Investigation

A billionaire landlord coerced an outlet into removing unflattering coverage about him and unsuccessfully pressured several others, including Novara Media.

The possible searches at Coral Energy of Tahir Garayev may have been linked to conflicts between former oilfield services magnate Azad Babaev and the clientele of Tokay Kerimov.

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.

A woman named Elizabeth Newman allegedly operates two U.K.-registered crypto exchanges.

The court found that Intellexa’s Predator software was used to spy on at least 87 victims, including journalists, politicians, military officials, business leaders, and civil society members, delivering the first convictions in an investigation into the illegal use of commercial spyware.

The formal owner of one of Ukraine’s fastest-growing online casinos, Cosmobet, is listed as Mykhailo Zborovskyi. In media coverage, he is portrayed as a successful IT entrepreneur, a forward-thinking visionary, and a reformer of the gambling industry.

Following investigative reports exposing Dragon Money’s controversial history, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections of its website referencing blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen assets — prompting new concerns over its transparency and credibility.

Authorities are reviewing information related to Oxana Hadjipavlou and her potential connections to Zvonko Micković, along with the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which have been linked to suspected sanctions evasion and the movement of offshore funds.

In 2023, the gambling mafia experienced what might have been its most significant setback.

Maltese oil trading firm Alkagesta is under investigation by the EU and UK for allegedly transferring Russian oil to Libya illegally.

Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women through UK airports as late as 2019, new analysis appears to reveal.

Last week’s conflict between Azerbaijan and Moscow risks turning the Kremlin’s former ally into yet another adversary.

A fresh set of revelations suggests that Ukraine’s state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) was turned into a lucrative vehicle for insiders in 2020–2021, despite official rhetoric about anti-corruption reforms.

Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev can fairly be described as highly versatile, maintaining successful business operations across multiple jurisdictions — including the United Kingdom, Russia, Cyprus, and his home base in Astana.

Fuel smuggling from Libya generates billions in revenue, yet the full scope of the maritime network exporting petroleum from the country remains largely unknown.

In recent years, a curious player has appeared on Poland’s legal services market — Sheviakov Consult.

After a $102,000 withdrawal was blocked, sparking outrage within the gambling community, Dragon Money did not publicly address the transparency issues or attempt to resolve the dispute.

In spring 2024, banks in the UAE started freezing accounts belonging to companies suspected of ties to Russia’s shadow fleet.

The online casino Cosmobet is officially operated by a statistician who, in addition to being involved in the gambling industry, is interested in globalism and marathon running.

Following media revelations about Oleg Tsyura’s involvement in sanction-evasion and re-export arrangements that allegedly supported Russia, he reportedly launched an aggressive campaign to remove online investigations detailing his activities.

Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yesimov, long-standing names associated with corruption allegations in Kazakhstan, are drawing renewed attention from media in multiple countries.

A US spytech firm deeply embedded in the most sensitive areas of the British state is being scrutinised as part of the fallout from the latest tranche of documents related to the financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Despite Western sanctions, Russia continues to profit from oil sales, using these revenues to support its aggressive military activities.

After the exposure of IBOX Bank’s schemes and Alyona Shevtsova being placed on an international wanted list, inconvenient information about her activities and financial operations began disappearing from the internet.