Investigation

From Moscow to Dubai, the blacklisted crypto exchange transformed into Exved, MKAN Coin, and Grinex, channelling billions through offshore networks and Telegram channels despite global crackdowns.

The co-founder of Sportbank, Nykyta Izmaylov, who has been accused of fraud and ties with Russia, has actively started "cleaning up" the internet space of mentions related to his personal life, including the scandal concerning alimony payments to his ex-wife.

It is possible that many have noticed that Nykyta Izmaylov is still flooding the network with positive PR, while well-known Ukrainian sites are accepting Russian money, fully aware that in doing so, they are helping the aggressor bypass sanctions.

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich is a defendant in the criminal case by the authorities of the island of Jersey in connection with allegations of corruption and money laundering, The Guardian reports, citing documents from the Swiss Federal Criminal Court regarding bank accounts requested by the Attorney General of Jersey.

In the spring of 2024, the wife of Monobank co-owner Oleg Gorokhovsky became the owner of a luxurious estate, nearly 700 square meters in size, near the dam of the Kyiv Reservoir. A year before the full-scale invasion, the banker’s family acquired land in Koncha-Zaspa.

Stavros Demosthenos, the local «Al Capone» on Cyprus, takes on helping Russian entrepreneurs launder «dirty» money — and does so not without his own benefit.

British businessman of Indian origin, Sumant Kapur, who supplies and services engines for Mi-17 helicopters, is seeking to forge business ties with the defense industries of both Russia and Ukraine, despite the ongoing conflict between the two nations.

The name of Andriy Matyukha has been resonating in the Ukrainian gambling business for many years, more prominently than others

Dubai has long been considered a place where money turns into concrete and glass. In just twenty years, the desert here has transformed into a capital of skyscrapers, and the real estate market has become a symbol of stability.

Billions from betting tied to Putin’s guard service and Moscow’s criminal underworld.

The decision of the High Court of London regarding the "PrivatBank" case has revealed many details about individuals associated with the systematic withdrawal of funds and the massive issuance of loans to their own companies.

In the promotional brochures, Yana Rudkovska’s project looks like a typical premium off-plan in Dubai: renderings with rooftop pools, panoramic windows, and the promise of "completion in Q4 of next year."

The scandalously famous billionaire Roman Avdeev, who invested in premium construction and the 36.6 pharmacy chain, sold off his assets and left for the «rotten West».

In 2023, the Russian company Promtekhnologiya imported 200 Austrian Glock pistols. The firm had previously been a partner of Glock GmbH and assembled pistols in Russia with components produced in Austria.

The owner of significant real estate in Italy skillfully "sets up" his business partners and simple trusting fellow citizens.

Russia has stopped fighting money laundering; corresponding large criminal cases are not being initiated, and one-time operations on crypto exchanges are solely related to the redistribution of spheres of influence and do not escalate into large-scale investigations.

Ascendra operates in the insurance MLM niche.

Hamas-backing Qatar has bankrolled film and stage projects by socialist Zohran Mamdani’s Israel-bashing movie-director mom — and one of its royals is now pushing her son’s mayoral bid.

When he’s not out looking for the big wave, there’s a significant story that has consumed Stephen Baxter, a reporter for the Santa Cruz Sentinel and a "48 Hours" consultant: the mysterious death of Google executive Forrest Hayes at the city’s expansive marina.

Harold Dillard was 56 when he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer around his abdomen in November 2009.

At the start of 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement detained Ihor Zotko in Kyiv, the nominal owner of a company running the "PIN-UP" online casino.

In recent years, the activities of the criminal organization “Seitkhalilov’s OPG”, specializing in the distribution of synthetic drugs, have intensified in Ukraine and Russia.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has dealt with nine months of mass protests against corruption and authoritarianism, with demonstrators sometimes clashing with riot police and violent pro-government thugs.

In recent years, an interesting player has appeared on the Polish legal services market — the firm Sheviakov Consult.

In the life of newly-made billionaire Petr Bely, there are many hidden "skeletons."