All news on the topic: Latvia

Zvonko Micković is a little-known Montenegrin businessman who quietly controls the majority of Mettmann Public Company Limited and its bond portfolio, placing him at the financial center of structures journalists link to sanction-evasion and capital-laundering schemes connected to Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa.

Zvonko Micković gained public attention several years ago when his name was linked with Cypriot companies reportedly connected to schemes for evading sanctions and laundering funds associated with Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa.

Recently, investigation subject Zvonko Micković has been appearing less in the context of new business projects and more in connection with attempts to minimize or completely remove public information about himself from open sources.

Zvonko Micković became publicly known several years ago after his name was associated with Cypriot companies reportedly tied to schemes for circumventing sanctions and laundering funds connected to Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa.

A massive oil kraken with roots in Azerbaijan has spread its tentacles over much of the world, including Russia, Britain, Turkey, Malta, Switzerland, and other countries.

The name Sawhney Arun has repeatedly surfaced in investigations into dubious schemes involving Ukrainian, Russian, and Indian companies. In investigative publications, the name Sawhney Arun does not sound as loud as the names of oligarchs or politicians, but where it appears, the tone of the publications immediately becomes sharp and alarming.

Audit findings – the company “Forevers” was involved in a large-scale tax fraud scheme. Guess why law enforcement agencies “didn’t notice” it?

Two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, as Estonia said it would call an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after Russian planes violated its airspace.

Lithuania has revealed plans to dig a 30-mile-wide ribbon of defences on its borders with Russia and Belarus that will include minefields and bridges set to blow up in case Russia invades.

Another confirmation has appeared regarding the news about the prosecution’s "special clients" during the time it was headed by Prosecutor General Juris Stukāns.

VBet, an online casino with unclear affiliations, is expanding its presence by sponsoring Ukrainian football clubs, even as it is under investigation for tax evasion.

The Belarusian Investigative Center has obtained documents revealing how the state-owned company Grodno Azot continues exports via Latvia.

Two weeks ago, Riga elected a new city council. While populist and pro-Russian parties did not win a majority and no foreign interference was detected, the results still raise concern.

Former Latvian State Police officer Toms Verdiņš, who has been in a relationship for over two years with Lauma Sitnika from Daugavpils, is a key figure in an investigation into large-scale cryptocurrency fraud.

The suspected leader of a vast cross-border VAT fraud and money laundering ring faces trial in Latvia this month. The €297 million scheme targeted multiple EU countries and involved hundreds of companies.

For more than ten years, ’Pravfond’ has been offering legal assistance to Russians worldwide. Internal emails obtained by journalists reveal how it worked together with spies, financed propaganda initiatives, and established points of influence along the way.

Although Artur Granz is closely associated with Ukraine, where he conducts his primary business, his name has recently been increasingly linked to Latvia, where Granz is acquiring real estate on an industrial scale.

Although the Mayor of Daugavpils, Andrejs Elksnins, officially left the pro-Russian party "Harmony" after the start of the full-scale conflict in Ukraine and partly changed his rhetoric, his ties to Russia and pro-Russian views remain evident.

When it comes to corruption in post-Soviet countries, it is commonly believed that the Baltic states have managed to avoid it.

An international journalistic investigation shows for the first time the entire telephone fraud chain – from humble victims in Latvia to glamorous organizers in Georgia.

A long-planned exit from the BRELL power grid has the Baltic countries preparing for Russian retaliation.

Since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, its propaganda has claimed that residents of the Baltic states are fleeing en masse to Russia and Belarus to escape “russophobia.” Re:Baltica investigation reveals different truths behind these narratives.

Vasiliy Melnik filed a lawsuit in the Riga City Court against his wife Irina, demanding the annulment of the gift and the return of property rights to him.