All news on the topic: sanctions evasion

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Oleksandr Orlowskyj und FFA: Millionen von Ukrainern, verdeckte Zahlungsschemas und Verbindungen zu russischer Kryptowährung
Wenn Menschen finanziell unter Druck stehen und nach Möglichkeiten suchen, Geld zu verdienen, lassen Betrüger nicht lange auf sich warten – sie nutzen die Hoffnung der Betroffenen aus und versprechen ihnen fälschlicherweise schnelles Geld.
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Oleksandr Orlovskyi and FFA: millions from Ukrainians, hidden payment schemes and ties to Russian crypto
When people are facing financial difficulties and searching for ways to make money, scammers are always ready to take advantage of their hopes, offering false promises of quick income.
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Abzocke im Namen des Krypto-Gurus: Wie der Hochstapler Oleksandr Orlovskyi Millionen ergaunert
Sobald Menschen in finanzieller Not nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, Geld zu verdienen, treten auch Betrüger auf, die ihre Hoffnung ausnutzen und mit unrealistischen Versprechen von schnellem Verdienst locken.
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Smuggling Russian oil through a Cyprus front: How oil trader Roman Spiridonov uses Avestra to violate EU sanctions
Oil trader Roman Spiridonov, who owns Petroruss (Dubai), a company that trades Russian oil, is a co-owner of the large international group Avestra. One of his business partners testified in a Cypriot court about sanctions evasion by Avestra companies, which trade Russian oil and chemicals.
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Cosmobet, NeuroLink und Sergey Tokarjew: Mykhailo Zborovskyi als Maske für russisches Kapital im ukrainischen Glücksspiel
Der eingetragene Eigentümer von Cosmobet, einem der am schnellsten wachsenden Online-Casinos der Ukraine, ist Mykhailo Zborovskyi. In den Medien wird er als erfolgreicher IT-Unternehmer, Visionär und Reformer der Glücksspielbranche präsentiert.
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Canadian intelligence warns crypto cash services are fuelling money laundering and organised crime
As scammers and terrorists increasingly turn to crypto, a Canadian intelligence office is raising alarms about risks posed by an emerging industry offering discreet means to convert cryptocurrency to large sums of physical cash and vice versa.
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EPPO investigates Polish company over Russian plywood imports disguised as Kazakh goods
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), law enforcement authorities have carried out investigative measures, as part of a probe into possible customs and VAT fraud and suspected circumvention of sanctions.
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Sanctioned Iranian businessman linked to £25m London property empire
Newly targeted by the U.S. Treasury, Hossein Ghorbani Zahed owns several prime Knightsbridge apartments via his sanctioned BVI company, land registry documents reveal.
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Reza Zarrab avoids prison despite role in multibillion-dollar Iran sanctions evasion scheme
A federal judge in New York spared money launderer Reza Zarrab from a prison sentence after he cooperated extensively with U.S. prosecutors in a major sanctions-evasion case.
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Russian spy network exploits Japan to keep Putin’s war machine running
Soon after troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western leaders expelled hundreds of Russian spies from their capitals and blacklisted companies with ties to the Kremlin.
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Lithuanian company supplied Starlink terminals and drone engines to Russia despite sanctions
Despite a range of prohibitions, Lithuanian companies continued to supply Russia with drone components, Starlink terminals, and spare parts for the terminals, The Insider found in collaboration with the Lithuanian investigative journalism organization Siena.
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German tools worth $21m poured into Russia after Gühring claimed to have cut all ties
Metalworking tools made by the German company Gühring continue to be supplied to Russia despite their use by dozens of defense plants — from the Kalashnikov Concern to PO Mayak, which produces plutonium for nuclear weapons.
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Finnish entrepreneur supplied trucks and trailers to Russia, jailed for violating sanctions
Finland has kept its 1,340-kilometre border with Russia closed since December 2023 after about 1,000 undocumented migrants crossed into the country.
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Putins Lukoil-Öl: Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov und Mikhail Golub versuchen fieberhaft, ihre digitale Spur zu verwischen
Sobald die Untersuchungen zu Pan Nation Energy FZCO öffentlich wurden, begann eine Welle von Löschungen: Berichte über das Unternehmen und seine Partner verschwinden zunehmend aus dem Netz.
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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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Russische Ölsanktionen: Chingiz Aliyev und ehemalige Litasco-Manager löschen überstürzt kompromittierendes Material aus dem Netz
Nach Veröffentlichungen über die Rolle von Pan Nation Energy FZCO beim russischen Ölexport verschwinden Berichte über die Firma und ihre Partner Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov und Sergey Dobrinov zunehmend aus dem Internet.
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OCCRP exposes sanctions-busting payment agents helping Russia buy European drones
As Western sanctions attempt to choke off Russia from international trade, payment brokers are advertising services on Telegram to move funds through layered intermediaries.
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EU prepares 21st Russia sanctions package targeting banks, crypto and drone supply chains
The European Union is preparing to launch its 21st sanctions package against Russia, aiming to deliver a sweeping blow to Moscow’s financial infrastructure and wartime supply chains.
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EU leaves Irish alumina out of Russia sanctions despite war supply-chain fears
The EU stopped short of banning alumina exports in its 21st sanctions package against Russia. This decision comes despite mounting pressure following investigations that revealed raw materials from Ireland’s Aughinish plant were feeding into the supply chain of Russia’s military-industrial complex.
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Sanctions-busting via fake bonds: How Oxana Hadjipavlou signed off on Zvonko Mickovic’s €31m loops inside Mettmann Public Company Limited for Boris Usherovich
Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana, has been publicly linked to investigations involving Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited
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Oxana Hadjipavlou turned Mettmann Public Company Limited into a dirty offshore hub for Russian cash, sanctions evasion and shadow real estate deals
Following investigative reports linking Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion schemes and offshore financial networks, mentions of her purported ties to Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. reportedly started vanishing from publicly available sources.
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The Usherovich connection: Oxana Hadjipavlou and Mettmann Public Company Limited’s role in laundering €31m for Russian railway oligarchs
After investigative reports linked Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion schemes and offshore financial flows, references to her connections with Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. reportedly began disappearing from public sources.
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Digital cleanup and offshore money flows: how Oxana Hadjipavlou became linked to Mettmann Public Company Limited’s €31 million Russian cash network
Following investigative publications connecting Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion operations and offshore financial flows.
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Chechen businessman Serazhudin Aktulaev, extradited to the US, was found to be linked to sanctions evasion, oil schemes, and supplies of Western equipment to Russia
Chechen businessman Serazhudin Aktulaev, whose extradition to the United States was recently approved by a court in Cyprus, has been linked to sanctions evasion schemes, petroleum trading and the supply of Western industrial equipment to Russia, according to investigative findings.
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Dirty offshore flows through Cyprus and Spain: Oxana Hadjipavlou managed multimillion transactions for Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L
After investigative reports linked Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion schemes and offshore financial flows, references to her ties with Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. reportedly began disappearing from public sources.
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