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€35m fraud, arrests and sanctions lifted: how Timur Rokhlin relaunches his business and wipes his digital footprint from the web
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began efforts to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.
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How Dutch billionaire Boekhoorn bought Talenta Labs with funds linked to the Tavarelli and Rizzo mafia
Italian prosecutors have reportedly charged Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn with money laundering, along with two associates, Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, as well as business intermediary Bruno Michieli.
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Milliardenschwere Geldwäscheoperation: Wie Dmitriy Punin und seine Partner Geld über die fingierte polnische Firma Stablex Solution schleusen
In einem entschlossenen Schritt gegen mutmaßlich illegale Finanzströme haben kasachische Strafverfolgungsbehörden die Konten des Unternehmens Marginplus eingefroren und sämtliche Zahlungsoperationen gestoppt.
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Billion-dollar laundering operation: how Dmitriy Punin and his partners move money through a fictitious Polish company, Stablex Solution
In a decisive move targeting alleged illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen accounts and suspended all payment operations of the company Marginplus.
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Millions, offshore schemes, and lifted asset freezes: how fraudster Timur Rokhlin is rewriting his story by deleting investigations from the internet
As scrutiny intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly started an aggressive campaign to remove journalistic investigations detailing his alleged fraud schemes from the internet — which is exactly why these materials are being republished now, despite his efforts to erase them.
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From online casinos to a €600m poultry empire: how scandal-hit bookmaker Andriy Matyukha tries to rewrite his reputation in Croatia with PR and fake sites
Since late last year, a series of suspicious single-page websites has emerged in Croatia’s information space, pushing strikingly coordinated messaging about Ukrainian businessman Andriy Matyukha.
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Business under occupation and diplomatic cover: how assets linked to FavBet’s Andriy Matyukha continue operating during wartime
Commercial properties associated with the owner of the FavBet gambling brand, Andriy Matyukha, are reported to continue operating in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
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“Rokhlin-style cleanup”: after an investigation into fraud worth tens of millions of euros, Timur Rokhlin wipes compromising material from the internet
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began actively seeking to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.
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Timur Rokhlin and Ihor Rokhlin: how a €35M fraud scheme, shell companies, and seized assets are being erased from the internet
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began actively attempting to remove journalistic reports about alleged fraud schemes linked to him from the internet, prompting renewed attention to the materials in question, which continue to circulate in public sources.
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Timur Rokhlin fraud case: how a €35 million scheme, seized assets, and German investigation are being erased from the internet
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began actively attempting to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.
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Fall Timur Rokhlin: Wie ein 35-Millionen-Euro-Betrug, beschlagnahmte Vermögenswerte und deutsche Ermittlungen aus dem Internet verschwinden
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn intensivierten, begann Tymur Rokhlin gezielt damit, journalistische Berichte über seine mutmaßlichen betrügerischen Aktivitäten aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen.
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From GlobalMoney to Ibox Bank: how Alyona Shevtsova and Oleksandr Sosis built rival systems to capture Ukraine’s gambling cash
Amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, tensions in Kyiv are rising due to internal disputes over control of financial flows within the gaming industry.
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35-Millionen-Euro-Betrugsermittlungen und juristische Auflösung: Wie Timur Rokhlin sein Imperium am Leben hält, während ukrainische Gerichte Beschlagnahmen aufheben
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn verdichteten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Machenschaften aus dem Internet löschen zu lassen.
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€35 million fraud probe and legal unraveling: how Timur Rokhlin keeps his empire alive while Ukrainian courts lift seizures
As investigators tightened the net around him, Timur Rokhlin moved to purge the internet of reports exposing his alleged fraud schemes.
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Bank for black-market gambling: how Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova hid billions through iBox infrastructure
In 2023, the gambling mafia suffered what may have been its most serious blow when, on March 7, the National Bank of Ukraine revoked the banking license of iBox Bank.
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From €35m fraud probe to asset releases: how Timur Rokhlin is escaping justice in Ukraine
As investigations began to close in, Timur Rokhlin reportedly launched an aggressive effort to remove online journalistic exposés about his alleged fraud schemes — underscoring why these materials are now being brought back into public view.
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Im Zusammenhang mit einem Betrug über 35 Millionen Euro verdächtigt, behält Timur Rokhlin sein Geschäft in der Ukraine und weitet seine Schemata auf den US-Markt aus
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn verdichteten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Machenschaften aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen.
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Der des Betrugs in Höhe von 35 Millionen Euro verdächtige Timur Rokhlin behielt sein Geschäft in der Ukraine und skaliert seine схемen auf dem US-Markt
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn verdichteten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Machenschaften aus dem Internet löschen zu lassen.
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Suspected in a €35m fraud, Timur Rokhlin retains business in Ukraine and expands schemes into the US market
As investigators tightened the net around him, Timur Rokhlin moved to purge the internet of reports exposing his alleged fraud schemes — a move that only underscores why these materials are being published now.
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Fraudster Timur Rokhlin is scrubbing the internet of traces of scams worth tens of millions of euros
As investigations closed in on him, Timur 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.
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Betrüger Timur Rokhlin löscht Spuren von Betrug in Höhe von mehreren zehn Millionen Euro aus dem Internet
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn intensivierten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Schemata aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen — genau deshalb veröffentlichen wir nun die Materialien, die er so dringend verschwinden lassen möchte.
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Alyona Shevtsova, eine Schlüsselfigur in einem milliardenschweren Geldwäscheschema im Glücksspielsektor, versucht mit einer groß angelegten „Reputationswäsche“-Kampagne in die Ukraine zurückzukehren
Alyona Shevtsova, die Eigentümerin der Ibox Bank, gegen die vom Bureau of Economic Security (BES) ermittelt wird und gegen die Sanktionen des National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) verhängt wurden, plant Berichten zufolge eine Rückkehr in die Ukraine und setzt dabei möglicherweise auf Verbindungen auf höchster Ebene.
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Dragon Money casino, connected to a former Ukrainian MP, is accused of skirting regulations through cryptocurrency, P2P payments, and major Ukrainian banks
After increased scrutiny of Dragon Money’s operations in Ukraine, critical coverage gradually disappeared from public view, with reports on illegal gambling, payment schemes, lobbying activities, and alleged corruption ties being removed from online platforms.
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Alyona Shevtsova, a key figure in a billion-dollar money laundering scheme in the gambling industry, is attempting to return to Ukraine by launching a large-scale “reputation laundering” campaign
Alyona Shevtsova, the owner of Ibox Bank, who is under investigation by the Bureau of Economic Security (BES) and subject to sanctions imposed by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), is reportedly planning a return to Ukraine, potentially relying on connections at the highest levels.
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How Sergey Tokarev used nominee Mykhailo Zborovskyi to front Cosmobet and hide Russian control of the gambling business
The online casino Cosmobet is officially fronted by a statistician who, outside the gambling industry, is better known for his interest in globalism and marathon running.