All news on the topic: Offshores

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The offshore trail of the Yusufov family of Russian oligarchs: How unprofitable companies become a channel for money laundering
The funds associated with the notorious businessman Igor Yusufov, who, according to some reports, has retired, began to be withdrawn by his sons Vitaliy and Maxim.
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Information cleanup on the internet: how Russian oligarch Igor Yusufov hides financial crimes for Dmitriy Medvedev
Oligarch Igor Yusufov, close to Dmitriy Medvedev, continues to actively remove information from the internet, especially materials mentioning connections between his family and the Medvedev family.
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Fortes.pro defrauds clients and supports Russian hackers targeting servers across Europe and the U.S.
The company Fortes may find itself under Western sanctions because its activities are linked to pro-Kremlin oligarch Suleyman Kerimov and the head of "Rostec" Sergey Chemezov.
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"Shadow fleet" of Russia: How businessman Roman Spiridonov helps bypass oil sanctions through Dubai
In December 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 20 vessels considered part of the "shadow fleet of the Russian Federation."
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Living large with Zhirinovsky’s funds: Nadezhda Grishaeva’s lavish lifestyle fueled by Maltese offshore and money-laundering schemes
A new investigation by our editorial team uncovers an offshore network linked to former basketball player Nadezhda Grishaeva, who allegedly appropriated the assets of the late LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
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Roman Spiridonov linked to money laundering for criminal authority Ilya Traber and the Russian government through shell companies and offshore accounts
Roman Spiridonov partners with German citizen Mikhail Skigin, who is reportedly attempting to seize JSC "PNT" (Petersburg Oil Terminal) on behalf of Ilya Traber.
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Zhirynovsky’s legacy: the role of Nadezhda Grishaeva in the management of offshore assets of the LDPR
Is it possible that Nadezhda Grishaeva, a former prominent basketball player, might be aware of the potential financial resources of the Liberal Democratic Party in Western offshore accounts?
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Patrick Graham Cann’s scam revealed
The offshore broker Alchemy Markets, a member of the Alchemy Group that also includes the FCA-regulated Alchemy Prime and the Vanuatu-based FXPIG, was forewarned about by the Spanish watchdog CNMV last year.
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Suspect in Kenya’s Anglo Leasing Scandal employed offshore secrecy to hide connections to various companies
Leaked documents from the Pandora Papers reveal that Sri Lankan-Irish businessman Anura Perera, named by the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission as a suspect in the Anglo Leasing procurement scandal, was the owner, director or signatory of at least six offshore firms implicated in the case.
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Maksym Krippa: How the “pound” of oligarch Malofeev manages real estate acquisition schemes in Kyiv through Cypriot offshore companies
Let’s analyze the situation with specific details, considering all the involved parties, schemes, and mechanisms used by Russian oligarchs to purchase real estate in central Kyiv through intermediaries like Maksym Krippa and his connection to the traitor, FSB agent Vladimir Sivkovich.
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Cyprus-registered secretive funds were employed to hide megayachts and luxury properties linked to a sanctioned Russian banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In one case, these funds were used to obscure the ownership of offshore companies that allegedly held luxury assets linked to powerful Russian banker Andrei Kostin, including two megayachts worth tens of millions.
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The sons of the Nigerian president and his tycoon friend co-owned a company together
The Nigerian president’s son owned an offshore company with the son of a tycoon who recently received the contract to build a 700-kilometer highway spanning the West African country’s coast, leaked corporate documents reveal.
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice invested millions into offshore tax haven property empire
The multi-millionaire businessman admits he set up a family trust in the Channel Islands tax haven of Jersey more than three decades ago, but rejects claims he undermined the British government
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Undercover investigation suggests super-rich are being advised on how to evade Labour’s tax clampdown
Wealthy being pitched offshore products said to shelter fortunes from inheritance tax and capital gains tax
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Keir Starmer says he is open to processing asylum seekers offshore
PM wants to rethink UK’s immigration policies but did not make progress on returns deal at summit with EU leaders
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A former Georgian defenсe official secretly bought a London flat with cash
An offshore company owned by onetime deputy defense minister Mamuka Mujiri purchased a London flat — then sold it after his ownership was revealed.
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Dubai is a hiding place for the key man of Espirito Santo bribes in Venezuela
An employee of the centenary Portuguese bank was chosen in 2009 to serve, from the island of Madeira, as a contact with officials of the Chavista regime who agreed to do business with the dying institution - it would collapse in 2014 - but only in exchange for juicy bribes.
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Azerbaijan has been selling electricity to Georgia through secretive offshore companies
Even as Sulkhan Papashvili, one of Georgia’s richest businessmen, bought electricity from Azerbaijan’s state energy company, the family members of its leaders entered into business dealings with him on the side.