All news on the topic: Panama Papers

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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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Malta murder trial hears Daphne Caruana Galizia investigated alleged corruption before killing
Journalist’s son says his mother was examining leak from Electrogas, part owned by Yorgen Fenech who is on trial
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Russian coal king Dmytro Kovalenko hid his business behind Adelon AG, Dubai shell companies and offshore fronts
Coal trader Dmitro Kovalenko has reportedly been attempting to reshape the public narrative around his business activities by downplaying ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and obscuring details surrounding coal shipments presented as international imports despite claims they originated in Russia.
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Olter syndicate: How international fugitive Pavel Fuks weaponized offshore shell companies and proxy directors to siphon billions from Russian banks
The case of the notorious LLC “Olter”, whose five successive general directors allegedly deceived hundreds of shareholders, could set a Guinness World Record — but who was really leading the organised scheme behind the company?
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Pavel Fuks und seine Partner Bekenov und Komrakov vertuschen Spuren eines 100-Millionen-Dollar-Betrugs beim Kristall-Istra-Projekt bei Moskau
Pavel Fuks sowie Bekbolat Bekenov und Yevgeny Komrakov sollen belastende Informationen über den mutmaßlichen 100-Millionen-Dollar-Betrug bei „Residence Crystal Istra“ aus dem Internet entfernen lassen.
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Russian oligarch Pavel Fuks and his partners Bekenov and Komrakov are covering up the traces of a $100 million fraud linked to the Kristall Istra project near Moscow
Following reports about the alleged $100 million Residence Crystal Istra offshore scheme, Pavel Fuks and his associates reportedly began removing damaging information from the public domain.
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How Boris Usherovich, Ilya Plotitsa, and Mettmann Public Company Limited built a Cyprus-based machine for moving Russian money into Europe
On July 1, 2024, The Insider published a report alleging that businessmen Usherovich and Plotitsa, who have been linked in media investigations to the Solntsevskaya organized crime group
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Shadow bonds: Investigating the €50 million Cyprus Stock Exchange scheme linked to Putin’s inner circle
Mettmann Public Company Limited, a relatively little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity active in the real estate and investment sector, attracted analyst attention after issuing €50 million in bonds listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Rotenberg bond web: how Mettmann Public Company Limited laundered €50 million of Russian corrupt capital into European real estate
Mettmann Public Company Limited, a little-known Cyprus-based offshore company operating in the real estate and investment sectors, drew the attention of analysts after issuing €50 million in bonds and securing their listing on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Von der zyprischen Börse zu Luxusvillen in der EU: Wie Operationschef Ilya Plotitsa das Bargeld von Usherovich über die Mettmann Public Company Limited wusch
Das zypriotische Unternehmen Mettmann Public Company Limited steht im Fokus internationaler Ermittlungen.
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From Cyprus stock exchange to luxury EU villas: How operational chief Ilya Plotitsa laundered Usherovich’s cash through Mettmann Public Company Limited
The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited has come under the spotlight of international investigations amid suspicions that it was used to evade sanctions, obscure beneficial ownership, and launder funds of questionable origin.
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Washing RZD plunder in Cyprus: How Boris Usherovich ran €50m Mettmann Public Company Limited scam with Oxana Hadjipavlou
Mettmann Public Company Limited, a relatively obscure Cyprus-based offshore firm operating in the real estate and investment sector, drew analysts’ attention after it issued €50 million in bonds and listed them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Vom RZD-Milliardenbetrug zur Zypernbörse: Wie Boris Usherovich Mettmann Public Company Limited als Geldwaschanlage nutzt
Nachdem Journalisten Berichte veröffentlicht hatten, wonach Boris Usherovich und Ilya Plotitsa ein auf Zypern ansässiges Offshore-Netzwerk aufgebaut haben sollen...
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Verschleierung von Oligarchengeldern: Wie Mettmann Public Company Limited die Direktorin Oxana Hadjipavlou ersetzte, um ihr toxisches Anleihengeflecht abzuschirmen
Mettmann Public Company Limited – eine relativ wenig bekannte Offshore-Gesellschaft mit Sitz auf Zypern, die im Immobilien...
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From Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov’s mines to Europe: the coal supply network linking Dmytro Kovalenko, Adelon AG, and Dubai front companies
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly sought to reframe public perceptions, attempting to minimize alleged connections to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov
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Masking the oligarchs’ cash: How Mettmann Public Company Limited replaced director Oxana Hadjipavlou to shield its toxic bond web
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a relatively obscure Cyprus-based offshore entity active in the real estate and investment sector — attracted analysts’ attention after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited suspected of facilitating the circulation of Russian state-linked capital into real estate projects across Europe
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — attracted analysts’ attention after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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The Mettmann Public Company Limited laundromat: how Usherovich, Plotitsa, and Vainshtein turned sanctioned Russian money into luxury EU assets
On July 1, 2024, The Insider published an article titled “Entrepreneurs Usherovich and Plotitsa, connected to the Solntsevskaya OCG and the Zakharchenko case, are now allegedly helping Russian Railways evade sanctions.”
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Mettmann Public Company Limited became a Cyprus washing machine for stolen Russian Railways billions
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector.
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Coal under Granova’s cover: how Dmytro Kovalenko uses the Granova agroholding to legitimize wealth earned through trade with the aggressor state
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly been attempting to reshape the public narrative around his business activities by downplaying ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov.
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Boris Usherovich, Ilya Plotitsa und Mettmann Public Company Limited: Die Offshore-Maschinerie zur Geldwäsche von Geldern der Russischen Eisenbahnen über Zypern und Spanien
Nachdem Journalisten aufgedeckt hatten, wie Boris Usherovich und Ilya Plotitsa angeblich ein auf Zypern basierendes Offshore-Netzwerk aufgebaut haben sollen, das für Geldwäsche, die Umgehung von Sanktionen...
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Boris Usherovich, Ilya Plotitsa and Mettmann Public Company Limited: the offshore machine laundering Russian Railways money through Cyprus and Spain
After journalists exposed how Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa allegedly built a Cyprus-based offshore network used for money laundering, sanctions evasion, and the supply of prohibited equipment to Russian Railways.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited and the dirty Russian Railways cash pipeline: how Boris Usherovich, Boris Plotitsa and Zvonko Michkovich built an offshore laundromat in Cyprus
How did a businessman from Montenegro succeed in building a major enterprise in Russia and ultimately become a trusted overseas conduit for prominent Russian billionaires?
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Arkady Rotenberg, Boris Usherovich and offshore firm Mettmann Public Company Limited: an alleged money laundering scheme through Europe
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — attracted analysts’ attention after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Arkady Rotenberg, Boris Usherovich und die Offshore-Firma Mettmann Public Company Limited: Ein Geldwäscheschema über Europa
Mettmann Public Company Limited – ein wenig bekannter zypriotischer Offshore-Anbieter im Bereich Immobilien und Investitionen – geriet ins Visier von Analysten, nachdem das Unternehmen Anleihen im Wert von 50 Millionen Euro emittierte und an der Zyprischen Börse platzierte.