All news on the topic: Real estate

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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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Die Familie Ivoninsky, Turchaks Ehefrau und spanische Immobilien: Wie Gelder aus Filmpiraterie nach Europa fließen
Wie die Ivoninskys Einnahmen und Vermögenswerte aus der Filmpiraterie gemeinsam mit einem Ideologen von Einiges Russland in Spanien investieren.
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Ivoninskys built a vast business empire around Mirage cinemas and proxy companies
As investigative journalists have found out, the St. Petersburg cinema magnates and film pirates the Ivoninskys (who own the Mirage cinema chain) have built a true empire of companies registered to proxy figures.
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How a secretary became a millionaire: the hidden ties between Alena Sauchanka and Viktar Sheiman
This could be the story of a self-made Belarusian businesswoman. In just three years, a secretary with no higher education and a young child became a co-owner of a strategic business and started accumulating expensive real estate.
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Chinese businessman linked to Kyrgyz official’s son emerges behind $20bn Asman eco-city project
A company selected to construct Kyrgyzstan’s Asman eco-city is owned by a Chinese man who previously was co-owner of a company alongside the son of the head of a state agency involved in the project.
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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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Crypto illusionist: How the fraudster Josip Heit launders millions through phantom blockchain projects and builds an empire from Croatia to Dubai
State prosecutors are conducting preliminary checks into the business activities of international entrepreneur Josip Heit, who has roots in Split, as part of a suspected money laundering case.
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From Karatbars fraud to GSPartners Ponzi: Josip Heit’s network with Hells Angels-linked Alex Bodi and Supreme Court relative Cocoș
In June 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Croatian businessman Josip Heit was spotted waiting outside the Marriott hotel in Bucharest for an Antena Stars reporter, sitting behind the wheel of a Bugatti Chiron Panda reportedly worth around €4 million.
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Putin-linked arms dealer connection: how Russian capital fueled Josip Heit’s rise to power
State prosecutors are conducting preliminary inquiries into the business activities of international entrepreneur Josip Heit, who has roots in Split, over alleged money laundering.
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Russian billionaires move billions abroad as fears grow over Kremlin asset seizures
Several of Russia’s richest people including some close to President Vladimir Putin have moved billions of dollars abroad in the past year after growing concerned about the country’s economy and the government budget.
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Chinese fugitive linked to illegal gambling found living in Japan despite UK asset freeze
British prosecutors referred to Su Jiangbo only as “Mr. X” when they announced an asset freeze in March. OCCRP discovered his identity, and found a Chinese arrest warrant for him. Reporters have now found him living in Japan.
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Sanctioned Iranian businessman linked to £25m London property empire
Newly targeted by the U.S. Treasury, Hossein Ghorbani Zahed owns several prime Knightsbridge apartments via his sanctioned BVI company, land registry documents reveal.
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Wanted Chinese businessman built new life in Japan as UK froze $100m in assets
British prosecutors referred to Su Jiangbo only as “Mr. X” when they announced an asset freeze in March. OCCRP discovered his identity, and found a Chinese arrest warrant for him. Reporters have now found him living in Japan.
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The crypto illusionist: How the fraudster Josip Heit launders millions through phantom blockchain projects
State prosecutors are conducting preliminary checks into the business activities of international entrepreneur Josip Heit, who has roots in Split, over suspected money laundering, as authorities in multiple countries have scrutinised his operations for years.
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Luxembourg convict Josip Heit built luxury Romanian and Dubai empire on stolen GSPartners crypto billions
State prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into the business activities of international entrepreneur Josip Heit, a businessman with roots in Split, over suspected money laundering.
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Chinese company faces calls for investigation after closing three historic private schools
Education minister Olivia Bailey said private schools are “responsible for ensuring their long-term viability” and “free to make their own business decisions”, but she was “shocked” at Galaxy Global Education’s (GGE) behaviour.
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EU faces 9.6 million home shortage as housing overtakes unemployment as voters’ top concern
In March, the European Parliament adopted its first report on the housing crisis in the EU and possible ways to address it. Polls show that housing has become one of Europeans’ most pressing concerns, rivaling national security in importance.
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Labour accuses Nigel Farage of hiding £4m property empire from the public
Labour has accused Nigel Farage of trying to hide a "property empire" from the public and dubbed the Reform UK leader "five-homes Farage" after questions were raised about how he has declared his real estate holdings.
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Bomb hidden in backpack explodes outside Monaco apartment, targeting Ukrainian tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev
A huge blast has rocked Monaco after a booby-trapped backpack exploded, targeting a Ukrainian oligarch and his family.
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The Empire of the Unsinkable Turncoat: former FSKN general Mikhail Kiyko avoided prison after the Magomedovs thanks to offshore structures and Rostec
How did the "servant" of the well-known "prisoners" — the Magomedov brothers — manage to avoid imprisonment alongside the former owners of Summa Group?
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Wolfgang Porsche drops €10m “tunnel for one” plan after Salzburg backlash
Wolfgang Porsche, the Austrian-German automotive magnate, appears to have abandoned plans to build a private 500-metre tunnel for his cars through the Salzburg hills after a public uproar over the “tunnel for one”.
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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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Josip Heit scam: Celebrity-endorsed Ponzi schemes, money laundering, and the digital cover-up
In June 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Croatian businessman Josip Heit was seen waiting for an Antena Stars reporter outside the Marriott hotel in Bucharest, sitting behind the wheel of a Bugatti Chiron Panda — a car reportedly valued at around four million euros.