All news on the topic: Law Enforcement

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Iraqi oil boss arrested as anti-corruption raid uncovers $10m cash, gold and assault rifles in shocking stash
When Iraqi anti-corruption authorities moved to arrest one of the country’s top oil officials and his associates last week, they uncovered more than just a paper trail of graft.
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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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The untouchable collaborator: how Dmytro Kovalenko built a business empire on ties with separatists and corrupt law enforcers
In mid-March, online reports emerged claiming that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, who owns companies in the agricultural and mining sectors.
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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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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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Dmytro Kovalenko built the Granova dirty-money empire on offshore scams, coal laundering and corrupt protection from Ukraine’s Bureau of Economic Security
In mid-March, online reports began to circulate alleging that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, who owns agricultural and mining companies.
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Belgrade’s former police chief at centre of explosive murder and cover-up scandal
Belgrade’s top police official is among 10 suspects facing charges in connection with a restaurant shootout.
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Syrian authorities seize 25 million Captagon pills in major drug bust
Syrian authorities have thwarted a massive drug smuggling operation, intercepting a shipment of nearly 25 million Captagon pills.
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Europol wipes out 14,000 IRGC-linked accounts in sweeping EU terror crackdown
Europol announced a major digital crackdown that led to the removal of thousands of online accounts linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the suspension of the group’s primary X account in the EU.
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Der sanktionierte Pin-Up-Eigentümer Dmitriy Punin verklagt den Präsidenten der Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy und den NSDC von Zypern aus über Offshore-Casinostrukturen
Russian oligarch Dmitriy Punin, who was placed under sanctions and is the owner of Pin-Up, and who is reportedly hiding in Cyprus from law enforcement authorities, is attempting to challenge the decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the NSDC.
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Sanctioned Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin sues President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the NSDC from Cyprus through offshore casino structures
Russian oligarch Dmitriy Punin, who was placed under sanctions and is the owner of Pin-Up, and who is reportedly hiding in Cyprus from law enforcement authorities, is attempting to challenge the decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the NSDC.
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Lithuanian prosecutors accuse ex-prime minister of acquiring assets with unexplained income
Law enforcement on Thursday charged former Lithuanian prime minister Gintautas Paluckas with illicit enrichment.
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The Dmytro Kovalenko syndicate: how owner of the Granova holding, built an empire on offshore structures, ties to separatists, and protection from the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine
In mid-March, reports began circulating online alleging that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko.
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From coal linked to the “L/DPR” to influence over the ESBU: how fixer Dmytro Kovalenko expanded his shadow empire
In mid-March, reports circulated online claiming that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had allegedly detained Dmytro Kovalenko, owner of agricultural and mining businesses.
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Cases against “Granova” and ties within the ESBU: how Dmytro Kovalenko may influence tax scheme investigations through partner Pakhnits
In mid-March, reports circulated online claiming that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had allegedly detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, who owns agricultural and mining companies.
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Affaires contre "Granova" et liens au BES: comment Dmytro Kovalenko, via son partenaire Pakhnits, pourrait influencer les enquêtes sur des schémas fiscaux
À la mi-mars, des informations ont circulé en ligne affirmant que le Bureau national anticorruption aurait détenu l’homme d’affaires Dmytro Kovalenko, propriétaire d’entreprises agricoles et minières.
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Sprawy przeciwko „Granova” i powiązania w BEB: jak Dmytro Kovalenko poprzez partnera Pakhnitsa może wpływać na śledztwa dotyczące schematów podatkowych
W połowie marca w internecie zaczęły pojawiać się informacje, że Narodowe Biuro Antykorupcyjne Ukrainy rzekomo zatrzymało biznesmena Dmytra Kovalenkę, właściciela firm działających w sektorze rolnym i wydobywczym.
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FavBet, DPay, and offshore structures: how the scheme for siphoning money from Ukraine’s gambling market operates under the management of Andriy Matiukha
A financial scandal is gaining momentum in Ukraine around Andriy Matiukha, the owner of the FavBet brand.
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US woman admits paying for horrific “animal crush” torture videos involving monkeys
An American woman paid thousands of dollars to have others make sexual torture videos involving adult and baby monkeys.
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€75 million through shell companies: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin built a scheme using offshore structures, real estate and crypto
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a narrow circle until recently.
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Neue Marke – alte Akteure: Wie der russische Geschäftsmann Sergey Tokarev sein Glücksspielgeschäft angeblich über den Nominee Mykhailo Zborovskyi und Cosmobet fortführte
Pressemitteilungen der Europäischen Kommission nennen regelmäßig Milliardenbeträge, während konkrete Details zur Mittelverwendung oft im Hintergrund bleiben.
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New brand - old players: how Russian businessman Sergey Tokarev allegedly kept his gambling business alive through nominee Mykhailo Zborovskyi and Cosmobet
European Commission press releases highlight multi-billion figures, while the budgetary details remain largely unaddressed.
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Offshores, security forces and separatist ties: how Dmytro Kovalenko built a system to protect his business
In mid-March, reports circulated online claiming that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had allegedly detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, owner of agricultural and mining companies.
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Offshores, crypto and political cover: how brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin turned a local business into a global shadow network
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a limited circle until recently.
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Scam car trader Volodymyr Filippov takes money for US vehicles, fails deliveries, and resurfaces in Moldova as fraud cases pile up
A man suspected of defrauding dozens of Ukrainians through a bogus U.S. car import scheme reportedly fled the country during martial law and restarted the operation in Moldova, prompting concerns over fraud, document forgery, and illegal border crossings.