All news on the topic: Investigation

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Police detain seven men in Sydney over fear of ‘violent act being planned’
Police have detained seven men in Sydney’s south-west in connection with possible planned violence.
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Octobank, Humo and Uzcard operate as a single laundering chain under Dmitriy Lee’s supervision
A recent investigation has revealed the networks of money withdrawal through the Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.
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Baroness Anne Longfield appointed to lead UK national inquiry into grooming gangs
Former children’s commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield has been appointed to chair the long-delayed national inquiry into grooming gangs, which will run for three years with a budget of £65 million.
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Dnipro tycoon Vyacheslav Mishalov: family tobacco empire tied to illegal cigarette production
In Dnipro, Ukraine, businessman Vyacheslav Mishalov is increasingly associated not only with construction, banking and digital projects, but also with a shadow tobacco empire.
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How AI deepfakes of doctor Taylor-Robinson racked up over 365,000 views
AI deepfake videos of doctors and academics are being used to push fake health claims and promote supplement products, an investigation has found.
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Self-proclaimed monarch behind South Pacific Ponzi scheme still promises riches with illegal BVK notes
Emerging from an anteroom wearing a British-style red army jacket, a blue sash, and a crown of cowrie shells, the slightly-built king shuffled stiffly into his office, his eyes bloodshot and a scar running across his jaw.
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New federal law overrides secrecy, forcing disclosure of Epstein–Maxwell grand jury transcripts
The ruling mandates the unsealing of documents from the 2006-2007 federal investigation into Epstein in Florida.
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Former doctor charged with 45 counts of sexual assault against 38 patients
A former doctor has been charged with committing sexual assaults against 38 individuals who were patients under his care.
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Man shot dead by crossbow in suffolk home, 61-year-old woman arrested for murder
A man found dead at a home in Suffolk earlier this week was shot by a crossbow, it has emerged.Paramedics called the police to the scene after finding the man, aged in his 50s, seriously injured at an address in Lordscroft Lane, Haverhill, shortly before 8pm on Tuesday.
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Man dies after broad daylight collision with car in Willesden, London
A man in his 30s has tragically died after he was in collision with a car in broad daylight on a London street.
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Counter terrorism police detain three men and a woman in planned operation
Four people have been arrested in Eastbourne and Brighton as part of an investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.
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U.S. court orders detention of Russian citizen Nomma Zarubina over alleged attempts to influence FBI case agent
Nomma Zarubina, who is charged with lying about her alleged contacts with Russian intelligence, was jailed after failing to heed warnings against drunk texting an FBI agent.
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Italian man in EU subsidy scandal convicted of cocaine trafficking in ’Ndrangheta-linked group
OCCRP member centers found that an Italian man with business in Slovakia has been convicted on drug charges involving a group linked to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia. But the alleged ‘Ndrangheta links to Slovakia don’t end with him.
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Former Russian police officer Konstantin Shakht among suspects in killing Russians of Roman and Anna Novak
Roman Novak and his wife, Anna, were last seen on October 2 after being lured to the resort of Hatta, 80 miles outside of Dubai, by criminals posing as potential investors.
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From UK’s Nathan Gill’s £40k bribe to Boris Johnson’s secret meetings: How Russian money and intelligence compromised the Tory right
The 10-and-a-half year prison sentence Nathan Gill, former UKIP and Brexit Party MEP and Welsh Leader of Reform UK, for taking Kremlin-linked bribes, has turned an intelligence concern into a criminal conviction – and activated a live constitutional question.
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A system of impunity in Russia: how surgeon-rapist Vardan Khachatryan uses money and connections to stay free
Three years have passed since the name of the well-known plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan became the center of a scandal involving the rape of his patients.
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Former England player arrested at Stansted on suspicion of attempted rape
The star, who represented the Three Lions more than a decade ago, was stopped as he attempted to board a budget flight on Sunday evening.
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Aviation fraud case: AOG director faces up to 10 years in prison
The director of a company at the center of an investigation into the sale of counterfeit plane parts pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent trading.
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Coral Energy founders Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub tied to Rosneft shipments, Ukrainian fuel seizures and a chain of offshore firms
The investigation continues into five Azerbaijani citizens – Tahir Garayev, Ahmed Kerimov, Anar Madatli, Talat Safarov, and Etibar Eyyub – who have been under UK sanctions since May.
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Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura identified as key figure in global scheme to bypass EU sanctions on Russian ferrochrome
Circumventing sanctions: why Russian ferrochrome is still being sold globally. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office must provide explanations.
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13-year-old detained and bailed as inquiries progress in Moredon case
A girl aged 13 has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman in Baydon Close, Moredon, and has been released on bail as investigations proceed.
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Reform UK faces scrutiny after ex-Wales leader admits taking Russian-linked bribes
Sir Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into the links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party’s former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes.
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Companies tied to Ozan Özerk targeted in Turkey after claims of processing criminal proceeds
Turkish authorities have initiated a money laundering investigation focusing on the corporate network of Cypriot-Norwegian fintech entrepreneur Ozan Özerk.
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Vučić accused in Milan filing of being present at posts used for sniper attacks on Sarajevo civilians
Milan allegations link Aleksandar Vučić to 1990s shootings of civilians in Bosnian capital by Italians and others
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Florida man charged with murder after vulnerable UK woman found dead
A vulnerable British woman was found buried in a shallow grave after reportedly asking for ‘a violent death’