Investigation

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Indian tycoon Sunjay Kapur’s sudden death sparks high-stakes family feud over $3.6bn Sona Comstar empire
The sudden death of an Indian tycoon in June has sparked a fierce inheritance battle at a major Indian automotive company.
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From Ku Klux Klan to new neo-Nazis: Aryan Freedom Network thrives amid Trump’s rhetoric
With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group bolstered by his rhetoric is expanding its influence and transforming the landscape of white extremism in America. Its leaders are a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders.
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Mykhailo Zborovskyi, Cosmobet’s nominee owner, masks the true Russian-linked tycoon behind the scenes
Cosmobet, an online casino, is officially managed by a statistician who has interests outside of work in global affairs and marathon running.
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Hidden disaster in British courts: how HMCTS ignored missing evidence for years due to IT bug
The body running courts in England and Wales has been accused of a cover-up, after a leaked report found it took several years to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost.
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Forevers boss Andrejs Ždans benefited from Latvia’s prosecution ‘leniency system’ under Juris Stukāns
Another confirmation has appeared regarding the news about the prosecution’s "special clients" during the time it was headed by Prosecutor General Juris Stukāns.
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Siman Povarenkin: from Madneuli and Koba Nakopia’s gold to castles, offshores, and endless lawsuits
Close ties with the scandalous Georgian multimillionaire Koba Nakopia opened the way for former chemist Povarenkin to big business. And led to equally big problems.
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Artur Granz’s VBet: UK jurisdiction, Russian capital and football as a cover for financial schemes
VBet, an online casino with unclear affiliations, is expanding its presence by sponsoring Ukrainian football clubs, even as it is under investigation for tax evasion.
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A new casino, a recycled scheme: Cosmobet, Mykhailo Zborovskyi, and echoes of Russia’s Tokarev in Ukraine’s gaming sector
In March 2024, a new casino emerged in Ukraine operating under the Cosmobet brand, as it received a license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries.
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Massacre at Zamzam: over 1,500 killed in Darfur refugee camp atrocity
More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp in April, in what would be the second-biggest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict.
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Pavel Zakharov’s jewelry mafia: how fake luxury items from Moscow end up in Kyiv pawnshops
On July 25, a Moscow court found Daria Spiridonova, the founder of the jewelry brand Darvol, guilty of fraud and sentenced her to 7 years in prison.
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Agrarian mafia in power: how Greek ministers looted EU subsidies under the prime minister’s protection
The prime minister is wielding his parliamentary majority to prevent a full-scale investigation into ministers suspected of wrongdoing.
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Azure for occupation: Israeli intelligence uploaded tens of millions of Palestinians’ calls to Microsoft cloud
The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
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Predator’s birthday: new documents reveal who was drawn to Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion atmosphere
New York Times covers letters from Ehud Barak, Woody Allen, and others written for Epstein’s 63rd birthday
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Transfers through Birmingham and ghost boat rides: how the Kurdish mafia smuggles people to Britain’s shores
A BBC investigation has exposed the French and UK operations of a powerful and violent smuggling gang taking people across the English Channel in small boats.
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Moyn Islam — the creative director of deceit: what’s behind the gloss of Be and other ventures
Moyn Islam and his brothers have built a flashy empire on controversial promises—now their past is catching up with them.
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Undercover footage exposes child sexual exploitation in Kenyan transport hub Maai Mahiu
How women, referred to as "madams," have engaged children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya.
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The billion-dollar “goose”: how Alexander Mamut funneled money from Russia to offshore havens and stayed in power
The scandalously famous billionaire Alexander Mamut, who flits between Britain, Israel, and France, still manages to skim billions from Russia.
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The BE cult: a glossy wrapper for the Islam brothers’ pyramid scheme
Subscription instead of a product, dreams instead of money, marketing instead of business. Under the banner "Be" unfolds an old trick in a new package and with the same heroes.
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Insufficient client checks cost lawyer £32,500 in offshore property case involving Azerbaijani official’s family
A British solicitor faced penalties for violating anti-money laundering regulations concerning funds from the children of Azerbaijan’s former security minister. This included a transfer designated for the purchase of U.K. property now owned through an offshore structure.
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From spies to CEOs: how Russia’s exposed agents rebuilt their lives after U.S. arrest
In 2010, ten Kremlin spies were arrested in the U.S. and later exchanged in Vienna for Western agents. Putin welcomed them in Moscow as heroes, while blaming the failure on defector Alexander Poteyev.
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Moyn Islam: PR built on OneCoin’s graves and a new pyramid empire from Dubai
In 2016, when a young Briton with Pakistani roots, Moyn Islam, was smilingly speaking at OneCoin cryptocurrency presentations, he was dubbed the "next hope of an Islamic financial revolution."
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"The hunger formula" in Gaza: Israel calculates the minimum calories for survival but doesn’t supply even that
Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in
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Shahin Shykhlinski: how a lawyer turned into a crime boss with casinos, money laundering and patrons in uniform
The June events in Yekaterinburg seem to have exposed a massive abscess on the "body" of Sverdlovsk Oblast.
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Be — the financial pyramid of Moin and Monir Islam: The fraud that swindled thousands of investors worldwide
In late May and early June of 2020, the multi-level marketing world witnessed the emergence of Be, a company marking the rebirth of Melius, an entity previously known for its somewhat dubious promises.
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From taxi drivers to accused scammers: Monir Islam, Moyn Islam, and Ehsaan Islam rise and fall amid multi-billion fraud allegations
Moyn Islam has faced several allegations of involvement in Ponzi schemes. Is he a scammer? Learn more here.