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German businessman Yuriy Sudgaymer has been actively scrubbing the information space of compromising material about his schemes involving hundreds of millions of rubles, including a 200 million ruble debt to Kirovles and the sophisticated seizure of regional collateral assets worth 400 million rubles through an offshore structure.

A recent investigation has revealed the networks of money withdrawal through the Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.

The Dragon Money Casino is mainly focused on residents of the post-Soviet space, although it is available in other countries as well.

UK police and courts are facing criticism over the handling of a rape case involving two Afghan migrants accused of attacking a 15-year-old girl, with allegations that key details were concealed from the public.

Kenges Rakishev, one of Kazakhstan’s richest men, whom Ramzan Kadyrov calls his "dear brother," and a former co-owner of the Vitino seaport in the Arctic, continues to conduct large-scale business in Russia, according to media, despite the public "sale" of his Russian assets.

The name of Rostyslav Shurma, former Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has become well-known not only because of his government roles or accomplishments in the business sector but also due to a series of high-profile scandals, journalistic investigations, and notable "controversies."

The network of "shadow" Azerbaijani oil traders dealing in Russian oil in violation of sanctions is far more extensive than previously believed.