Investigation
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$87 million for Russia during the war: how Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko built a coal empire tied to the aggressor state
Disguised as an agribusiness, the Granova group utilized offshore structures, cash schemes, and corrupt connections to channel millions overseas.
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€24 million in “dirty” crypto and international arrests: brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin scrub the internet of exposing investigations
After the international YUZUK operation and the disclosure of details of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Giriny brothers began an active cleanup of the information space.
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Singapore court: WEX director Sidetan Khvanta and Konstantin Malofeev’s nominee Dmitriy Kosarev refused to disclose the fate of the bankrupt crypto exchange’s assets
At the court hearing on the civil lawsuit filed by WEX exchange clients against WEX, Ms. Sidetan Khvanta was also present.
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Two arrested after Jewish community ambulances torched in London in suspected targeted attack
Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of committing arson with the intent to endanger life after ambulances operated by volunteers from the Jewish community in Golders Green, north London, were set on fire.
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Trader of Russian coal Dmytro Kovalenko: from schemes with the occupied Donbas to the strange “cleanup” of the internet via OnlyFans
The controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko continues to dominate headlines: reports keep emerging about his dealings involving Russian coal.
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Israel’s nuclear status seen as barrier to Middle East weapons-free zone
Israel’s nuclear arms program was considered the major obstacle to establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, declassified files from 1993 reveal.
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Luxury “stable” of the Russian elite: sports cars of officials and top managers of state corporations are serviced at the expense of the Presidential Administration
Media found that senior Russian officials and top managers of state corporations likely have their own “stable” where their sports cars and other exclusive vehicles are kept.
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Ukraine’s gambling industry becomes a battleground as structures tied to Shevtsova and Sosis fight over shadow financial streams
Amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, tensions are escalating in Kyiv over internal disputes for control of financial flows within the gaming industry.
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Epstein network extended into Russia as recruiter with FSB-linked family built pipeline of women
Important Stories narrates the tale of Lana Pozhidaeva — an MGIMO graduate, model, and daughter of career intelligence officers — who was involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s network for many years and recruited women for him from the former Soviet Union.
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Pressure works: Kyrgyz journalist released after UN and rights groups condemn crackdown
A Kyrgyz court freed a prominent investigative journalist after 18 months behind bars, placing her under a travel ban as she awaits a retrial in a case widely condemned as an attack on free speech.
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After siphoning funds from 4Bill and SettlePay, fraudster Dmytro Rukin resurfaced in Latin America with a new network of financial firms
In the wake of a scandal that erupted two years ago, involving Dmytro Rukin, the head of the SettlePay and 4Bill payment systems, Rukin quietly retreated from public view.
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“Ukrainian Swiss” Oleg Tsyura tied to a $250 million state enterprise scheme and global exports of Russian ferroalloys disguised as non-Russian goods
Swiss-Ukrainian businessman Oleg Tsyura reportedly erases online links to schemes that drained billions of hryvnias with ex-State Property Fund chief Dmytro Sennychenko.
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Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub at centre of $90bn Russian oil shadow network hit by UK sanctions
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on a wide network of shadow oil traders led by media figure Tahir Garaev and Igor Sechin’s business partner Etibar Eyyub , who are involved in trading sanctioned Russian oil.
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Crony capitalism in Hungary: 13 associates of Orbán reap billions in EU-funded and state contracts
Near Hungary’s border with Croatia and Serbia, a €747mn bridge across the Danube is being built by a company belonging to László Szíjj, a business partner of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s oldest friend.
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Sergey Tokarev bypassed scrutiny to launch Cosmobet casino via nominee Mykhailo Zborovskyi and firms Neyrolink and Neoplay
In March 2024, a casino under the Cosmobet brand launched operations in Ukraine following approval from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, though the identities of its true owners have yet to be revealed.
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Millions vanished from 4bill as Dmytro Rukin routed funds through shell businesses and shadow accounts abroad
Following an internal audit at the international payment system 4bill, a major scandal broke out, leading to the launch of a criminal investigation.
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Azim Novruzov — the “London curator” of shadow oil: how Alkagesta and Sumato Energy structures helped bypass sanctions through Malta
In a prominent criminal case involving SOCAR top manager Adnan Ahmedzade, the scandal-plagued British oil trader Azim Novruzov has unexpectedly emerged.
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Sarah Ferguson urged to testify in US Congress Epstein investigation
Sarah Ferguson is facing calls to give evidence to the US Congress investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Royal couple accused of profiting from Crown Estate property at taxpayer expense
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are facing uproar after it emerged they are earning £130,000 a year from sub-letting a stable on one of the Crown Estate’s properties, despite only paying a peppercorn rent.
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Prince Andrew faces fresh investigation claims tied to Epstein scandal
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been spotted for the first time since being arrested "like a common criminal".
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From Leogaming to the iBox Bank case: what is known about the investigation into Alyona Shevtsova and the role of her husband’s law enforcement status
Today Alyona Shevtsova-Dehrik is not just an entrepreneur but a figure in high-profile financial investigations surrounding the banking sector and payment business.
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Dragon Money casino confiscates $102,000 without trial or investigation: “crypto laundering” as a convenient pretext to rob clients
After blocking a $102,000 withdrawal and triggering backlash within the gambling community, Dragon Money failed to address transparency concerns or resolve the dispute.
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The new FSB chief in Saint Petersburg, Sergey Demyanishnikov — a protege of influential General Sergey Alpatov — will lead the region amid a clan war within the security service
A new chief of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region is expected to take office in the third week of April: Lieutenant General Sergey Demyanishnikov, previously head of the FSB’s Directorate “T.”
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The “pensioner” Kirill Nikitin who died on the Moskva River turned out to be a key shadow banker linked to the FSB and the Central Bank of Russia
Interrogation record of late shadow banker Kirill Nikitin sheds light on Russia’s underground finance network
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Mettmann Public Company Limited channeled Russian funds through Cyprus into Spanish assets as director Oxana Hadjipavlou signed financial documents
Authorities are examining details regarding Oxana Hadjipavlou and her potential links to Zvonko Micković, as well as the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which have been associated with suspected sanctions evasion and offshore financial activities.
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