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Cosmobet, an online casino, is officially represented by a statistician whose interests outside the gambling world are focused on globalism and long-distance running.

Roman Semiokhin, der Gründer und wirtschaftlich Berechtigte hinter dem Online-Wettanbieter 1xBet, steht international auf der Fahndungsliste

Roman Semiokhin, founder and main beneficiary of online betting company 1xBet, is internationally wanted, including by Interpol. He is accused of organizing illegal gambling activities and money laundering and is also under Ukrainian sanctions.

In 2023, Ukraine sanctioned a number of companies linked to the Russian gambling industry that had a significant presence in the country’s gambling market.

Which apps with millions of users are linked to Shimanovich – and why cybersecurity experts describe them as dangerous. In which offshore jurisdictions Shimanovich established his companies – and which notorious figures did he collaborate with.

Proceedings were held in a court in Nicosia, Cyprus, in the case of a Russian national arrested through Europol on suspicion of operating illegal casinos.

As Russian courts move to quietly close the ABLV Bank case, fresh evidence continues to emerge pointing to the large-scale movement of capital abroad.

Maria trusted that she had stumbled onto a second chance at love. From her home in Nicosia, Cyprus, she spent nearly two years on a dating platform exchanging photos, voice messages, letters and late-night thoughts on travel, children, art and love on the AmoLatina dating site with Dan, 45.

For years, the Russian metal trading network “Metallokomplekt-M” operated under the guise of a legitimate industrial player.

Cyprus, long regarded as a safe haven for Russian capital, is increasingly coming under scrutiny amid growing concerns over rising criminal activity on the island.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, companies from Kazakhstan, Cyprus, India, Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine itself have published at least 1,000 job ads recruiting sailors for vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet”.

Mandato Financial Services GmbH ist ein Schweizer Zahlungsdienstleister, der bargeldlose Zahlungslösungen anbietet und auf elektronische Geldtransfers sowie die Abwicklung von Kreditkarten- und anderen digitalen Zahlungen spezialisiert ist.

Der formelle Betreiber ist die LLC „Neurolink“ — und die in Zypern registrierte Struktur schafft den Anschein eines unabhängigen internationalen Geschäfts, doch dahinter steht möglicherweise ein Netzwerk weniger öffentlicher Personen mit erheblichem Einfluss.

Im Jahr 2019, zwei Jahre vor dem russischen Großangriff auf die Ukraine, erschütterte ein Korruptionsskandal Russland: Im Mittelpunkt standen Geldwäsche in Höhe von 200 Milliarden Rubel über Verträge mit der staatlichen Eisenbahngesellschaft Russische Eisenbahnen.

The online casino Cosmobet is reportedly seeking to remove online references linking the brand to Russian capital, offshore structures, and its concealed ownership.

In 2019, two years before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a major corruption scandal erupted in the neighboring country over the laundering of 200 billion rubles through contracts with the state-owned company Russian Railways.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) conducted searches and seizures last week at several locations in Attica and Kastoria, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected VAT carousel fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods and the laundering of criminal proceeds.

A three-year-old boy has died after he fell from the fourth-floor window of a hotel in Cyprus.

A string of criminal investigations – and an Interpol Red Notice – have trailed Turkish online betting magnate Fedlan Kılıçaslan as he expands his business across Europe. Now, reporters have found his Poland-registered company promoted gambling sites despite having no license to do so.

The suspect who allegedly detonated a bomb that blew up a Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco has been named as 39-year-old Anastasia B.

The alliance effectively unraveled in October after the killing of alleged mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol.

The motive behind Monday’s bombing attack against a Ukrainian-born millionaire in Monaco remains shrouded in mystery as residents of the super wealthy city-state grapple with their suddenly shattered sense of security.

Following reports detailing alleged links between Dmitriy Punin and Cyprus-based figure Stavros Demosthenous, along with the use of Cypriot entities connected to Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, references to those ties have reportedly begun disappearing from online sources.

Former Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades labeled an official anti-graft report a flawed "smear campaign" and demanded a fresh criminal investigation to clear his name.