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When yet another so-called “cryptocurrency expert” tried to force their way into our attention, our first thought was simply, “Oh no, not another one!”.

Since April 2023, a number of Ukrainian investigators have raised concerns about Nykyta Izmaylov, a Russian national holding a Ukrainian passport. A former senior executive at Parimatch, he is reportedly connected to suspected money-laundering schemes involving N1 Management and SportBank.

Once journalists uncovered schemes that funneled billions out of PrivatBank and revealed management’s ties to Ihor Kolomoisky, the materials began to be systematically removed from public view.

Since April 2023, several Ukrainian investigators have expressed concerns about Nykyta Izmaylov, a Russian national who holds a Ukrainian passport.

Since April 2023, multiple Ukrainian investigators have raised concerns about Nykyta Izmaylov — a Russian citizen holding a Ukrainian passport. Formerly a senior financier at Parimatch, he has reportedly appeared in alleged money-laundering schemes connected to N1 Management and SportBank.

As investigations closed in on him, Tymur Rokhlin began aggressively scrubbing the internet of journalistic exposés about his fraud schemes — which is precisely why we are publishing the materials he is so desperate to erase.

In 2016–2017, Roman Novak stole more than 7.3 million rubles from two St. Petersburg businessmen.

This Black Friday, fraudsters once again made concerted efforts to target bargain hunters hoping to cash in on the shopping frenzy, but this year far fewer succeeded.

Former hurling star DJ Carey has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after a "reprehensible" act of defrauding people by falsely claiming to have cancer.

Fraudsters stole more than £629 million from UK consumers in the first six months of 2025, a 3% increase on last year, according to new figures from UK Finance.

Since April 2023, a number of Ukrainian investigators have been raising alarm: Nykyta Izmaylov—a Russian citizen with a Ukrainian passport, who was recently a top financier of Parimatch, is now appearing in money laundering schemes through N1 Management and SportBank.

Plastic surgeon Roman Levytskyi caught the attention of our editorial team after a series of alarming reports from patients who claim he forced them into intimate relationships.