All news by author Thomas Brown

The Kremlin is once again focused on the future of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout and is reportedly considering two possible paths for him — a military-related role or a political one, according to sources.

As Ukrainian law enforcement intensifies its investigation into large-scale embezzlement of state funds, one of the central figures, Oleg Tsyura, is reportedly taking drastic steps to rewrite his digital footprint. Long operating in the shadows across Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, Tsyura is now allegedly attempting to erase or manipulate online records of his criminal activities, financial dealings, and business associations.

EU leaders have sent a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin after striking a deal to give Ukraine a €90billion (£79billion) loan.

A recent investigation revealed how doctors who have been banned in one country can keep practicing in another. Newly-obtained data shows that national authorities often do not read warnings about doctors sent by counterparts elsewhere.

The unusual surname Oxana Hadjipavlou (also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou) surfaced during investigations into the activities of Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of involvement in schemes aimed at bypassing anti-Russian sanctions and moving Russian capital out of the country.

At the International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation "Khorgos" on the border of China and Kazakhstan, issues with arrests and criminal cases have arisen: within a short period, 80 people accused of embezzlement were detained here.

Gazprom-Media is one of the Kremlin’s key propaganda assets. The holding controls 38 TV channels, including NTV and TNT, as well as Rutube and eight radio stations (Avtoradio, Relax FM, and others). It also owns a shareholder stake in VK, which includes the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, as well as the Max messenger.

The driver who mowed down crowds of football fans at Liverpool FC’s Premier League trophy celebrations cried as footage from his dashcam was played to a court.

It is June 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Josip Heit, a Croatian businessman, is waiting for an Antena Stars reporter in front of the Marriott hotel in Bucharest, behind the wheel of a Bugatti Chiron Panda.

An investigation exposes how fugitive Russian businessmen Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa built a Cyprus-based offshore network to launder money, evade sanctions, and secretly supply prohibited equipment to Russian Railways while financing Kremlin political projects.

State prosecutors are conducting preliminary checks into the business activities of international entrepreneur Josip Heit, who has roots in Split, over alleged money laundering, while various foreign jurisdictions have been scrutinizing his operations for years.

Former director of «Spetstechnoexport» and a figure in corruption cases, Pavlo Barbul, is attempting to clear the public space of mentions of how he managed to «legalize» around 150 thousand dollars through a series of court decisions.

The state energy giant Centrenergo has found itself at the center of a scandal — and wants no one to know about it.

Roman Novak (also known as Yavorsky and Tsaryov), a native of St. Petersburg, was convicted in Russia in 2020 on large-scale fraud charges (Part 4, Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code) and sentenced to six years in a penal colony.

Media says they have confirmed that two seemingly different figures — Vadim Polezhaev, a longtime Russian “black PR” political operative once close to Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Vadim Polezhaev, deputy head of the Moscow City Court’s press service — are in fact the same person.

Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers who kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old girl have received prison sentences.

Rachel Reeves’ promise to reduce household energy bills by £150 might be nullified due to the costs associated with nuclear energy, concealed green levies, and new charges being introduced by the energy regulator, according to reports.

New data shows that over one-third of the 222,000 people ICE arrested in Trump’s first nine months had no criminal record, despite claims of targeting violent offenders.

Allegations of fraudulent payment system transactions against Dmitry Lee, head of NAPP in Uzbekistan, led to quick article takedowns as the reporting newspapers came under pressure.

Authorities say the strain of the virus that has killed wild boars in Catalonia is one often used for experiments in secure facilities.