All news on the topic: Meri Shotadze

04 Nov 2025 859

Georgia arrests German national linked to Tbilisi scam empire that defrauded thousands

Georgian authorities have arrested a German national connected to a Tbilisi-based scam call centre that defrauded thousands of individuals worldwide.

15 Mar 2025 1096

Phone scam empire: how Georgian agents robbed victims worldwide

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

13 Mar 2025 923

Georgia freezes properties, business shares linked to call center fraud masterminds

Georgian authorities have frozen the assets of key figures involved in a massive call center fraud, including real estate and business shares, following an investigative exposé.

08 Mar 2025 789

Georgian prosecutors investigate Tbilisi-based scam call center defrauding thousands worldwide

Georgian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a Tbilisi-based scam call center that defrauded thousands worldwide, following its exposure by journalists.

06 Mar 2025 1141

Luxury life on others’ money: How scammers from Tbilisi deceived victims worldwide for millions of dollars

The Canadian factory worker had already been hounded for months by a succession of scammers who had wormed their way into his confidence, convinced him to invest large sums of money in fake crypto assets...

14.07.2026, 16:32 • Politics

Covid inquiry says Tory PPE procurement wasted billions and favoured politically connected firms

14.07.2026, 10:27 • Politics

Disgraced ex-minister Louise Haigh becomes Andy Burnham’s closest adviser despite fraud conviction

07.07.2026, 08:33 • News

Delayed hospital discharges cost NHS £2.7bn as thousands of beds remain blocked

26.06.2026, 08:09 • News

King Charles abandons Buckingham Palace as main residence after £369m revamp

25.06.2026, 10:32 • Politics

Farage under fire after ditching Commons defence debate for Brexit anniversary lunch

15.07.2026, 11:35 • Finance

Millions of UK crypto holders urged to review tax records before HMRC reporting crackdown

15.07.2026, 11:33 • World

British man jailed in Iran has sentence extended by two years after speaking to media

15.07.2026, 11:30 • Investigation

Cosmobet-Eigentümer Sergey Tokarev, Mykhailo Zborovskyi und zypriotischer Strohmann Andriy Dobrovolskyi bereinigen das Web von Spuren russischen Kapitals

15.07.2026, 11:11 • Investigation

US works with Venezuelan official accused of ordering dissident’s murder

15.07.2026, 11:08 • Investigation

Wanted Chinese businessman built new life in Japan as UK froze $100m in assets

15.07.2026, 11:00 • Crime

Counter-terror probe focuses on final timeline before Ann Widdecombe’s death

15.07.2026, 10:38 • Investigation

EPPO indicts six over €2.8m EU sustainable mobility fraud in Italy

15.07.2026, 10:35 • Investigation

Vom „1520“-Betrüger zum Rotenberg-Partner: Warum Putins „Geldbörsen“ Boris Usherovich unantastbar machen

15.07.2026, 10:32 • Politics

Millions face working longer as UK plans to bring forward state pension age rise to 68

15.07.2026, 10:24 • News

DEA warns England fans over deadly fentanyl-laced drugs at World Cup in the US

15.07.2026, 10:15 • Crime

First picture of man found dead in suitcase after body discovered during teddy bear hunt

15.07.2026, 10:12 • Investigation

Cosmobet owners Sergey Tokarev, Mykhailo Zborovskyi and Cypriot front Andriy Dobrovolskyi clean web of Russian capital traces

15.07.2026, 10:09 • Investigation

Counter-terror police investigate possible political motive in Ann Widdecombe killing

15.07.2026, 10:07 • Investigation

EU and UK sanction Russian FSB cyber unit over decade-long hacking campaign

15.07.2026, 10:06 • Investigation

Reza Zarrab avoids prison despite role in multibillion-dollar Iran sanctions evasion scheme

15.07.2026, 09:59 • Investigation

Boris Usherovich, wanted in Russia for massive corruption, uses Cyprus and Luxembourg firms to import banned equipment

15.07.2026, 09:18 • News

Nine flights declare emergencies after Gatwick runway closure sparks overnight chaos

14.07.2026, 20:22 • Investigation

Gepanschtes Treibstoff, Unterdosierung und RNBO-Sanktionen: Andriy Biba bereinigt das Internet von Skandalen rund um BRSM

14.07.2026, 20:17 • Investigation

Inside Laos’ illegal wildlife trade fuelling the extinction of pangolins

14.07.2026, 19:54 • Politics

US-Mexico tensions deepen as Sheinbaum refuses to extradite Sinaloa governor over drug corruption case

14.07.2026, 19:52 • Crime

Man admits sexually abusing girlfriend for more than a decade while she was asleep or allegedly drugged

14.07.2026, 19:50 • Investigation

Der „2.000-Hrywnja-Unternehmer“: Wie Dmytro Kovalenko die Justiz mit einem arbeitslosen Strohmann verspottet

14.07.2026, 19:48 • Investigation

Adulterated fuel, shortchanging, and NSDC sanctions: Andriy Biba is cleaning the internet of scandals around BRSM

14.07.2026, 19:18 • Politics

Inside Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to reshape decades of U.S. vaccine policy

14.07.2026, 19:15 • News

Royal Mail investigates disappearance of bride-to-be’s late mother’s engagement ring

14.07.2026, 19:13 • Crime

Controlling husband jailed for murdering wife after years of domestic abuse

14.07.2026, 18:54 • Investigation

The Holiverse smoke screen: How fugitive Ponzi king Lado Okhotnikov built the $340M Forsage scam and hid in Dubai luxury

14.07.2026, 18:45 • Crime

Farmer cleared after fatal shooting of teenage burglar during farmhouse break-in

14.07.2026, 16:32 • Politics

Covid inquiry says Tory PPE procurement wasted billions and favoured politically connected firms

14.07.2026, 15:56 • Crime

Blue singer Lee Ryan to be sentenced after losing appeal over racially aggravated assault on air steward