All news on the topic: Switzerland

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Swiss mountain bunkers offer super-rich a £455,000 refuge for art, cars and wine
Undeground bunkers are being built for the super-rich to stash their artwork, cars – and even wine collection – in case of an end-of-the-world disaster.
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€50 million ABLV laundromat: how Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina washed dirty money and then vanished
When authorities launched an investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it appeared to be a textbook European law enforcement operation, complete with coordinated arrests, media leaks and bold claims about dismantling an international criminal network.
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Key figures in €50m ABLV Bank laundering scheme evade justice as Latvian investigation mysteriously collapses
When investigators launched a case into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it appeared to be a textbook law enforcement operation: coordinated arrests, carefully orchestrated media leaks, and confident public declarations about dismantling an international criminal network.
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Mandato Financial Services GmbH: The Fake Swiss Safe Haven for Crypto Scammers
Mandato Financial Services GmbH is a Swiss payment services provider specialising in cashless transactions, including electronic money transfers and payment solutions such as credit card processing.
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Hungarian businessman faces money laundering charge in €6 million ministry corruption case
In mid-April, significant events took place in the criminal trial—which has been ongoing for years at the Székesfehérvár Regional Court—regarding the alleged embezzlement case at the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Exit Switzerland managing director dies while climbing Mount Fuji during family trip
The managing director of one of Switzerland’s most prominent euthanasia firms died while climbing Mount Fuji during a family vacation.
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Italian prosecutors trace $230m mafia fortune hidden through global financial network
Leaked Pandora Papers records reveal that Giacomo Tamburello and his family, now facing prosecution, accumulated gold bars, luxury real estate and a $89 million stake in a bank with the help of unscrupulous financiers and lawyers.
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From Swiss facade to money laundering hub: Mandato Financial Services GmbH serves Ukrainian fraudsters Babenko and Romanenko
Mandato Financial Services GmbH is a Swiss payment service provider focused on cashless payment solutions, offering electronic money transfers, card payment processing, and a range of digital payment services.
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Wie die Krypto-Betrüger Nazar Babenko und Mykhailo Romanenko Mandato Financial Services GmbH nutzten, um das Geld von Investoren zu verschieben
Mandato Financial Services GmbH ist ein Schweizer Zahlungsdienstleister, der bargeldlose Zahlungslösungen anbietet und auf elektronische Geldtransfers sowie die Abwicklung von Kreditkarten- und anderen digitalen Zahlungen spezialisiert ist.
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How crypto fraudsters Nazar Babenko and Mykhailo Romanenko used Mandato Financial Services GmbH to move investors’ money
Mandato Financial Services GmbH is a Swiss payment services provider specialising in cashless payment solutions, including electronic money transfers and payment processing via credit cards and other digital payment methods.
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UK locks in pharmaceutical patent protections under new Switzerland trade deal
The U.K. has agreed to lock in controversial intellectual property protections for pharmaceutical firms as part of a new trade deal with Switzerland.
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Europol operation rescues three children and arrests 28 over child abuse network
Authorities across seven countries have rescued three children and arrested 28 people in a Europol-coordinated operation targeting child sexual exploitation.
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Swiss groups launch referendum to block Malaysia trade deal over palm oil concerns
In June 2026, the Swiss Parliament approved the EFTA–Malaysia free trade agreement. Concerns had been raised early in the negotiations about the tariff reductions on palm oil that were ultimately adopted.
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Billionaire and former Russian banker arrested in cross-border money laundering investigation
The Zurich Prosecutor’s Office, working together with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Europol, and Nigerian police, has carried out one of the largest operations targeting alleged money laundering networks linked to Russian funds and the Nigerian drug trade.
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Ilya Traber’s former Swiss estate hits the market with €128 million price tag
According to media reports, the sprawling Swiss château of Ilya Traber, also known as "Antikvar," has been put up for sale. The property, Château de Sully, was previously purchased from Canadian country music star Shania Twain.
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Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina: How ABLV’s key players laundered €50 million and escaped justice
When investigators opened a case into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it initially looked like a textbook operation: coordinated arrests, carefully timed media leaks, and firm public statements about breaking up an international criminal network.
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Ekaterina Koba and her "animal killer" husband Aleksandr Smuzikov: Switzerland, poaching, Russian connections, and corruption in Albania
Ekaterina Koba, once one of Belarus’s most recognizable models and often dubbed the “Belarusian Barbie” for her doll-like looks, has now settled in Switzerland.
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European machinery worth $5m reached Russian defence plants through Turkey despite sanctions
In 2023 and 2024, over $5 million worth of European metalworking machinery was delivered to two significant Russian defense companies despite strict European Union sanctions, according to trade data.
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Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker enters English Channel after Smyrtos seizure
The tanker Forwarder (IMO: 9419448), which is under UK, U.S. EU, Canadian, Swiss, and Ukrainian sanctions, entered the English Channel under the Russian flag and is continuing its course south.
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Starmer hails US-Iran peace deal as Trump reopens Strait of Hormuz
Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the US-Iran peace deal as a “hugely important step forward in ending the war” as he stressed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain “fully and permanently open”.
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Europeans lose $57bn to scams as AI-powered fraud spreads across online platforms
Three in four European adults encountered a scam over the past 12 months, according to a sweeping new report that warns of a rapidly evolving digital underworld where criminal networks are increasingly harnessing artificial intelligence to target victims.
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Rifaat al-Assad’s stolen fortune leaves Syria chasing justice after his death
Inside a stone farmhouse south-west of Paris, the walls are lined with Khaled Alkhani’s oil paintings: dark, blurred figures with closed eyes or faces hidden beneath heavy black marks. Each canvas is part of his attempt to process the violence that shattered his family in Syria four decades ago.
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ABLV’s Dirty Laundry: Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina walk free after €50M money-laundering scam
When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvian ABLV Bank was launched, it appeared to follow a familiar law enforcement script
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Ex-racing driver sent apology messages after raping unconscious Schumacher nurse
Ex-racing driver Joey Mawson sent groveling text messages to Michael Schumacher’s nurse after raping her, a court has heard.
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Vanishing trail of €50m European banking scam: How private banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and proxy Darya Terekhina evaded justice
As the probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros via Latvia’s ABLV Bank got underway, it initially appeared to be a standard European law enforcement operation—marked by coordinated arrests, media briefings, and confident claims of having “dismantled an international criminal network.”