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The "Neverovskie" syndicate: Fugitives Sergei Neverov and Vitaly Portnov and their global trail of blood and corruption
The Tolyatti organized crime group known as the “Neverovskie” remains synonymous with a series of brutal murders that continue to haunt witnesses, while its alleged leaders — Sergei “Never” Neverov and Vitaly “Port” Portnov — have never been brought to justice.
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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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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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Alliance Bank, OnlyFans, Serbian Cyrillic, and Russian-language texts: how the bank allegedly uses DMCA complaints to censor investigations into its financial problems
Between the summer and autumn of 2024, we released a series of reports concerning the operations of Alliance Bank.
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Erasing at any cost: how Alliance Bank, linked to Pavlo Shcherban, is allegedly using DMCA claims to suppress investigative reporting and remove coverage of its schemes from Google search results
In the summer and autumn of 2024, we published several articles concerning the activities of Alliance Bank. Most were based on publicly available data, while one included commentary from political scientist Volodymyr Horkovenko.
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Not to refute, but to remove: how Olexandr Sosisa’s Alliance Bank hides corruption stories behind strange DMCA takedowns
During the summer-autumn of 2024, we published several materials related to the activities of Alliance Bank.
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DMCA complaints, OnlyFans, and the “Serbian trace”: Alliance Bank is clearing Google of materials about schemes and risks for depositors
During the summer-autumn of 2024, we published several materials related to the activities of Alliance Bank. Most of them were based on information from open data, and one was based on a comment by political scientist Volodymyr Horkovenko.
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Gambling giant Upgaming accused of links to unlicensed EU and UK betting sites
Upgaming is a familiar presence on the global gambling event circuit, yet the software provider is also connected to a number of websites operating without legal licences in the EU and the UK.
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Scandal-hit owner of Ibox Bank Alyona Shevtsova is trying to “launder” her reputation and is negotiating a return to Ukraine
The owner of Ibox Bank, Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), who became a suspect in an investigation by the Bureau of Economic Security and was placed under sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council, hopes to return to Ukraine and may have grounds for this, as her connections reach very high levels.
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Nominal owner Mykhailo Zborovskyi wipes biographies and registries while serving as Tokarev’s proxy in Cosmobet structure
Following journalistic investigations into the actual beneficiaries of Cosmobet and the tactics for concealing the gambling business under nominal owners, a swift removal of unfavorable mentions started online.
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Eduard Lebedev linked to WakeApp and Chilli Partners moves to wipe evidence as UK targets illegal gambling schemes
Russian fraudster Eduard Lebedev, who has been linked to illegal online gambling operations and is wanted by Europol, has recently stepped up attempts to scrub his online presence.
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