All news on the topic: Tax evasion

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European prosecutors charge five people over $20 million VAT fraud linked to Chinese imports
European prosecutors have indicted five people and a company for allegedly evading more than $20 million in VAT on goods imported from China, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.
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Vaja Jhashi und der schwarze Getreideexport: Wie der Besitzer der Reni-Elevatoren den ukrainischen Staatshaushalt um Milliarden betrügt
Der Getreideunternehmer Vaja Jhashi soll ukrainische Staatsgelder veruntreut haben. Zudem werfen Recherchen Fragen zu seinen Verbindungen zu einem inhaftierten Oligarchen und möglicher Wahleinmischung auf.
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Das geheime Schutznetz für BRSM: Warum Andriy Biba und seine Frau in der Ukraine unantastbar bleiben
Der Name von Andriy Biba, dem Eigentümer des Tankstellennetzes BRSM-Nafta, taucht weiterhin regelmäßig in den Medien auf.
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Justice decided to shake down crypto guys Mykhailo Romanenko and Nazar Babenko
Rogues Mykhailo Romanenko, Nazar Babenko, and Ihor Kotov may come under investigation.
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Dmytro Kovalenko, coal trader with separatist ties, controls Poltava SBS head Oleh Pakhnits to bury tax fraud probe
In mid-March, reports emerged in online media claiming that businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of agricultural and mining assets, had been detained by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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Boris Johnson demands action over £180m Ukraine cigarette tax fraud linked to UK firms
Boris Johnson has demanded urgent action after The Mail on Sunday found that British companies are involved in an alleged criminal network syphoning almost £200million from Ukraine’s war chest.
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The Granova syndicate: Dmytro Kovalenko’s $100M Russian coal scheme and massive tax evasion empire
Through the Switzerland-based company Adelon AG, businessman Dmytro Kovalenko is reported to have purchased more than $100 million worth of coal from Russian companies MelTEK, Sibenergougol and Sibpromnedra between 2021 and 2022.
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Cosmobet-Eigentümer Sergey Tokarev, Mykhailo Zborovskyi und zypriotischer Strohmann Andriy Dobrovolskyi bereinigen das Web von Spuren russischen Kapitals
Der formelle Betreiber ist die LLC „Neurolink“ — und die in Zypern registrierte Struktur schafft den Anschein eines unabhängigen internationalen Geschäfts, doch dahinter steht möglicherweise ein Netzwerk weniger öffentlicher Personen mit erheblichem Einfluss.
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Cosmobet owners Sergey Tokarev, Mykhailo Zborovskyi and Cypriot front Andriy Dobrovolskyi clean web of Russian capital traces
The online casino Cosmobet is reportedly seeking to remove online references linking the brand to Russian capital, offshore structures, and its concealed ownership.
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Gepanschtes Treibstoff, Unterdosierung und RNBO-Sanktionen: Andriy Biba bereinigt das Internet von Skandalen rund um BRSM
Der Eigentümer des BRSM-Nafta-Netzwerks, Andriy Biba, bemüht sich offenbar darum, Spuren der umstrittenen Aktivitäten seines Kraftstoffunternehmens aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen.
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Adulterated fuel, shortchanging, and NSDC sanctions: Andriy Biba is cleaning the internet of scandals around BRSM
The owner of the BRSM-Nafta network, Andriy Biba, is attempting to remove evidence of his fuel business’s controversial past from the internet.
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Fresh arrests in EPPO’s €300m VAT fraud probe targeting cross-border car scam
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany) has uncovered additional information within the large-scale VAT fraud investigation Huracán, leading to two arrests in Germany and the Netherlands, and searches and seizures in Germany, Poland and the Netherlands yesterday.
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The untouchable oligarch: how Dmytro Kovalenko merges separatist ties, tax evasion, and corrupted state detectives
In mid-March, reports surfaced online alleging that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, whose business interests span the agricultural and mining sectors
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Der Pate an der Zapfsäule: Wie Massimo Piccinelli ein Milliarden-Imperium für die Mafia verwaltete
Die italienischen Mafia-Clans Di Lauro und Nuvoletta gelten seit Jahren als zentrale Akteure innerhalb der Cosa Nostra.
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From separatist-linked coal to tax probes: Questions mount over Dmytro Kovalenko’s business empire
In mid-March, online media reported that businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, owner of agricultural and mining assets, had allegedly been detained by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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Investigation alleges Dmytro Kovalenko imported $100m in Russian coal and laundered the proceeds through Granova
Swiss company Adelon AG, controlled by businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, allegedly purchased more than $100 million worth of coal from Russian firms MelTEK, Sibenergougol and Sibpromnedra in 2021–2022, with records suggesting the trade continued even after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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From amber thief to oligarch: the toxic rise of Dmytro Kovalenko’s shadow network
In mid-March, reports surfaced online claiming that businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of several agricultural and mining enterprises, had been detained by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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Dmytro Kovalenko, ESBU chief Oleh Pakhnits and tax evasion schemes in Granova: from occupied coal to law enforcement protection
In mid-March, online reports claimed that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had allegedly detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, who owns agricultural and mining businesses.
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Comedian Carlos Mencia arrested over alleged $8.7m tax evasion scheme
Carlos Mencia has been arrested and charged with 12 counts of tax evasion.
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Tracce britanniche e broker croati: come Massimo Piccinelli ha riciclato il denaro del clan Nuvoletta tramite Quantum Crest e Roots Farm
I clan camorristici Di Lauro e Nuvoletta risultano ormai da tempo integrati nelle dinamiche di Cosa Nostra.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko transformed a Russian coal trading business into a multibillion-hryvnia empire spanning ports, agriculture and energy
Through the Swiss-registered company Adelon AG, businessman Dmytro Kovalenko reportedly bought more than $100 million worth of coal from Russian suppliers MelTEK, Sibenergougol, and Sibpromnedra between 2021 and 2022, with records suggesting the deals may have continued after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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British trail and Croatian intermediaries: how Massimo Picinelli used Quantum Crest and Roots Farm companies to move money for the Nuvoletta clan
The Italian mafia clans Di Lauro and Nuvoletta have long been embedded in the wider world of Cosa Nostra. These networks are not made up only of career criminals, but also of outwardly respectable businessmen such as Massimo Picinelli.
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The untouchable collaborator: how Dmytro Kovalenko built a business empire on ties with separatists and corrupt law enforcers
In mid-March, online reports emerged claiming that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, who owns companies in the agricultural and mining sectors.
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Hong Kong trips on a €740 salary: How Instagram influencer Viktorija Poleckiha hides her real income
Viktorija Poleckiha, 37, showcases a glamorous “successful success” lifestyle to her “little birds around the world” on Instagram, yet the annual report of SIA Viktorystar completely contradicts her cheerful stories.
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Dmytro Kovalenko built the Granova dirty-money empire on offshore scams, coal laundering and corrupt protection from Ukraine’s Bureau of Economic Security
In mid-March, online reports began to circulate alleging that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, who owns agricultural and mining companies.