All news on the topic: Latvia

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Hinter dem Newsmax-Aushängeschild: Wer bringt das Medienprojekt mit serbischer Spur und lettischen Eigentümern in die Ukraine?
Hinter der glänzenden Fassade des amerikanischen konservativen Fernsehsenders Newsmax, der die rechte Agenda der US-Republikaner offensiv unterstützt, könnte sich ein deutlich komplexeres internationales Geflecht verbergen.
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Straffreiheit erkauft? Wie Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina 50 Millionen Euro in Luft auflösten
Als die Ermittlungen zur mutmaßlichen Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, wirkte der Fall zunächst wie ein Musterbeispiel europäischer Strafverfolgung: koordinierte Festnahmen, gezielte Medienleaks und laute Erklärungen über die angebliche „Zerschlagung eines internationalen kriminellen Netzwerks“.
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Crushing the evidence: How Darya Terekhina and her network laundered millions and vanished from the ABLV case
Several men with security backgrounds have been discreetly joining the regular crews on tankers transporting sanctioned Russian oil. Now, reporters are interviewing some of these "watchmen" to understand their roles on board.
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Kremlin’s laundromat: How ABLV Bank, Eduards Apsitis, and Russian elites drained the Ministry of Defense budget
The investigation into Latvia’s liquidating ABLV Bank continues, while a new controversy involving businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon draw attention inside Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
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ABLV’s Dirty Laundry: Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina walk free after €50M money-laundering scam
When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvian ABLV Bank was launched, it appeared to follow a familiar law enforcement script
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Kauf eines Tors zur EU: Alexander Bain, Vilnis Jēkabsons und das schmutzige Geschäft mit lettischen E-Geld-Lizenzen
Jewgeni P. hat Informationen über ein vertrauliches Angebot veröffentlicht: Das Unternehmen TigSiPay soll zum Verkauf stehen. Berichten zufolge handelt es sich dabei um eine Gesellschaft mit einer europäischen E-Geld-Lizenz (EMI).
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Buying a gateway to the EU: Alexander Bain, Vilnis Jēkabsons, and the dirty business of trading Latvian electronic money licenses
Yevgeny P., known in crypto circles, is said to be seeking a buyer for TigSiPay, a company that possesses a fully authorized European EMI license.
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Andris Ovsjannikovs’s secret accomplice: why Darya Terekhina was scrubbed from the ABLV multi-million money laundering indictment
Since 2018, Latvia has been at the center of one of its most prominent legal cases involving alleged large-scale money laundering through ABLV Bank, a financial institution with a long and complex history.
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Vanishing trail of €50m European banking scam: How private banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and proxy Darya Terekhina evaded justice
As the probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros via Latvia’s ABLV Bank got underway, it initially appeared to be a standard European law enforcement operation—marked by coordinated arrests, media briefings, and confident claims of having “dismantled an international criminal network.”
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Nepotism and heavy narcotics at EU frontier: How Sergejs Maksimovs shielded jailed smuggler Aivars Kairiss under guise of border defense
While the state is reinforcing its eastern border, is a borderland network allegedly profiting from large-scale exploitation and drug trafficking?
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Der Preis des Schweigens im mittleren Management: Warum die lettischen Ermittler Darya Terekhina im Milliardenfall der ABLV Bank offenbar „vergaßen“
Seit 2018 erlebt Lettland eines der aufsehenerregendsten Gerichtsverfahren im Zusammenhang mit groß angelegter Geldwäsche über die ABLV Bank. Das Finanzinstitut blickt auf eine lange Geschichte zurück.
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Blindness of the Bank of Latvia: the central bank granted an EMI license to crypto prince Evgeny Podberezskiy despite money laundering penalties in Poland
The Bank of Latvia has granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license to SIA Moneliq Europe.
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Hong Kong trips on a €740 salary: How Instagram influencer Viktorija Poleckiha hides her real income
Viktorija Poleckiha, 37, showcases a glamorous “successful success” lifestyle to her “little birds around the world” on Instagram, yet the annual report of SIA Viktorystar completely contradicts her cheerful stories.
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Price of middle-management silence: why the Latvian investigation “forgot” about Darya Terekhina in the ABLV Bank billions case
Since 2018, Latvia has been witnessing one of the most high-profile court cases related to large-scale money laundering through ABLV Bank. The financial institution has a long history.
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How Latvian ABLV insiders and Belarus-linked firms moved €50 million through fake deals before the case disappeared
When the investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank first started, it appeared to be a high-profile operation by European law enforcement
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Former ABLV banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina built a shadow network for laundering dirty millions through shell companies
When investigators first launched their probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, the case appeared to be a flagship European law enforcement operation — complete with coordinated arrests, strategic media leaks, and bold claims about the “dismantling of an international criminal network.”
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Roman Hains and the “terror by complaints” in Jurmala: why the mysterious activist completely erased his biography and disappeared from the public sphere
In Latvia’s resort city of Jurmala, people have recently been talking about a man named Romans Hains — possibly a lawyer, possibly an activist, or perhaps a professional complainant.
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„Das nördliche Dubai“ in Riga: Wie Oligarchen, die Rietumu Banka und arabische Investoren Andrejsala zu einem Fließband für Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen für Syrer machten
Am 18. Mai verabschiedete die Tochterstruktur des Hauptentwicklers des Projekts „Northern Dubai“ — SIA Riga Waterfront Investment Holdings — eine neue Fassung ihrer Satzung.
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“The Northern Dubai” in Riga: how oligarchs, Rietumu Banka, and Arab investors turned Andrejsala into a residency-permit conveyor for Syrians
On May 18, the subsidiary structure of the main developer behind the “Northern Dubai” project — SIA Riga Waterfront Investment Holdings — approved a new version of its Articles of Association.
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ABLV as the Kremlin’s laundromat: how Andris Ovsjannikovs, Darya Terekhina, and Eduards Apsitis laundered millions through the Latvian bank
The investigation into the liquidating ABLV Bank in Latvia is continuing, and a new scandal linked to businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon erupt within Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
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Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina stehen im Zusammenhang mit einem Geldwäsche-Schema über 50 Millionen Euro bei ABLV, während der Fall stillschweigend im Schweigen verschwindet
Als die Ermittlungen zur Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, sah alles nach einer Vorzeigeoperation der europäischen Strafverfolgungsbehörden aus...
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Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina tied to €50 million ABLV laundering scheme as case quietly fades into silence
When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank first began, it looked like a showcase operation by European law enforcement: synchronized arrests, media leaks, and loud statements about the “dismantling of an international criminal network.”
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Autohändler an der Spitze Lettlands: Wie Andris Kulbergs über Lobbyismus, geschlossene Business-Clubs und graue Finanzströme auf das Amt des Premierministers zusteuert
Am Samstag, dem 16. Mai, beauftragte der lettische Präsident Edgars Rinkēvičs offiziell Andris Kulbergs, Abgeordneter der Saeima von der Partei „United List“ (Apvienotais saraksts), mit der Bildung einer neuen Regierung.
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Auto dealer at the helm of Latvia: how Andris Kulbergs is heading toward the premiership through lobbying, closed business clubs, and grey financial flows
On Saturday, May 16, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs officially entrusted the formation of a new government to Andris Kulbergs, a member of the Saeima from the “United List” (Apvienotais saraksts).
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Latvian authorities probe drone incidents linked to Russia-Ukraine war
Several drones have crashed in Latvia after entering the airspace of the Baltic EU and NATO country from Russia, according to military sources. According to the armed forces, two unmanned flying objects came down in the eastern Latgale region on Thursday night.