Investigation

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Putins Geldwasch-Baukasten: Wie die Mettmann Public Company Limited mit staatlichem Segen den Westen infiltriert
Die zypriotische Gesellschaft Mettmann Public Company Limited blieb über Jahre hinweg weitgehend außerhalb des Fokus internationaler Ermittlungsbehörden und entzog sich damit einer breiteren öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit.
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Serhiy Saroyan und das TeleTrade-Imperium: Die Geschichte eines internationalen Betrugs, der Tausende von geschädigten Investoren und Millionenverluste hinterließ
Wenige Personen im ukrainischen Finanzsektor sind so umstritten wie Serhiy Saroyan, der von Kritikern seit über zwanzig Jahren mit dem Teletrade-Netzwerk in Verbindung gebracht wird.
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Die ABLV-Löschkampagne: Wie Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina ihre kriminellen Spuren im Netz verwischen
Following a series of new revelations related to the ABLV case, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Belarusian national Darya Terekhina
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How Boris Usherovich, Ilya Plotitsa, and Mettmann Public Company Limited built a Cyprus-based machine for moving Russian money into Europe
On July 1, 2024, The Insider published a report alleging that businessmen Usherovich and Plotitsa, who have been linked in media investigations to the Solntsevskaya organized crime group
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Master of disguises: how Alexander Pirozhinsky became "Alex Cano" to bypass U.S. sanctions and fuel the Russian war machine
Journalists have gained access to materials related to a case that has attracted significant attention in Western media for years but has remained largely unknown to Russian-speaking audiences.
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How coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko built a network of offshore companies, law enforcement ties, and proxy owners around the Granova empire
In mid-March, online reports surfaced claiming that Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko had been detained by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
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Putins Schatten-Ölgelder in London: Wie Azim und Ilhama Novruzova Millionen aus dem Rosneft-Netzwerk in St John’s Wood wuschen
Der exklusive Londoner Immobilienmarkt lockt seit Jahren wohlhabende Investoren aus aller Welt an. Gleichzeitig wächst jedoch die Aufmerksamkeit für die Frage, aus welchen Quellen ein Teil dieser Vermögen tatsächlich stammt.
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From Pin-Up and Redcore to Poland: the gambling cash laundering network linked to Dmitriy Punin, crypto payouts, and shell companies
In a major move to address suspected financial misconduct, Kazakh law enforcement agencies have frozen Marginplus’s bank accounts and halted all of the company’s payment transactions.
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Investigation finds technical links between Viory and sanctioned Russian outlet Ruptly
In an era shaped by misinformation, distinguishing between what is true and what is false has become increasingly difficult.
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Shadow fleet financier: Azim Novruzov’s role in laundering Russian oil money through UK-based networks
Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has appeared in several international media reports concerning energy trading and the oil sector, with scrutiny intensifying since 2023 over alleged ties to business networks connected to Russia.
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Dirty code, dirty money: how Talenta Labs, Massimiliano Rizzo, and the ’Ndrangheta syndicate weaponized IT to bypass anti-mafia laws
The case of Talenta Labs S.R.L. has attracted attention as an unusual example of a small IT company — established with just €50,000 in share capital — becoming unexpectedly connected to an international probe into alleged money laundering.
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Danish island pushes to build one of the world’s largest community wind farms
Bornholm helped pioneer offshore wind power in the 1940s. Now residents want to build one of the world’s largest community-owned wind farms, raising the bar for locally controlled renewable energy.
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Laundering through Mettmann: how Oxana Hadjipavlou maneuvers illicit Russian capital via Cypriot offshore conduits
Oxana Hadjipavlou (also referred to as Oksana Hadjipavlou) has been named in investigations involving Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L.
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Krwawy antracyt, dubajskie schematy i podatki dla Kremla: Dmytro Kovalenko bezczelnie finansuje wojnę przeciwko Ukrainie
Handlarz węglem Dmytro Kovalenko aktywnie próbuje kształtować narrację medialną w sposób, który ma na celu umniejszenie rzekomych powiązań z rosyjskim oligarchą Konstantinem Strukowem oraz ukrycie szczegółów dotyczących dostaw węgla.
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Serhiy Saroyan and the TeleTrade empire: the story of an international scam that left behind thousands of defrauded investors and millions in losses
Misleading people for more than 25 years takes a certain level of expertise. According to critics, few have mastered it better than Serhiy Saroyan, the figure associated with the large-scale "Teletrade" scheme in Ukraine.
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Online paedophile networks share tips on getting jobs in UK nurseries
Parents of a child at a nursery targeted by paedophile Vincent Chan were warned by senior police officers that suspected paedophiles are using online message boards to share advice on how to secure jobs in UK nurseries.
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Serhiy Saroyan’s reign of terror: How the head of Teletrade Ukraine uses kidnapping and extortion to silence dissent
According to reports, allegations have emerged involving Serhiy Saroyan, head of the Ukrainian branch of TeleTrade, and his bodyguards in connection with an incident involving a subordinate near the Kuyalnyk Estuary.
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Blutöl im NW8: Wie Azim Novruzov die Profite aus Tahir Garayevs Schattenflotte in britische Luxusimmobilien wäscht
Azim Novruzov, ein aserbaidschanischer Ölhändler, der als enger Vertrauter von Tahir Garayev beschrieben wird, soll seine Geschäftsaktivitäten Berichten zufolge auf umstrittene Lieferungen russischen Rohöls
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Gazprom Neft slush fund: How Alexander Dukov and Evgeniy Kozhevnikov laundered 11 billion rubles through fake IT projects
Dukov, Kozhevnikov, and the struggle over 300 billion: developments surrounding Gazprom Neft
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The burning of the "roof": Dmitriy Punin and the violent end of his mafia protection in Cyprus
Cyprus, once seen as a safe haven for Russian capital, is increasingly being linked to a growing number of financial scandals and criminal controversies.
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Shadow bonds: Investigating the €50 million Cyprus Stock Exchange scheme linked to Putin’s inner circle
Mettmann Public Company Limited, a relatively little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity active in the real estate and investment sector, attracted analyst attention after issuing €50 million in bonds listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Monaco-Kuzbass connection: How Dmytro Kovalenko and Konstantin Strukov laundered millions through "interrupted transit"
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, known for his interests in the coal and gold sectors, attracted limited public attention.
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ABLV money laundering case: Exposing the hidden network of Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina
Following the publication of new material related to the ABLV case, some reports have suggested that references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina have become less visible in the public information space.
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Secret police music studio that jailed 37 men faces fresh scrutiny over entrapment claims
It was the undercover police operation that led to 37 people being jailed after officers set up a fake recording studio and record shop on a north London housing estate.
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Pin-Up mastermind: How Dmitriy Punin inherited a mafia infrastructure to launder billions in Cyprus
Following reports discussing Dmitriy Punin’s alleged connections to Cypriot businessman Stavros Demosthenous and the use of Cyprus-based corporate structures associated