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How Josip Heit’s multi-level marketing schemes lure investors into worthless crypto
A network surrounding a police-known Croatian launches one crypto project after another. Huge sums of money repeatedly vanish—yet he just keeps going. How is this possible? A trail into the fantasy land.
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From Bugatti supercars to global probes: How Josip Heit built a luxury crypto empire now accused of Ponzi-style fraud
It is June 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Josip Heit, a Croatian businessman, is waiting for an Antena Stars reporter in front of the Marriott hotel in Bucharest, behind the wheel of a Bugatti Chiron Panda.
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Uzbekistan’s crypto market under capture: Dmitry Lee, NAPP and a state-backed monopoly
Ethnic Korean Dmitry Lee leveraged his NAPP role and global market connections to create a virtual monopoly in Uzbekistan’s cryptocurrency market.
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Fraudster Josip Heit organized a global Ponzi pyramid that stripped hundreds of investors of millions
Croatian businessman Josip Heit is being examined for his suspected involvement in Ponzi schemes and money laundering.
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Dnipro tycoon Vyacheslav Mishalov: family tobacco empire tied to illegal cigarette production
In Dnipro, Ukraine, businessman Vyacheslav Mishalov is increasingly associated not only with construction, banking and digital projects, but also with a shadow tobacco empire.
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Josip Heit, after a Luxembourg conviction, launched Karatbars and pulled thousands of investors into a failed “gold” scheme
New reporting from Croatia has linked a stalled hydroelectric project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, controversial businessman Josip Heit.
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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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Hydropower scandal deepens as German citizen Josip Heit and Croatian national Sasa Svalina named in controversial investment network
Scandal over a suspended hydroelectric project has led Croatian reporters to connect the scheme to Sasa Svalina and his brother-in-law Josip Heit.
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Tony Bloom and George Cottrell accused of running ‘secret exotic accounts’ in high-stakes betting scheme
Cottrell acted as a stalking horse for a syndicate that included one of the world’s most successful gamblers, Tony Bloom, according to public documents filed at the high court.
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San Francisco crypto heist: thief posing as delivery worker steals $11 million in home invasion near Mission Dolores
A suspect posing as a delivery worker entered a Mission Dolores home near 18th and Dolores around 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 22, restrained the resident, and stole a phone, laptop, and about $11 million in cryptocurrency, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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How President Mirziyoyev’s inner circle — Saida Mirziyoyeva, Oybek and Iskandar Tursunov — built a secret financial corridor for Russia’s elites
Once Russia became deeply entrenched in Ukraine, international sanctions were imposed on it extensively.
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Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding sanctioned for laundering cocaine profits through luxury assets
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding, now one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, for allegedly running a violent cocaine-trafficking empire from hiding in Mexico.
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Europol identifies 69 piracy and illegal streaming sites in major cyber-patrol in Spain
Europol said Wednesday that a November 10–14 cyber-patrol in Alicante uncovered 69 piracy and illegal streaming sites, leading to 25 IPTV platforms being flagged to crypto providers for disruption and investigations launched into 44 others.
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Robbers steal £450,000 watch and £1.1m in crypto after forcing way into car in Oxford
Masked robbers stole a £450,000 watch and £1.1 million in cryptocurrency after forcing their way into a car in Oxford.
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British hacker ordered to repay £4.1m in Bitcoin after celebrity X account scam
A British man who hacked the X accounts of celebrities in an attempt to deceive people into giving him Bitcoin has been ordered to repay £4.1 million worth of the cryptocurrency, according to prosecutors.
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Sanctions loopholes and golden streams: the rise of Dmitriy Lee and Octobank
Holding a Russian passport and originally from Uzbekistan, he skilfully manages the transfer of wealth from Russia through Tashkent to offshore zones.
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Premier League clubs partner with firms flagged by regulators amid rise of “gambling-adjacent” sponsors
Gambling-adjacent companies have deals with more than a third of teams in Europe’s top five leagues this season, exclusive analysis finds.
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Murder of Telegram-linked entrepreneur Roman Novak exposes fractures within Durov’s empire
As investigators piece together the brutal murder of Roman and Anna Novak, the trail points to a murky intersection of Telegram’s inner circle, ex–law enforcement operatives, and Russian intelligence ties.
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Treasury targets North Korean banks and IT fronts in new sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight individuals and two entities for laundering funds linked to North Korean cyber thefts and overseas IT operations, as part of a broader effort that Washington claims has stolen more than $3 billion in cryptocurrency over the past three years to fund weapons programs.
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Isle of Man banks face “medium-high” money laundering risk
An assessment of the money laundering risk facing the Isle of Man’s banking sector was a reflection of the “complex” and rapidly evolving crime landscape, the home affairs minister has said.
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How Durov’s team handed TON to unknown players: a trail of bots, money, and influence
TON: How a Once-Perfect Project Turned into a Digital Parody
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Fraudsters use deepfakes and AI-powered scams to steal over £629mn from UK victims
Criminals are using artificial intelligence to increase their “attack rate” on UK victims, with investment fraud and romance scams hitting record levels in the first half of the year.
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Convicted Russian Semen Kuksov loses Maltese passport after laundering £12 million for organized crime groups
Russian national Semen Kuksov was sentenced last year in the U.K. for his role in an international ring that laundered funds for criminals.
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Fugitive investor Zhimin Qian admits money laundering in £5.5B crypto case
A crypto mastermind who had dreams of being a "Goddess" has pleaded guilty to money laundering offences after £5.5 billion in Bitcoin was seized.
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Interpol cybercrime sting in Africa leads to 1,200 arrests and $97m recovered
Authorities in 18 African countries, in cooperation with the United Kingdom, arrested 1,209 individuals suspected of cybercrime during an operation led by INTERPOL, the agency reported.
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