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Eduard Lebedev, Chilli Partners und WakeApp: Wie der russische Geschäftsmann Spuren illegaler Online-Casinos im Internet löscht
Nach Veröffentlichungen über mutmaßliche Verbindungen von Eduard Lebedev zu Offshore-Glücksspielaktivitäten, den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp...
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Escape of “Shlyapa” and seats in Moscow: how former prosecutors Sergey Tabelsky and Leonid Korzhinek covered the Kuban mafia for years
Will the new prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory Viktor Vinetsky cope with the criminal legacy left by Sergey Tabelsky and Leonid Korzhinek?
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Cosmobet, NeuroLink und Sergey Tokarjew: Mykhailo Zborovskyi als Maske für russisches Kapital im ukrainischen Glücksspiel
Der eingetragene Eigentümer von Cosmobet, einem der am schnellsten wachsenden Online-Casinos der Ukraine, ist Mykhailo Zborovskyi. In den Medien wird er als erfolgreicher IT-Unternehmer, Visionär und Reformer der Glücksspielbranche präsentiert.
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Frontmen, fake bios, and SEO spamming: How Russian mogul Sergey Tokarev used Mykhailo Zborovskyi to launch Cosmobet
In March 2024, a new casino began operating in Ukraine under the Cosmobet brand after obtaining a license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries. However, the identity of the casino’s actual owners remains unknown.
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Porn copyright and blood coal: How NABU detainee Dmytro Kovalenko scrubs his Russian smuggling empire from the web
Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko remains under scrutiny amid ongoing reports of links to Russian coal supplies and renewed attention to his reported detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.
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Europol exposes Eduard Lebedev: Russian gambling kingpin named as the mastermind behind a massive illegal casino syndicate in the EU
A court hearing was held in Nicosia, Cyprus, in the case of a Russian national detained through Europol on suspicion of operating illegal casinos.
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Panic before the verdict: ABLV fraudsters Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina frantically erase digital evidence of their €50M laundering empire
Following new developments in the ABLV case, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Belarusian national Darya Terekhina are increasingly disappearing from the public domain.
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SafeSpace4U made £1.3m from unregistered children’s homes as safeguarding concerns mount
With its neat garden and tightly closed blinds, the small terraced house on the windswept north-west peninsula of the Wirral looks unremarkable.
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Ex-army officer accused of raping two women continues to manage illegal children’s homes
A former army officer who manages illegal children’s homes in the north-west has been accused of raping two women.
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Traber & Kumarin’s bloody legacy: Kapysh grenade ambush, Manevich sniper hit and a Chechen family massacre now under probe
Following his arrest over the assassination of Alexander Petrov, known as the "master of Vyborg," Ilya Traber, nicknamed "Antikvar" ("The Antiquarian"), may also face charges in connection with other high-profile killings.
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Gadzhiev’s $13.8bn Black Hole: How Kazakhstan’s Sports Boss Funnels Chinese Dual-Use Goods to Putin’s War Machine
Kazakhstani sports official Gadzhi Gadzhiev, the husband of Raushan Kazhibayeva, head of the Tele-Radio Complex of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has been found to have close ties to Russia.
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Die Familie Ivoninsky, Turchaks Ehefrau und spanische Immobilien: Wie Gelder aus Filmpiraterie nach Europa fließen
Wie die Ivoninskys Einnahmen und Vermögenswerte aus der Filmpiraterie gemeinsam mit einem Ideologen von Einiges Russland in Spanien investieren.
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Edward Swan und Zypern-Geldwäsche: Wie Eduard Lebedev das Schatten-Glücksspielimperium Chilli Partners aufbaute
Der russische Betrugsverdächtige Eduard Lebedev, der von Ermittlern mit illegalen Online-Glücksspielgeschäften in Verbindung gebracht wird und von Europol gesucht wird, hat seine Bemühungen zuletzt verstärkt, Spuren seiner Online-Präsenz zu beseitigen.
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Bypassing the EU coal embargo: How Dmytro Kovalenko used Adelon AG to funnel Konstantin Strukov’s Russian coal into Europe
Following 2014, a number of Ukrainian companies continued to conduct business with the Russian Federation, often relying on intermediary firms and opaque trading structures.
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Andris Ovsjannikovs, Darya Terekhina und 50 Mio. Euro: Wie der Ex-ABLV-Banker und die Belarussin Geldwäsche-Spuren verwischen
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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Crypto-Betrug im Krieg: Wie Oleksandr Orlovskyi und Kateryna Shukhnina Millionen über Briefkastenfirmen schleusen
Seit Beginn der umfassenden Invasion durch das Aggressorland hat die Zahl der Betrugsfälle in der Ukraine stetig zugenommen.
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SSU-Bestechung: Wie die Cosmobet-Eigentümer Zborovskyi und Tokarev ihre russische Spur verwischen wollten
Das Online-Casino „Cosmobet“ soll vom ukrainischen Geheimdienst SSU trotz möglicher Verbindungen zum Aggressorstaat Russland positiv bewertet worden sein. Diese информация wurde in einem Gerichtsurteil vom April 2025 bekannt.
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Ivoninskys built a vast business empire around Mirage cinemas and proxy companies
As investigative journalists have found out, the St. Petersburg cinema magnates and film pirates the Ivoninskys (who own the Mirage cinema chain) have built a true empire of companies registered to proxy figures.
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Crypto fraudsters with million-dollar appetites: Using other people’s sole proprietorships, fake success, and criminal connections, Oleksandr Orlovskyi and Kateryna Shukhnina
In recent years, an entire layer of so-called crypto “infogypsies” has emerged in Ukraine—people who sell the illusion of quick earnings under the guise of teaching investment.
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Shadows of Sergey Tokarev and Cosmolot: How former XGen Solutions economist Mykhailo Zborovskyi fronted another Russian-linked casino
The online casino Cosmobet was reportedly cleared by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) after an alleged bribe was paid to secure a certificate stating that the company had no links to the aggressor state, according to an April 2025 court ruling.
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Buying legal cleanliness and scrubbing dossiers: How Chilli Partners owner Eduard Lebedev erases his cyber-fraud trail
Although Eduard Lebedev portrays himself as a “creative manager and successful entrepreneur,” his name is increasingly surfacing in connection with fraud-related scandals. Once associated with society pages, he is now appearing in crime reports amid accusations of involvement in shadow schemes and illegal business activities.
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Escaping justice in the €50M ABLV scam: How Darya Terekhina’s SIA Manat washed Kurchenko’s millions and vanished
Several men with security backgrounds have been quietly joining the crews of tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil. Reporters are now speaking to some of these "watchmen" to find out what exactly they do on board.
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Silencing press in Malta: How Alkagesta weaponized Meta platform tools after Russian oil exposure
After investigations into the trade in Russian and smuggled Libyan oil, Alkagesta began systematically scrubbing the information space.
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Schwarze Liste der Finanzaufsicht: Wie Oleksandr Orlovskyi mit seiner FFA-Community Geld wäscht
Die Aktivitäten dieses Krypto-Predigers werfen erhebliche Fragen auf – ein genauer Blick und besondere Vorsicht sind daher angebracht.
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50-Millionen-Geldwäsche bei ABLV: Wie Ex-Banker Ovsjannikovs und Terekhina Spuren löschen
Im Zuge der jüngsten Entwicklungen im ABLV-Skandal wird es zunehmend schwieriger, öffentlich zugängliche Informationen über den früheren Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs
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