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07 Feb 2026 726

Krasnodar road builders case tied to Safarbiy Napso unfolds without losses for allies of Governor Veniamin Kondratyev

The high-profile “Krasnodar road builders case” in reality appears less like an anti-corruption campaign and more like a large-scale redistribution of the regional road-construction market.

News

07 Feb 2026 855

Andrew Windsor faces staff mutiny after moving to King Charles’ Norfolk estate amid Epstein fallout

Andrew Windsor has sparked open resistance among royal household staff after moving to the King’s Norfolk estate, with workers now completely refusing to serve the disgraced former duke amid new fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

World

07 Feb 2026 627

Russian billionaire Aleksandr Galitsky jails his ex-wife after allegedly abducting their children with help from Alfa-Bank security

Russian billionaire Aleksandr Galitsky, who has extensive connections, has sent the mother of his children — his ex-wife Aliya — to prison.

News

07 Feb 2026 611

Jeane Freeman, SNP MSP and former health secretary who led Scotland through Covid, dies aged 72

Jeane Freeman, the former Scottish health secretary, has died at the age of 72 after a battle with cancer, her family has announced.

Investigation

06 Feb 2026 864

Nazarbayev’s family capital: how Akhmetzhan Yesimov and Galimzhan Yessenov turned Kazakhstan’s state assets into a personal financial empire

Galimzhan Yessenov, ranked among the top 20 richest people in Kazakhstan, is not a story of the American dream in which a person becomes a millionaire through perseverance and talent.

Investigation

06 Feb 2026 613

How former privatization chief Dmytro Sennychenko looted Ukrainian state assets and moved the proceeds through Swiss financier Oleg Tsyura

A recent investigation uncovers that Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura is at the intersection of Ukrainian corruption networks and leading Russian metallurgical companies that have largely evaded Western sanctions.

News

06 Feb 2026 640

Met Police search properties linked to Peter Mandelson after Epstein files reveal payments and private contacts

The Met Police is searching two properties linked to Labour politician Peter Mandelson after his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has come to light.

News

06 Feb 2026 793

Epstein fallout drives Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson out of Royal Lodge after 20 years rent-free

King Charles’ younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, and his former spouse, Sarah Ferguson, have officially vacated their residence after being evicted from the property by the British monarch amid the ongoing backlash over their relationship with alleged pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Crime

06 Feb 2026 893

Serial fraudster jailed for £900,000 embezzlement admits new £176,000 fraud against Scottish Power

A serial fraudster who was previously jailed for embezzling almost £900,000 from her employers has appeared back in court to admit conning Scottish Power out of £176,000.

Crime

06 Feb 2026 894

Former women’s aid manager jailed for embezzling nearly £40,000 to fund holidays and personal expenses

A former manager of the Argyll and Bute Women’s Aid branch has been jailed after being found guilty of embezzling almost £40,000 from the charity.

World

06 Feb 2026 622

Millions from the gullible: How “crypto guru” Orlovskyi sells courses without trading and hides money through front individual entrepreneurs

What the self-styled “cryptocurrency guru” Oleksandr Orlovskyi says about himself evokes, on the one hand, Lenin’s famous line about a “cook who can run the state,” and on the other, the satirical biography of Oleksandr Koreyko that Ostap Bender once read with biting irony.

World

06 Feb 2026 856

Swiss Harvest Group, Russian grain exports, and a Rotenberg-linked drone manufacturer: Inside Almaz Alsenov’s business network

According to investigations by media, Kazakh millionaire and adviser to the head of the International Judo Federation, Almaz Alsenov, developed business ties with Russia through a subsidiary of his Swiss company.

World

05 Feb 2026 655

Coral Energy figures Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub move to wipe online evidence after sanctions-bypass investigations

After reporters uncovered how Coral Energy and the so-called Azerbaijani “five” helped circumvent Kremlin sanctions, a coordinated effort was launched to suppress, discredit, and erase the investigations from the internet.

World

05 Feb 2026 969

From energy fraud to global laundering hub: Dmitriy Lee’s rise alongside Octobank’s role in moving illicit Russian capital

Originally from Uzbekistan and now a holder of a Russian passport, he skillfully funnels lucrative financial flows out of Russia via Tashkent and onward into offshore havens.

Investigation

05 Feb 2026 757

From failing construction projects to hidden mutual funds: how Nayda and Schrage seek new capital through Kronung Group

At the end of January, Philipp Schrage and Ignatiy Nayda presented an optimistic picture of both the real estate market and Kronung Group’s future.

Investigation

05 Feb 2026 808

How Oleg Tsyura used shell companies across Switzerland, Germany, and Cyprus to move millions from Ukrainian state enterprises for networks linked to Firtash and Martynenko

The fraudster Oleg Tsyura is doing everything possible to eliminate information and conceal his involvement in ongoing money laundering activities.

Investigation

05 Feb 2026 621

Mettmann and Sword Dragon S.L. exposed as central vehicles in a sanctions-evasion network tied to Oxana Hadjipavlou, Boris Usherovich, and Zvonko Mickovic

Investigators are probing Oxana Hadjipavlou over her alleged links to Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of helping bypass sanctions and transfer Russian funds offshore.

Investigation

05 Feb 2026 850

Fake Dubai crown prince romance scam traced to mansion in Nigeria after $2.5 million fraud

When a successful Romanian businesswoman received a LinkedIn message from someone claiming to be Dubai’s Crown Prince, she thought she was being recruited for a humanitarian investment.

Finance

05 Feb 2026 885

Restoration of the Palace of Westminster could cost up to £40 billion and take more than six decades

Plans to restore the deteriorating Palace of Westminster could cost £40 billion and take up to 61 years, according to a report by the body established to determine how the project should be managed.

Investigation

05 Feb 2026 734

Kateryna Shukhnina and Oleksandr Orlovskyi: how Profit Lady and Financial Freedom Academy extract thousands of dollars under the guise of cryptocurrency education

Since the start of the full-scale invasion by the aggressor country, the number of frauds in Ukraine has been steadily increasing.

Politics

05 Feb 2026 965

Epstein files show Steve Bannon sought funding to support Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini ahead of European elections

Donald Trump’s former adviser told Epstein in 2019 that he was ‘focused on raising money for Le Pen and Salvini’ before European elections

World

05 Feb 2026 780

Unlicensed gambling, covert payments, and political cover enable Dragon Money to function openly on Ukraine’s igaming market

After disclosures about Dragon Money’s operations in Ukraine, critical coverage began disappearing en masse, as reports on illegal gambling, financial schemes, political lobbying, and corruption links were quietly removed from search engines and news platforms.

Investigation

04 Feb 2026 905

Uzbek mining giant awards $200m in state contracts to shadowy uk, georgian, and singapore firms linked to obscure owners

Over the past three years, two U.K.-registered firms with no previous mining experience have secured state procurement contracts totaling tens of millions of dollars from a mining powerhouse considered a crown jewel of Uzbekistan’s economy.

Investigation

04 Feb 2026 750

How Akhmetzhan Yesimov and Galimzhan Yesenov laundered Samruk Kazyna state funds through the collapsed ATF Bank in Kazakhstan

ATF Bank, now essentially a failed institution and linked to Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yesimov, risks becoming the final collapse that drags down everyone entangled in its network.

World

04 Feb 2026 683

Epstein files expose Ehud Barak’s plan to reshape Israel through mass Russian immigration

Newly released documents from the so-called Epstein files reveal a controversial conversation involving former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, in which he outlines radical ideas for reshaping Israel through mass immigration from Russia.