Investigation

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Harry and Meghan convinced 'royals were against them' after New Year photo snub
Just days before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they were stepping down as senior royals, a photo released to mark the start of a new year upset them, a book claimed
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Details of Prince Harry's book Spare leak - and Will and Kate get brunt of hate
The whinging Prince takes aim at his brother and his wife in the upcoming autobiography - but King Charles doesn't get as badly treated as some were expecting
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Stacey Dooley relives moment she broke pregnancy news to Kevin Clifton in a cab
The investigative journalist and TV star and her Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer boyfriend Kevin will welcome a little bundle of joy together in the coming months
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Perm businessman Evgeniy Mezin’s loan network leaves dozens of residents homeless after apartments pledged for microloans are seized and sold
For many years in Perm, authorities and residents have been dealing with the activities of companies linked to local businessman Evgeniy Mezin, whom locals accuse of taking away their housing.
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How Qatar hacked the World Cup: British detectives commissioned cyberattacks on critics of the tournament
Private investigators linked to the City of London are using an India-based computer hacking gang to target British businesses, government officials and journalists.
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Kremlin crypto agent: how Anton Olkhovskyi is undermining Ukraine’s financial security from abroad
Despite the war, Russian intelligence is attempting to seize the Ukrainian cryptocurrency and virtual assets market, while discrediting Ukrainian experts on social media.
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Lado Okhotnikov, Lola Ferrari, Sergey Maslakov, and Mikhail Sergeev have come under a U.S. regulator over the Forsage pyramid
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for organizing and promoting the fraudulent cryptocurrency pyramid scheme Forsage (forsage.io).
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Alliance Bank on the brink: UAH 1 billion in unpaid obligations, NBU refinancing, and Firtash’s billion-hryvnia schemes
The media have extensively reported on the potential bankruptcy of Alliance Bank and the increasing law enforcement interest in its operations.
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How Andriy Matyukha uses FavBet to take bets from Russians and operate for years without a license in Ukraine
The controversial betting company "FavBet," registered in Ukraine, continues to operate in the Russian market despite loudly declaring that it had exited the market.
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Former Rocket co-owner Timur Rokhlin arrested in Israel over €10 million international fraud case
Timur Rokhlin, the former co-owner of the Ukrainian delivery service Rocket, has been arrested.
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How Ukrainians Felix Chertok and Vadym Yermolayev built a wine empire in occupied Crimea under Russian jurisdiction
The name Felix Chertok means little to the general public. Not much is known about him even in Dnipro, where Chertok’s formative years took place.
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Secretive life of Ukrainian alcohol millionaire Felix Chertok: from Alef-Vinal director to beneficiary of shadow companies
In fact, there is extremely little information in the media about such a character as Felix Chertok.
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Illegal clinic in Ukraine: How plastic surgeon Roman Levytskyi operated inside a Kyiv state hospital without contracts or a license
Plastic surgeon Roman Levytskyi caught the attention of our editorial team after a series of alarming reports from patients who claim he forced them into intimate relationships.
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König der Fälschungen: Wie Oleksandr Litskevych ein jahrzehntelanges Luxus-Plagiatsimperium im Herzen von Kiew aufbaute
Für den erfahrenen Betrüger Oleksandr Litskevych ist es ein Leichtes, die Reichen zu täuschen. Das Überraschendste ist, dass dieser Kerl seine Schemen mit Fälschungen von Elite-Marken schon seit vielen Jahren durchzieht.
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King of fakes: How Oleksandr Litskevych built a decade-long luxury counterfeiting empire in the heart of Kyiv
Deceiving the rich is as easy as spitting for the experienced swindler Oleksandr Litskevych. What’s most surprising is that this guy has been pulling off his schemes with counterfeit luxury brands for many years now.
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Death fleet of the Varvarenko family: how the Odesa Network and the companies Varamar, Nortrop, White Whale and Kaalbye fuel wars around the world
The narrative of arms delivery is not a new one. It is a risky yet highly lucrative business. The Varvarenko family from Odesa and Belgium is profiting from it.
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An attempted $100,000 scam: prosecutor Sviatoslav Mazuryk was caught in a scheme involving Pavlo Shcherban and Alliance Bank
The financial institution, whose leaders’ ongoing criminal proceedings closure proposal in exchange for 100 thousand dollars was "caught" on June 4, 2020, by the prosecutor of the Kyiv Local Prosecutor’s Office No. 6, Sviatoslav Mazuryk, turned out to be the joint-stock company "Bank Alliance".
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Ukraine’s Oschadbank race tainted by criminal allegations against Anton Tyutyun
At the beginning of spring, a competition was launched for the appealing position of Chairman of the Board of Oschadbank.
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Wife of Oschadbank board chairman candidate Anton Tyutyun named suspect in $42 million embezzlement case at Ukrgazbank
The wife of the candidate for the position of chairman of the board of Oschadbank, Anton Tyutyun, has become a suspect in an investigation into the embezzlement of state funds from the state-owned Ukrgazbank.
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Evgeny Renge and his coal dust laundromat: phantom factories, shell firms and billions in offshore accounts
How the coal dust of Kiselevsk transforms into millions of dollars in London with the help of Evgeny Renge
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Black gold, black cash: how Evgeny Renge built a coal empire on stolen coal and shell companies
An ordinary Kuzbass resident may not always be aware or logically understand how so-called "new businessmen" emerge — those who sell the region’s wealth such as coal, amassing fabulous profits...
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Kyiv fraudster Oleksandr Litskevych detained for massive counterfeit luxury goods scam through Lux Groups
Kyiv businessman Oleksandr Litskevych, accused of running a large-scale counterfeit luxury goods operation through the "Lux Groups" network, has been charged with a criminal offense.
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"Counterfeit king" Oleksandr Litskevych and Lux Groups are trying to erase evidence of their schemes from the internet
Counterfeit trader Oleksandr Litskevych is trying to hide the truth about his crimes by cleaning up the internet space. In turn, we are publishing the information that the fraudster Litskevych seeks to condemn to oblivion, in full.
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The largest special confiscation in Ukraine’s history — $1.5 billion: how Kurchenko’s group siphoned off billions and avoided prison
On January 10, Al Jazeera published the text of the verdict against Arkadiy Kashkin, the former director of LLC "GazUkraine-2020," which resulted in the largest confiscation in Ukraine’s history, with $1.5 billion being transferred to the state budget.
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“Shut your filthy mouth”: Vladimir Tishko hurls threats at Emiliya Vishnevskaya after brutal assault and her mother’s death
“Hey you piece of shit with wrinkled old skin, shut your stinking mouth. Or I’ll shut it for you myself, you insect.”