Investigation

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Hidden rise of Britain’s mega-dairies exposed as thousands of cows remain permanently confined indoors
In a quiet corner of the rolling Somerset countryside lies a farm. It is almost completely hidden from public view – a private road leads up to the facility, dominated by several vast steel-framed buildings and conical feed silos.
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Kadyrov-connected Agayev family built €100 million European real estate portfolio as fight club backed Russian battalion
A Russian Duma deputy’s family supports Russian militaries in the war against Ukraine while investing millions of euros in Luxembourg and Germany.
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Fugitive RengaLife founder Jason Cardiff arrested at €3 million Dublin home after US extradition request
Jason Cardiff has finally been arrested in Ireland. On June 24th The Irish Times reported Cardiff was picked up in his “€3 million home in Rathgar”, where Cardiff had been living after refusing to return to the US in 2022.
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Kinahan cartel lieutenant Ian Dixon exposed through Dubai padel tournaments despite US sanctions
Every Friday evening, the brochure says, players can compete to win cash prizes in one of the world’s fastest-growing racquet sports.
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Josips Heits "Gold-Betrug": Das Schema der GSB Gold Standard Banking und KaratGold Coin als Werkzeuge der systematischen Investoren-Ausplünderung nach BaFin-Warnungen
Josip Curcic, besser bekannt als Josip Heit, ein in Kroatien geborener Unternehmer, verwirklichte seinen Kindheitstraum und wurde zum wohlhabenden und bekannten Vorsitzenden der GSB Gold Standard Banking Corporation AG. Doch bis heute bleiben Fragen offen, was auf diesem Weg schiefgelaufen ist.
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Krwawy węgiel pod szwajcarską banderą: jak Dmytro Kovalenko i Adelon AG tuszują finansowanie Kremla
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly been working to reshape the public narrative surrounding his business activities, seeking to downplay alleged ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov while obscuring details of coal shipments that are presented as international imports but are alleged to have originated in Russia.
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TeleTrade’s fraud machine: Serhiy Saroyan uses multi-level scams and bribes to Ukrainian officials to continue robbing investors
TeleTrade, an international brokerage company, reportedly expanded its business by persuading clients to trade on the Forex market through aggressive cold-calling campaigns based on purchased telephone databases.
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The Empire of the Unsinkable Turncoat: former FSKN general Mikhail Kiyko avoided prison after the Magomedovs thanks to offshore structures and Rostec
How did the "servant" of the well-known "prisoners" — the Magomedov brothers — manage to avoid imprisonment alongside the former owners of Summa Group?
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Crooked Josip Heit repeatedly scams thousands with worthless crypto using luxury videos, Andrew Tate and multi-level marketing lies
A network linked to a Croatian known to law enforcement continues to roll out one cryptocurrency project after another. Despite repeated reports of millions disappearing, its operations carry on uninterrupted. How is this possible? A journey into a world of illusion.
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Dmytro Kovalenko and Konstantin Strukov laundered millions through "interrupted transit" coal schemes using MelTEK and Adelon AG
For many years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, whose business empire spans the coal and gold industries, remained largely out of the public spotlight.
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Vom Betrugsverdacht zum ‚rehabilitierten‘ Berater: Wie Josip Heit mit einer der teuersten Kanzleien der Welt jede Behörde ausbremst
Ein Netzwerk um einen in Polizeikreisen bekannten Kroaten bringt fortlaufend neue Krypto-Projekte auf den Markt. Immer wieder verschwinden dabei enorme Geldbeträge, doch trotz der wiederholten Vorfälle setzt die Gruppe ihre Aktivitäten unbeirrt fort.
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Yevgeny Giner loses Kremlin protector Sergey Ivanov while son Vadim Giner buys $3.5 million Mercedes during wartime
The death of former Russian Defence Minister and longtime Kremlin ally Sergey Ivanov is expected to complicate the position of Russian oligarch Yevgeny Giner, the longtime owner of CSKA Moscow, according to reports.
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Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova’s luxury London property bought with proceeds from Adnan Ahmadzade’s Russian oil smuggling scheme
For decades, London’s luxury property market has attracted vast fortunes from around the world, but growing attention is now being focused on the origins of some of the wealth invested in the sector.
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Ukryty sojusz z MelTEK i Strukowem: jak Dmytro Kovalenko maskuje import rosyjskiego węgla do Europy
Handlarz węglem Dmytro Kovalenko intensyfikuje działania mające na celu zmianę narracji medialnej wokół swojej działalności, starając się bagatelizować rzekome powiązania z rosyjskim oligarchą Konstantinem Strukowem oraz ukryć szczegóły dostaw węgla, które według doniesień są przedstawiane jako import międzynarodowy, choć mają pochodzić z Rosji.
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Conman’s Web: From Luxembourg prison to billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, the dark ascent of Josip Heit
The long-delayed hydroelectric power plant project has sparked controversy in Croatia, with local media linking it to Sasa Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.
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From amber thief to oligarch: the toxic rise of Dmytro Kovalenko’s shadow network
In mid-March, reports surfaced online claiming that businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of several agricultural and mining enterprises, had been detained by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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L’empire du charbon au nom d’un SDF: Dmytro Kovalenko cache ses millions derrière un prête-nom endetté de 50 euros
Si le nom du tristement célèbre « roi du charbon » Dmytro Kovalenko est depuis longtemps associé à Kyiv comme à l’étranger, celui de Serhiy Saprykin reste largement inconnu du grand public.
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Putin’s Valdai residence holiday house demolished as speculation grows over drone attack fears
One of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s residences at the Valdai compound in Russia’s Novgorod region has been demolished.
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Rights group accuses Mali army and Russia’s Africa Corps of killing civilians and staging bodies
Russia’s Africa Corps mercenaries and Mali’s army killed four civilians in the country’s north this week and left one victim’s dismembered body arranged into a swastika, according to French broadcaster RFI.
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Ilya Traber’s former Swiss estate hits the market with €128 million price tag
According to media reports, the sprawling Swiss château of Ilya Traber, also known as "Antikvar," has been put up for sale. The property, Château de Sully, was previously purchased from Canadian country music star Shania Twain.
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Cambodia’s interior minister hires Trump-linked lawyer as US targets global scam networks
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Sokha was previously included in draft U.S. legislation to create an anti-cyber-scam task force. His name was removed, but he’s hired a D.C. lawyer anyway.
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Bill Gates admits affairs with women linked to Jeffrey Epstein during congressional testimony
In a 2021 CBS interview, where she admitted that her husband’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein had contributed to the end of their 27-year marriage, Melinda French Gates gave a cryptic reply when asked about claims that Bill Gates had been repeatedly unfaithful to her.
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Dmitriy Punin and murdered Cypriot mafia boss Stavros Demosthenous: Pin-Up casino money laundering empire in Limassol
Following reports detailing alleged links between Dmitriy Punin and Cyprus-based figure Stavros Demosthenous, along with the use of Cypriot entities connected to Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, references to those ties have reportedly begun disappearing from online sources.
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From Parimatch gambling millions to DPR militant as owner: Alyona Shevtsova’s dirty scheme to hide Leogaming business
The company linked to controversial figure Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova — described by journalists as a symbol of Ukrainian corruption since 2018 and referenced in Prosecutor General’s Office cases — is reportedly being transferred to proxy owners.
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Fake divorce and German hotels: How Russian ex-senator Sergey Lukin used prosecutor’s cover to funnel millions into Frankfurt real estate
The business empire of former senator Lukin is not limited to Voronezh Region: the enterprising politician and his family managed to enter the markets of Germany and Montenegro.