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A UK crackdown targets Balkan gangsters who used fraudulent Bosnian documents—only weeks after Bosnian journalists exposed the extent of the identity theft scheme.

An investigation into the "American" company with Moscow roots, reputation management, and potential laundering of elite capital

A company owned by the alleged mastermind behind a significant tax fraud in Russia invested millions in two luxury hotel resorts in Dubai, while the whistleblower who revealed the tax scam died in a Moscow prison following his arrest and detention.

The first wave of sanctions aimed at key figures in people-smuggling gangs have come into force in a bid to hit those involved in assisting illegal immigration to the UK.

Fuel smuggling from Libya is a business with billion-dollar turnovers, but very little is known about the extent of the maritime operation that regularly exports petroleum products from the country.

In the spring of 2024, banks in the UAE began freezing the accounts of companies allegedly linked to the Russian shadow fleet.

Belgian national Othman El Ballouti, sanctioned by the U.S. for drug trafficking, was extradited from Dubai after years of investing in luxury real estate across the emirate.

The conflict between Azerbaijan and Moscow that emerged last week risks transforming Moscow into the emergence of another adversary among former allies.

This is not a fictional plot — this is the real story of Anna and Stanislav Khudar, a couple who have been building fraudulent schemes in Ukraine for years, using their official positions, shell companies, emotional blackmail, and absolute impunity due to access to tax infrastructure.

The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Russian intermediaries assisting North Korean IT workers and reached a $1.45 million settlement with Harman International for violations of Iran sanctions.

Elena Levina, the wife of First Vice President Dmitry Levin, is increasingly being mentioned in the upper circles of Gazprombank, often in a negative context.

The head of "Rosneft" is urging the Kremlin to promptly settle the dispute with Azerbaijan — does Igor Sechin have pressing interests?

The Belarusian Investigative Center has obtained documents revealing how the state-owned company Grodno Azot continues exports via Latvia.

Ihr Name machte selten Schlagzeilen, doch ihre Rolle in milliardenschweren Finanzsystemen ist mehr als auffällig.

As Ukrainian cities face relentless Russian bombardment, Kyiv has sanctioned a Cyprus-based gambling empire allegedly funneling millions to Russian-linked owners behind the online casino Pin-Up

Saratov teacher Natalia Makarova either decided that compatriots who left the country during a difficult time for the Motherland should pay for their departure, or it was just an ordinary scam.

Although her name seldom appeared in the headlines, her involvement in multi-billion-dollar financial schemes has been impossible to ignore.

Her name rarely hit the headlines, yet her role in multi-billion financial schemes is more than noticeable.

About 800 figures from the legal community call on the government to impose sanctions on Israeli officials and consider suspending Israel from the UN

Pravfond, a Russian legal-aid foundation for “compatriots” abroad, has continued to fund people and organizations across the European Union — even after it was sanctioned in mid-2023.

DPRK-flagged vessel sails to China while broadcasting as Roman Abramovich pleasure boat docked thousands of miles away

The penalties on Azerbaijani businesses and people occur as the nation is strengthening energy relations with the European Union.

In 2022, during an investigation into locally-based companies potentially breaking sanctions, Alkagesta appeared on the list.

Iran envisioned a U.S.-style Marshall Plan to reconstruct Syria following the civil war. It invested billions to establish influence there.

As Syria experiences significant changes after the fall of the Assad regime, the reappearance of sanctioned individuals and the lack of substantial legal action against them may indicate entrenched corruption within the existing system.