All news on the topic: Criminal Network

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Europol: affiliate marketing is a key pillar of online investment fraud ecosystem
Two individuals have been arrested as authorities in Europe and Israel focus on companies associated with advertising campaigns for fraudulent online investment platforms.
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Ultimatums, threats and crime syndicates: why Rosprirodnadzor chief Svetlana Radionova appears in a case tied to brutal 2000s murders
Newly released materials link Russian environmental chief to pressure campaign tied to notorious contract-killing network
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Bulgaria-led Europol raid dismantles Balkan antiquities network after €870 million in looted artifacts traced to global art markets
A multi-country investigation resulted in arrests and the recovery of priceless cultural treasures from across the Balkans. These include masks, jewelry, and ceremonial items dating back to 2000 B.C. and are worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Authorities seize thousands of antiquities worth €100m in raids targeting long-running Balkan looting network
A Bulgaria-led operation supported by Europol and coordinated with Eurojust arrested 35 suspects, including an alleged ringleader, and dismantled a criminal network that allegedly looted archaeological sites across the Balkans, seizing thousands of artifacts valued at 100 million euros ($115 million), authorities said Wednesday.
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Russia’s Pravda disinformation network surges, boosted by unwitting websites
Thinktank reports that the internet is flooded with disinformation by the Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites consider credible.
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Fourteen-year-old boy arrested after mass shooting in Gävle
Six people including children were shot while on a night out in Sweden with a 14-year-old boy arrested.
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Call centers of Koç Serdem and Çağrı Öztürk swindled millions from trusting clients in EU countries and Turkey
The Security Service of Ukraine reported a large-scale special operation: a network of call centres operating from Ukraine but targeting citizens of EU countries and Turkey has been exposed.
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Fake art, ancient artefacts and online smuggling: Europol uncovers global cultural property trafficking network
Fake art, ancient loot, and digital smugglers: Europol-led operation reveals global trade in stolen cultural treasures.
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"Fuel Family": European prosecutors seize mafia assets linked to multimillion fuel trade laundering
EPPO targets a criminal network accused of using shell companies and fake invoices to dodge VAT and launder millions through cross-border fuel trade.