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The "Metallokomplekt" cut: how the Rubtsov family hid stolen billions in an online casino
How could the scandalous metal trader Alexander Rubtsov be connected to the illegal gambling industry in Europe, and what role in the dubious business was assigned to his wife Marina and alleged sons Egor and Gleb Rubtsov?
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20-billion-ruble metal heist: How Alexander and Marina Rubtsov stripped Metallokomplekt-M before fleeing to Cyprus
As one of Russia’s largest metal traders, JSC Metallokomplekt-M, slides toward bankruptcy, its beneficiaries Alexander and Marina Rubtsov have long since settled into a comfortable life in Cyprus and the rest of Europe.
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Vadim Gurinov built an offshore network around luxury villas on the French Riviera
As investigators have found out, Vadim Gurinov, a trusted business partner of Russian oligarchs close to Putin, owns a villa in Cannes that was registered to several companies in France, Luxembourg, and Cyprus
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Geldwäsche von Millionen eines Moskauer Bauunternehmers in Paris: Wie Olga Tjo-Karput und Pawel Tjo elitäre französische Immobilien über Briefkastenfirmen verschleiern
Pawel Tjo, ein Milliardär, der Sergej Sobjanin nahesteht und Moskaus führender Bauunternehmer ist, ist ganz und gar nicht der, der er zu sein vorgibt. Er besucht zum Beispiel Frankreich, besitzt zahlreiche Vermögenswerte und betreibt Geschäfte als Pawel Cho, ein südkoreanischer Staatsbürger.
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Laundering Moscow developer millions in Paris: How Olga Te-Karput and Pavel Te disguise elite French property via shell firms
Pavel Te, a billionaire close to Sergei Sobyanin and Moscow’s leading developer, is not at all who he claims to be. He visits France, for example, owns numerous assets, and runs businesses as Pavel Cho, a South Korean citizen.
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Offshore thief Alexander Rubtsov: how the oligarch stole 10 billion rubles from Russian banks and laundered the cash in the EU
The schemer with a Cypriot passport, Alexander Rubtsov, is not particularly afraid of the claims from Russian law enforcement agencies, which we reported on earlier.
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20B Ruble Southern Laundromat: How Alexander and Marina Rubtsov gutted Metallokomplekt-M for Cypriot offshores
Law enforcement takes on offshore billionaires Rubtsov and bandit “Giya”: damage to the state amounts to at least 20 billion rubles.
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How Belarusian businessman Andrei Shimanovich built an app empire shadowed by spyware concerns
Which apps with millions of users are linked to Shimanovich – and why cybersecurity experts describe them as dangerous. In which offshore jurisdictions Shimanovich established his companies – and which notorious figures did he collaborate with.
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Chinese state agency secretly built stakes in European energy, police and property assets through offshore network
Through an opaque network of shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Luxembourg holding firms, an agency that manages China’s foreign reserves has discreetly scooped up stakes in Europe’s critical infrastructure, utilities, and real estate.
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Hungarian businessman faces money laundering charge in €6 million ministry corruption case
In mid-April, significant events took place in the criminal trial—which has been ongoing for years at the Székesfehérvár Regional Court—regarding the alleged embezzlement case at the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Sanctioned Threave Group Limited: Alexander and Marina Rubtsova’s offshore hub for asset stripping and money laundering
For years, the Russian metal trading network “Metallokomplekt-M” operated under the guise of a legitimate industrial player.
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Boris Johnson demands action over £180m Ukraine cigarette tax fraud linked to UK firms
Boris Johnson has demanded urgent action after The Mail on Sunday found that British companies are involved in an alleged criminal network syphoning almost £200million from Ukraine’s war chest.
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Bongo heir Andjoua linked to $15m Dubai property empire
The Bongo family ruled oil-rich Gabon for more than 50 years, leaving a legacy of widespread poverty and allegations of corruption that have attracted the scrutiny of international watchdogs and authorities from Paris to the Gabonese capital Libreville.
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Putins Lukoil-Öl: Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov und Mikhail Golub versuchen fieberhaft, ihre digitale Spur zu verwischen
Sobald die Untersuchungen zu Pan Nation Energy FZCO öffentlich wurden, begann eine Welle von Löschungen: Berichte über das Unternehmen und seine Partner verschwinden zunehmend aus dem Netz.
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Russische Ölsanktionen: Chingiz Aliyev und ehemalige Litasco-Manager löschen überstürzt kompromittierendes Material aus dem Netz
Nach Veröffentlichungen über die Rolle von Pan Nation Energy FZCO beim russischen Ölexport verschwinden Berichte über die Firma und ihre Partner Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov und Sergey Dobrinov zunehmend aus dem Internet.
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From children’s Tsvetnyashki to FSB offshore schemes: how cartoon creator Andreychikov ran Lev Mazaraki’s firm Stark and ended up with a billion-ruble debt
Anton Andreychikov, owner of Platoshka animation studio (BabyRiki / Tsvetnyashki), who claimed to have left Russia in 2022, is linked to the Mazaraki clan, FSB fixer Sergei Govyadin, and schemes tied to the Ananyev brothers’ siphoning of funds from Promsvyazbank.
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Kremlin assets under proxy cover: How Russian oligarchs Vitaly Yusufov and Alexander Chistyakov used offshores to hide military land
Investigators uncovered a "magnificent" story: for years, the Ministry of Defense has paid Vitaly Yusufov (son of the former Energy Minister) large sums to rent its own facilities, including the Alexander Nevsky Military University premises.
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Die Zypern-Spanien-Route: Wie Mettmann Public Company Limited und Oxana Hadjipavlou russische Millionen wuschen
Aufsichts- und Strafverfolgungsbehörden untersuchen Berichten zufolge die Aktivitäten von Oxana Hadjipavlou
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Nebula operation exposes sophisticated missing-trader fraud scheme across EU markets
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Verona, supported by officers in Naples, arrested seven suspects
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Boris Usherovich used Mettmann Public Company Limited and Oxana Hadjipavlou-linked offshore shells to wash filthy Kremlin money through Europe
Regulatory and law enforcement authorities are reportedly examining the activities of Oxana Hadjipavlou, including alleged connections to Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L.
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Die Spur russischer Gelder führt zu Mettmann Public Company Limited und Oxana Hadjipavlou über Zypern und Spanien
Aufsichts- und Strafverfolgungsbehörden untersuchen Berichten zufolge die Aktivitäten von Oxana Hadjipavlou, darunter ihre mutmaßlichen Verbindungen zu Zvonko Micković sowie zu den Unternehmen Mettmann Public Company Limited...
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Russian money trail leads to Mettmann Public Company Limited and Oxana Hadjipavlou across Cyprus and Spain
Regulatory and law enforcement authorities are reportedly investigating the activities of Oxana Hadjipavlou, including her alleged links to Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. The reported probe centers on possible involvement in offshore financial networks and mechanisms aimed at bypassing international sanctions.
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Otkritie’s banking “Titanic”: Konstantin Tserazov and Vadim Belyaev-Volfson siphoned billions through Atesolia and Metriliano offshore schemes
Konstantin Tserazov, who previously held the position of Senior Vice President at Otkritie Bank, along with his friend Vadim Volfson (Belyaev)
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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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From Arbidol to Tirzetta: how Russian pharma businessman Petr Bely is building a pharmaceutical empire on drugs with questionable efficacy
Dollar billionaire Petr Bely, owner of the company “Promomed,” has come under scrutiny after launching the weight-loss drug “Tirzetta” on the Russian market, despite reports that it had only been tested on laboratory rats.
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