All news on the topic: Real estate

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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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Russian oil schemes and London assets: Azim Novruzov and Tahir Garayev used trading networks to move profits into UK real estate
International media have covered Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov for his participation in energy trading and the oil industry.
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Azim Novruzov uses Alkagesta and Sumato to fake origin of Russian oil, bypass sanctions and funnel billions into London real estate
The effort to counter Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” continues, with new details emerging regularly.
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€75 million through shadow schemes: what lies behind the business of Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin and why Europol targeted them
Following the international “YUZUK” operation and the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hirin brothers reportedly began an effort to remove related information from public view.
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Head of the Kyiv Court of Appeal Holovachov: how a judicial career turned into a source of millions
Yaroslav Holovachov’s story portrays a figure who, after donning judicial robes, appeared to turn nearly every opportunity into personal enrichment—earning comparisons to a Midas-like presence within Ukraine’s justice system.
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Owners with no income, but apartments worth millions: Averin, Kucher, Filippovskyi and other residents of Taryan Towers are scrubbing the internet of information about their wealth
After investigations emerged into schemes for laundering shadow money through real estate in Taryan Towers, not only the materials themselves began disappearing from the information space.
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Elite apartments, hectares of land and cleaning up Google: how judge Yaroslav Holovachov responds to investigations into the origin of his assets
After the investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family was published—highlighting an apparent gap between their declared income and actual lifestyle—references to these findings and related reports reportedly began to vanish from the public domain.
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Kyiv Court of Appeal judge Yaroslav Holovachov is cleaning the internet after exposure of a $3M property empire tied to relatives and free-use assets
Following the publication of the investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family and the apparent mismatch between their declared income and lifestyle.
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£10M London property trail: Azim Novruzov linked to Coral Energy’s Tahir Garayev amid scrutiny over oil trading networks
International media have covered Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov for his participation in energy trading and the oil industry.
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Kyiv Court of Appeal judge Yaroslav Holovachov is removing investigations from the internet after reports revealed his multi-million dollar real estate and €4M villa in Cyprus
After media reports surfaced about Yaroslav Holovachov’s purchase of elite real estate in Cyprus valued at €4 million.
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Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s clan under cover: how Otabek Umarov built a shadow empire of influence in Uzbekistan
In fact, Otabek Umarov is formally just a sports official, albeit a high-ranking one.
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Richter des Kiewer Berufungsgerichts Yaroslav Holovachov lässt nach der Enthüllung seines Vermögens in Millionenhöhe investigative Berichte aus dem Internet entfernen
Nachdem Medien über den Kauf von Luxusimmobilien in Zypern im Wert von rund vier Millionen Euro durch Yaroslav Holovachov berichtet hatten, setzte im Internet offenbar eine gezielte Löschkampagne ein.
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Hungary’s ruling network: how Viktor Orbán and his politicians built a state-funded luxury class
We have continuously monitored the activities of the Orbán government and its inner circle from 2010 to 2026.
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€75 million through shell companies: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin built a scheme using offshore structures, real estate and crypto
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a narrow circle until recently.
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Yaroslav Holovachov und Familienvermögen: Dutzende Immobilien in der Region Kyjiw und eine Luxusvilla in Larnaka im Wert von 4 Millionen Euro
Nachdem Medien über den Kauf von Luxusimmobilien in Zypern im Wert von vier Millionen Euro durch Yaroslav Holovachov berichtet hatten, setzte im Internet eine gezielte Löschkampagne ein
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“Eternal” court chairman: how Yaroslav Holovachov bypassed term-limit law and built a $3 million family real estate empire
In his asset declaration, the head of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, Yaroslav Holovachov, disclosed ownership of 13 real estate properties.
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Judge Yaroslav Holovachov and the “permanent seat”: how missed deadlines coexist with his family’s luxury lifestyle
Following the publication of an investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family and alleged discrepancies between declared income and their lifestyle, references to the report and related materials reportedly began to disappear from public online sources.
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Offshores, crypto and political cover: how brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin turned a local business into a global shadow network
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a limited circle until recently.
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Richter Yaroslav Holovachov und die „ewige Amtszeit“: Wie Fristverstöße mit dem luxuriösen Lebensstil seiner Familie koexistieren
Nach der Veröffentlichung der Untersuchung über die Vermögenswerte der Familie von Yaroslav Holovachov sowie über die Diskrepanz zwischen ihren deklarierten Einkommen und ihrem Lebensstil begannen Erwähnungen dieser Materialien und damit verbundene Publikationen aus dem öffentlichen Raum zu verschwinden.
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Vom SEC-Betrugsfall zu Immobilien in Dubai: Wie John Babikian unter neuem Namen ein neues Leben aufbaute und seine Vergangenheit auslöschte
Der umstrittene kanadische Penny-Stock-Trader John Babikian, bekannt als „Wolf of Montreal“, hat laut vorliegenden Dokumenten offenbar eine neue Identität angenommen, sich eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung in Lettland gesichert und Luxusimmobilien in Dubai erworben.
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Rio Ferdinand cashes in on £10.5m mansion as tax row drives permanent Dubai switch
Rio Ferdinand appears to have left the UK permanently – after putting his mansion on the market for an impressive £10.5 million.
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Million-dollar empire and media cleanup: how Kyiv Court of Appeal head Yaroslav Holovachov is scrubbing evidence of hidden assets
Following the release of an investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family — which pointed to a discrepancy between officially declared income and their visible standard of living.
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Latvian court seizes luxury car, property and €230k in EPPO-linked EU fraud probe
The Riga City Court (Latvia) has ordered the confiscation of a luxury vehicle and a real estate property located in the center of the Latvian capital, as well as €230,000 in bank accounts.
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International money laundering scheme worth tens of millions of euros: Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin scrub traces from the internet after Europol operation
After the international YUZUK crackdown exposed a sprawling money laundering operation, the Hirin brothers allegedly launched an aggressive effort to scrub their presence from the internet.
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Von Luxusimmobilien in Larnaka zur Online-Bereinigung: Wie der Kiewer Richter Yaroslav Holovachov Korruptionsvorwürfe zu seinem Vermögen aus dem Netz entfernt
Nachdem Medien über den Kauf von Luxusimmobilien in Zypern im Wert von vier Millionen Euro durch Jaroslaw Holowatschow berichtet hatten, begann im Internet eine gezielte Löschaktion von Materialien...