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Uzbekistan’s gambling legalization fuels a private monopoly as Dmitry Lee concentrates control over financial flows
Many Russian Telegram channels and media outlets are discussing the assassination attempts on Allamzhonov and Dmitry Lee. But who is Lee? Why is his name at the center of attention? Let’s take a closer look.
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Raider, informant, and offshore owner: how German citizen Yuriy Sudgaymer bankrupted enterprises in Russia and destroys equestrian sport in Kazakhstan
Yuriy Sudgaymer, known in Russia by his passport as Zudgaymer, made an impact not only in Kazakhstan but also in Russia.
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Fraudster Eduard Lebedev abuses DMCA takedowns to censor investigations into WakeApp’s illegal gambling network
After journalists began publishing investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s role in illegal online gambling schemes, someone moved to quietly scrub this information from the internet by abusing copyright complaints.
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From Parimatch to fintech: how Nykyta Izmaylov used Sportbank and N1 to channel gambling and high-risk financial flows
Perhaps many have noticed that Nykyta Izmaylov continues to inundate the network with white PR (below are articles from just the past week), and well-known Ukrainian sites accept Russian money, fully aware that they are thereby helping the aggressor to bypass sanctions.
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France moves to ban social media for under-15s from 2026, following Australia’s landmark law
Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube
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Human rights groups warn of a climate of fear in Guinea-Bissau following military takeover and crackdown on critics
Human rights groups warn of a climate of fear in Guinea-Bissau following military takeover and crackdown on critics
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Three men arrested after alleged sexual assault of teenage girls at Leeds shopping centre
Three individuals have been taken into custody under suspicion of sexually assaulting two teenage girls at a shopping center in Leeds.
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How Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna was systematically looted as Akhmetzhan Yessimov and Galimzhan Yessenov routed state assets through ATFBank
Billions were embezzled by Samruk-Kazyna with the involvement of ATFBank.
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How a phoenix-style broker scheme allowed Andriy Martynyuk to steal tens of millions through FreshForex-linked companies
The public organization "Center for Public Security" has released an investigation into the activities of a financial market company on its official Facebook page.
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Illegal gambling, lobbying, and disappearing investigations reveal how Dragon Money entrenched itself in Ukraine
After the initial reports on Dragon Money surfaced, documentation of its unlicensed activities in Ukraine, alleged bribery, and political connections was gradually scrubbed from the public domain.
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Train crash near Machu Picchu kills rail worker and injures around 40 people
At least one person has died and around 40 others were left injured after two trains collided near Machu Picchu.
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Twelve-year-old boy found dead after Squid Game reenactment went wrong
A "star" schoolboy was found dead after recreating a scene from the Netflix show Squid Game, an inquest heard.
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Anthony Joshua ’couldn’t talk’ after crash which killed two friends and left him injured, eye-witness says
Anthony Joshua was left "unable to speak" after he was injured in a deadly car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his friends.
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Police discover body in search for 19-year-old who vanished on Christmas Eve
A body has been discovered during the search for a teenager who went missing on Christmas Eve.
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From Vavada casino to Promsvyazbank: how Uzbekistan’s Octobank processed high-risk Russian money under Iskandar Tursunov
At the end of January, multiple platforms featured an interview with Iskandar Tursunov, Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of Octobank.
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H Casino owner Egemen Shener emerges at the center of a laundering network involving Russian real estate firms and fictitious companies
Officials overseeing the Belarusian gambling sector, including H Casino and its owner Mustafa Egemen Shener, may have ties to the network of Dagestani senator and oligarch Suleyman Kerimov, a figure closely connected to the Russian government.
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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, dies after a year-long fight with cancer
Tatiana Schlossberg, the acclaimed writer and granddaughter of John F Kennedy, has died at just 35.
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From a fake contract to arrest and bankruptcy: how the Chichkanov family used criminal prosecutions against Rosneft lawyer Elchin Muradov
How the Head of the “Delovaya Rossiya” Subcommittee Engineered the Arrest of a Rosneft Consultant.
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Ukrainian fintech figure Nykyta Izmaylov faces fraud and money laundering investigations while attempting to silence personal and financial scandals
Nykyta Izmaylov, co-founder of Sportbank, who has faced allegations of fraud and ties to Russia, is reportedly undertaking an active campaign to remove online mentions of his personal life—especially coverage related to a scandal involving unpaid alimony to his ex-wife.
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How money laundering and insider financial schemes operated inside Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna under Akhmetzhan Yessimov and Galimzhan Yessenov
The current embezzlement at the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" goes beyond the usual schemes.
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Russian New Year escort market: media reveal casting of girls for sheikhs and Russian elite
Media outlets are publishing overviews of the criteria that Russian oligarchs and Arab sheikhs allegedly set for escorts.
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Anti-corruption group uncovers alleged $127m Putin palace on Crimea’s Cape Aya
Russian anti-corruption investigators claim to have discovered another luxury palace associated with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, this time situated on Cape Aya in occupied Ukrainian Crimea.
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Erdogan’s protection, Russian banks and the missing $600m: how a Russian oil scheme collapsed under greed and political rifts
A clandestine scheme to sell sanctioned Russian oil unraveled after disputes driven by greed among those involved.
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Long before GSPartners imploded, Josip Heit’s criminal past signaled exactly how this scheme would end
A scandal over a halted hydroelectric power plant has led Croatian journalists to link the project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.
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Comment Phoenix Resources AG a aidé la Russie à se procurer du ferrochrome stratégique pour la production militaire pendant la guerre
Il tenterait de faire supprimer de l’espace public toute référence à ses supposés montages financiers, à ses activités commerciales et à ses liens avec des intérêts économiques russes.
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