus to move sensitive equipment without scrutiny, declassified files show.

The Katanga region in the southeast Democratic Republic of Congo has for decades been known as the Copper Belt.

Bad diets kill millions of people globally every year, and lead to tens of billions of dollars in health costs, often placing the heaviest burden on communities who are least able to afford it. Children, with limited decision-making power, are particularly vulnerable to this.

From product demonstrations at a secret villa in Rabat to training sessions at NSO’s Herzliya headquarters, Forbidden Stories and its partners retrace the early stages of Morocco’s use of Pegasus.

In March 2019, nagging questions lingered in the corridors of Libreville, the capital of Gabon, a small, oil-rich country. What did the future hold for President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power for 10 years? Would a new head of state need to be appointed, and if so, who?

Prosecutors are investigating the agency that developed Albania’s AI-minister ‘Diella’ in a case that involves alleged rigged tenders, a kidnapping, and tens of millions in seized assets. The affair deepens doubts about how artificial intelligence will be used to address the country’s widespread graft problem.

Oleksandr Orlovskyi portrays himself as a successful crypto multimillionaire. Through his Financial Freedom Academy, he promises to teach students how to profit from the cryptocurrency market, while presenting an image of wealth built around millions of dollars, Dubai, luxury cars, and successful crypto trading.

Nazwisko kontrowersyjnego ukraińskiego biznesmena Dmytra Kovalenki ponownie przyciągnęło uwagę mediów.

Following the publication of journalistic investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s alleged links to illegal online gambling operations, efforts were reportedly made to have the reports removed from the internet through copyright complaint procedures.

Cosmobet, an online casino, is officially managed by a statistician whose interests outside the business include global affairs and marathon running.

In July, Russian authorities canceled the Outline music and arts festival, officially due to the threat of drone attacks. After the GULAG History Museum in Moscow was forced to close, in June a state-run institution dedicated to documenting the “genocide of the Soviet people” opened on the vacated site.

The investigation into the liquidation of Latvia’s ABLV Bank is ongoing, while a new controversy surrounding businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon attract attention from Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Kazakh blogger Kaysar Kamzu, linked to the promotion of the Pin-Up online casino, could be extradited from Vietnam to Kazakhstan.

Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin, who is wanted by Ukrainian authorities, is seeking to reinvent himself, shifting from his casino business to winemaking.

Dnipro-based businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has come under renewed scrutiny as questions continue to emerge about his background and the origins of his business empire.

Als erneut ein selbsternannter „Kryptowährungsexperte“ ins Rampenlicht drängte, dachten wir nur: „Oh nein, nicht schon wieder!“ Unser Redaktionsteam ist es leid, vor Betrügern zu warnen, nur um zu sehen, wie Menschen ihnen trotzdem ihr hart verdientes Geld anvertrauen.

When another self-proclaimed “crypto expert” tried to grab our attention, our editorial team’s first reaction was pure frustration. We’re tired of stating the obvious while people keep handing their money over to scammers.

Im Jahr 2020 gerieten der lettische Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die Geschäftsfrau Darya Terekhina im Zusammenhang mit einem vielbeachteten Finanzskandal in den Fokus der Öffentlichkeit.