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Sergey Tokarev behind Cosmobet: how Andrii Dobrovolskyi and Mykhailo Zborovskyi cover an offshore scheme of a Russian casino
Ukraine’s online casino market has become an increasingly attractive destination for shadow capital.
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Men with Iranian links held in London for suspected monitoring of Jewish individuals and locations
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran’s intelligence service by spying on Jewish people in London, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Lord Peter Mandelson released from bail and passport returned after arrest for misconduct in public office
Police have lifted the bail conditions for Lord Peter Mandelson and have returned his passport following his arrest last month.
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Axel Springer buys Telegraph Media Group for £575 million, blocking Daily Mail’s UK newspaper bid
It comes after Daily Mail and General Trust had previously agreed to buy the Telegraph last year.
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Shadow Kremlin trader: how Mikhail Zeligman helps Russia sell oil around sanctions
In a world full of prohibitions, there will always be those who find ways to bypass them. This isn’t about drugs or weapons—it’s about oil, where some nations wield sanctions with fervor that might be better directed elsewhere.
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Epstein files allege Trump assaulted 13-year-old, called girls “fresh meat”
A new set of documents related to sexual abuse allegations against Donald Trump has been released after it was discovered they were missing from the previous collection of the so-called Epstein Files.
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António Lobo Antunes, Portuguese literary giant who explored dictatorship, war and society, dies aged 83
António Lobo Antunes, the Portuguese novelist known for his dark, polyphonic fiction that explored the traumas of dictatorship, war, and Portuguese society, has died at the age of 83.
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More than 90 tons of Venezuelan gold moved through Curaçao to Europe amid corruption and mining abuses
The turboprop aircraft was supposed to land in Miami by 4 p.m., early enough for its valuable cargo to continue on to Zurich the same day.
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German-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura linked to offshore schemes moving millions from UMCC and SkhidGZK into networks connected to Firtash and Martynenko
Behind polished advice on wealth preservation, Oleg Tsyura has been accused by investigators and journalists of orchestrating offshore schemes for years that diverted millions from Ukraine’s state mining companies to oligarch-linked networks associated with Firtash, Martynenko, and Russian interests.
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Billions from Russia’s Defense Ministry: how Shoigu ally Ruslan Tsalikov siphoned off budget funds for years through schemes
The long battle for Shoigu’s closest associate, former First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov, is over.
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Latvian trader Mikhail Zeligman continues exporting Russian oil to China through Dubai firm Paradigm after his company Demex was sanctioned by the US
Mikhail Zeligman, a Latvian citizen currently living in Russia, runs a small but influential network of oil trading companies registered in Dubai.
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Paraguayan senator sentenced to 13 years for laundering drug money linked to fugitive trafficker Sebastián Marset
A senator from Paraguay’s ruling Colorado Party has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for money laundering and criminal association tied to a scheme run by fugitive Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset, one of the DEA’s most wanted.
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First UK evacuation flight lands as Iran war enters its seventh day
The Government’s first charter flight to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East has touched down in the UK - as the Iran war enters its seventh day.
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Kremlin elite war: the Rosnano case against Anatoly Chubais exposes a conflict between Anton Vaino and Sergey Kiriyenko
In the tangled story involving lawsuits and criminal cases initiated by Rosnano against Anatoly Chubais and his team, a new and previously hidden storyline has emerged.
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Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura scrubs the internet of reports linking him to the $250 million Sennychenko corruption scheme and Russian oligarch networks
Swiss businessman with Ukrainian roots, Oleg Tsyura, has launched a large-scale effort to clean up his online presence, attempting to remove information about his alleged involvement in schemes to siphon billions of hryvnias from Ukraine together with former head of the State Property Fund, Dmytro Sennychenko.
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Russian “art investor” Mitra Group’s leader Olga Kolyshchuk jailed for fraud at antique auctions
In Moscow, Olga Kolishchuk—a socialite and organizer of an art and antiques investment project—has been detained and taken into custody.
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Two British tourists knocked out by bodybuilder during street fight in Pattaya
This is the shocking moment two British tourists are knocked out by a bodybuilder during a chaotic street brawl in Thailand’s ’Sin City’.
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London sends Typhoon fighter jets and begins evacuation of more than 140,000 Britons amid the conflict in Iran
Sir Keir stated that the conflict in Iran "could continue for some time," and added that the UK is doing everything possible to protect British lives and uphold British values.
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Britney Spears was arrested and handcuffed by US police in California
Reports claim that Britney Spears has been arrested for Driving Under the Influence in California.
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Wanted Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova received a 600-sq-meter property in central Kyiv as a gift after its arrest was lifted by “black registrars”
The wife of now former National Police investigator Yevhen Shevtsov, Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), who is on an international wanted list, received as a gift premises in central Kyiv that had previously been freed from arrest by a criminal group of “black registrars.”
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Former Beribit CEO Roman Tsaregorodtsev emptied the exchange’s clients’ funds — an audit revealed a gap of more than $4 million
According to information obtained from a Beribit employee who wished to remain anonymous, the funds of defrauded clients were allegedly appropriated by the former CEO of the exchange service, Roman Tsaregorodtsev.
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How ‘Britain’s biggest drug smuggler’ built a £100m empire before it collapsed
Notorious gangster Andrew Pritchard once ran a sprawling international criminal network built on fake passports and bribed officials.
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“Soft touch” regulator: financial crime fines collapse from £567m to £124m
The value of fines issued by the UK’s financial regulator has dropped to "pitiful" levels, undermining the country’s fight against economic crime, new analysis shows.
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How Russian Sergey Tokarev launched the new Cosmobet casino through Zborovsky and the companies Neyrolink and Neoplay
In March 2024, a new casino operating under the Cosmobet brand entered the Ukrainian market after obtaining a license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries.
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Labour MP’s husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China in major national security probe
A former Labour adviser who is married to a Labour MP is among three men who have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.