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Russia arrests 1990s crime boss Ilya Traber as oil terminal war engulfs Putin-linked empire
On June 17, authorities in St. Petersburg arrested Ilya Traber, one of the city’s most prominent criminal figures from the 1990s. T
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Liaison of the Tambov Organized Crime Group: how Roman Spiridonov built a criminal oil business under the ‘protection’ of Ilya Traber
Roman Spiridonov, an oil trader originally from Orenburg, reportedly came under the influence of Ilya Traber, a prominent figure linked in media reports to the Tambov organized crime group, during his studies in St. Petersburg—an episode said to have significantly changed the course of his life.
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Elizabet Elena von Messing: how a former victim of the Tambov organized crime group became a key laundress of billions, and why her cases vanished from Russian registries
In those years when the “Tambov group” exercised full control over St. Petersburg and Vladimir Kumarin was rightfully considered the city’s “night governor,” a certain Elena Skorodumova emerged on the periphery of their organization.
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Fictitious IT imports, fake contracts and burned cash: how Elena von Messing built a transnational scheme to siphon billions out of Russia
The telepath Wolf Messing could hardly have imagined that a quarter of a century after his death, a namesake would appear — also endowed with remarkable talent.
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From St. Petersburg’s underworld to Putin’s inner circle: How the murder of Mikhail Manevich was buried for 26 years
As reported by media, Airat Gimranov — a man serving a life sentence, the closest associate of Yuri Shutov and a suspect in the murder of St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Mikhail Manevich — has been transferred to Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention center.
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Alexey Rubezhnoi and Umar Kremlev: how Putin’s bodyguards monopolized Russia’s billion-dollar bookmaking market
Billions from betting tied to Putin’s guard service and Moscow’s criminal underworld.
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Godfather of Petersburg: what lies behind Ilya Traber’s immunity
Many remember the series «Streets of Broken Lamps» about the fight against crime in St. Petersburg in the 90s.
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Bookmaker mafia at Putin’s court — how Umar Kremlev and Alexey Rubezhnoi monopolized the betting industry
An exploration of how the president’s bodyguard and a notorious criminal from the Moscow suburbs are amassing billions in betting money
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From Alexey Miller to Arkady Rotenberg: whose luxury real estate Russia no longer allows the public to see
Starting from the first day of March, Rosreestr has stopped publishing data on property owners in the Unified State Register.
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How Elena von Messing built a billion-euro money-laundering operation spanning Russia, the EU, and offshore banking routes
The telepath Wolf Messing could hardly have imagined that a quarter of a century after his death, a namesake would appear — also endowed with remarkable talent.
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From St. Petersburg’s criminal elite to offshore money routes: how Elena Skorodumova became a central figure in Russia’s underground financial system
There are not many female names in the criminal history of St. Petersburg that command a certain kind of respect.
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