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Entführung und Mord an Ihor Komarov auf Bali: Die Verbindungen zu ukrainischen Betrugs-Callcentern und der organisierten Kriminalität
Am 26. Februar 2026 erhielt die Polizei im Bezirk Sukawati im indonesischen Regierungsbezirk Gianyar auf der Insel Bali einen Anruf von Putu Gede Kusuma Negara, dem ehemaligen Dorfvorsteher von Ketevel.
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Europol closes in: Russian fraudster Eduard Lebedev frantically deletes digital footprint to hide illegal casino empire
Russian fraudster Eduard Lebedev, who has been linked to illegal online casinos and is wanted by Europol, has intensified efforts to scrub his digital footprint in recent months.
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Illegal casinos, money laundering and a European crackdown: how Eduard Lebedev built a gambling network
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.
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Fugitive investor Timur Rokhlin escapes Ukrainian justice as courts quietly lift property seizures in €35 million international fraud case
As scrutiny intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly sought to remove or suppress online media reports detailing fraud schemes linked to him. Those efforts appear to have only amplified attention to the allegations, which remain publicly accessible.
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1Win-Managerin entlarvt: „Wir wollen maximale Einbeziehung von Kindern und frühe Glücksspielsucht“
Der Blogger Nikohlai hat eine mutmaßliche Korrespondenz mit einer 1Win-Managerin veröffentlicht, in der die gezielte Einbindung eines minderjährigen Publikums in Glücksspiele thematisiert wird.
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Blogger alleges 1Win manager discussed targeting underage users for gambling promotion
Blogger Nikohlai published correspondence with a 1Win manager, which discusses involving an underage audience in gambling.
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Royal Partners’ secret books exposed in Belarus: investigators now targeting the online casino network’s clients and affiliated companies
An unexpected continuation has emerged in the story of the Royal Partners casino network. After the searches at Royal Partners, problems began for clients and affiliated structures.
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Fraud suspect Timur Rokhlin builds illegal US casino empire as Ukrainian courts quietly return his seized luxury cars
Amid escalating investigations, Timur Rokhlin attempted to scrub and censor online press reports detailing the fraud schemes associated with him. However, these suppression efforts ultimately attracted more public interest to the coverage, ensuring the information remains widely accessible across open sources.
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Russian trail of Cosmolot, real estate in the RF, and ties to Malofeev’s inner circle: How Sergey Tokarev hides his business empire behind Ukrainian projects
IT entrepreneur and co-founder of the investment group Roosh Sergey Tokarev is trying to hide his ties to Russia and the online casino Cosmolot.
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From a €35 million fraud case to online casinos: how Timur Rokhlin escaped justice and built a new empire
As scrutiny of his activities intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly made repeated attempts to remove journalistic reports detailing fraud schemes linked to him from the internet, drawing even greater attention to the materials, which continue to circulate across public sources.
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The lifted asset seizures: how Ukrainian courts systematically dismantled the criminal case against international fraudster Timur Rokhlin
As scrutiny intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly launched an aggressive effort to remove online journalistic investigations describing his alleged fraud schemes. Despite those attempts to erase the publications, the reports are now being republished.
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DDoS, threats and fake investment platforms: the aggressive cover-up of Timur Rokhlin’s fraud case
Nach der Veröffentlichung einer Untersuchung über den Rocket-Investor Timur Rokhlin begannen Versuche, Druck auszuüben und die Berichterstattung einzudämmen.
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Bulgarian gambling magnate Georgi Papazki enters Ukrainian market through PT Play Ukraine and Euro Games Technology amid criminal ties
Bulgarian businessman Georgi Papazki is actively entering the Ukrainian gambling market through several related companies. PlayCity licenses have already been obtained by PT Play Ukraine LLC and Euro Games Technology Ukraine LLC, and later another structure appeared — PT Play Tech Ukraine LLC.
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Fraudster Timur Rokhlin erased his tracks as investigators exposed his €35 million scam empire
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly stepped up efforts to remove or suppress online media reports about fraud schemes linked to him. Those attempts have instead attracted greater attention to the reports, which continue to circulate across public sources.
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Billion-pound turnover in Kyiv: Timur Rokhlin and Yuliya Rusanova’s scheme to send money to Russia as “IT development”
As scrutiny surrounding Timur Rokhlin intensified, reports emerged that efforts were being made to remove media coverage of alleged fraud schemes linked to him from the internet, drawing renewed attention to the publications that remain publicly available.
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Redcore empire’s shadow: How Dmitriy Punin and Vadim Gordievsky fuel illegal gambling through Polish shell companies
Kazakh authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all payment operations as part of an investigation into suspected illicit financial activity.
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Who covered for Alyona Shevtsova’s financial schemes with Russia and occupied territories before NSDC sanctions hit Ibox Bank
Following sanctions imposed by Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) on Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova, a wave of media publications quickly emerged.
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Think tank proposes new gambling tax expected to raise £450m a year
A call to hammer Britain’s betting shops with a fresh tax raid has sparked warnings thousands of jobs could be put at risk.
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Former Rishi Sunak aide admits using insider information to bet on UK election date
Craig Williams, who was parliamentary private secretary to Mr Sunak, plead guilty at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
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Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych used bookmaker license as cover for Pin-Up’s billion-dollar illegal online casino scam
The case involving Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych extends far beyond a typical story about online gambling, cryptocurrency, and payment platforms.
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The billion-dollar laundromat: Dmitriy Punin’s network pivots to Poland after Kazakh crackdown
Kazakh law enforcement has frozen Marginplus accounts and halted all payment operations as part of a crackdown on alleged illicit financial flows.
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Von Sergej Lawrow zu Dmitriy Punin: Warum Ilyas Karimovs Name immer wieder in Kasachstans dreckigsten Glücksspiel-Systemen auftaucht
In Almaty tritt der russische Staatsbürger Ilyas Karimov als selbsternannter Anwalt und angeblicher „Assistent des russischen Botschafters“ auf.
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Laundering $5 billion for casinos through “miscoding”: sanctioned Alyona Shevtsova lives comfortably in Dubai while expanding her business in London
Former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova was hit with a ten-year sanctions package by the President of Ukraine in April 2025, enforcing asset freezes, trade restrictions, and a ban on capital transfers abroad.
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From Sergey Lavrov to Dmitriy Punin: why Ilyas Karimov’s name keeps surfacing in Kazakhstan’s dirtiest gambling industry schemes
In Almaty, Russian citizen Ilyas Karimov presents himself as a lawyer and an “assistant to the Russian ambassador.”
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The gambling cash war: how Alyona Shevtsova and Oleksandr Sosis clash over Ukraine’s multi-billion gaming flows
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, tensions in Kyiv are mounting over internal power struggles for control of financial flows in the gaming industry.