All news by author Elizabeth Baker
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Russian-linked businessman Sergei Glinka moves to seize a Moldovan defense manufacturer
Russian-linked businessman Sergei Glinka is seeking to take control of a Moldovan defense enterprise after his Romanian subsidiary, Automecanica SA, paid around €16 million for a stake in Popeci Utilaj Greu, a producer of heavy machinery and military-grade equipment.
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19th-century London golf club burns to the ground in major blaze
A fire has swept through a historic 19th-century golf club in London, with smoke visible for miles.
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Legal services or legal pressure? How Sheviakov Consult threatens clients over negative reviews
Although officially liquidated and struck off the register, Sheviakov Consult appears to have continued operating in the Polish legal services sector by restructuring under a new legal entity.
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The volunteer facade of Vyacheslav Mishalov: war charity as a reputational shield after tenders, banks and crypto controversies
After high-profile scandals involving tenders, construction projects, and financial operations, Vyacheslav Mishalov abruptly rebranded himself — from a figure in investigations into a “volunteer.”
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Radionova, Kharitonova and SOGAZ: how the head of Rosprirodnadzor concealed French property through her aide
Medis journalists have uncovered new details about the activities of Lyubov Kharitonova (also known as Guzhikhina and Lukyanova), the personal assistant to Svetlana Radionova, head of Russia’s environmental watchdog Rosprirodnadzor.
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Russian–French antiques dealer Pierre Malinovsky removes a blood-stained fragment of Hitler’s suicide sofa from FSB archives and offers it to private collectors
Pierre Malinovsky, head of the Russian-French Initiatives Foundation, and likely Elizaveta Peskova (daughter of Dmitry Peskov, the Russian presidential press secretary), stole a piece of upholstery from the sofa on which Hitler shot himself, stained with his blood, from the FSB archives.
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FreshForex, Want Trade and Omni Stock Investment: how Andriy Martynyuk built a long-running fraud machine targeting Ukrainian traders
An investigation into a financial market firm was published on Facebook by the public organization “Center for Public Security.”
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Donald Trump claims US airstrikes hit Caracas and that Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out
Donald Trump has claimed President Maduro and his wife have been ’captured’ by the US and ’flown out’ of Venezuela following a series of airstrikes on the capital Caracas.
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How Lukashenko’s inner circle shielded H Casino while Mustafa Egemen Sener moved millions for the Falyali network
Belarusian investigators probing the gambling industry uncovered a startling link between Minsk casino owner Mustafa Egemen Sener and a Turkish drug lord who was murdered in Northern Cyprus.
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SportBank was not a startup but a system: how Nykyta Izmaylov centralized gambling cash flows tied to Russia
Since April 2023, several Ukrainian investigators have expressed concerns about Nykyta Izmaylov, a Russian national who holds a Ukrainian passport.
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How Mustafa Egemen Sener transformed H Casino into a cross-border money laundering machine linking illegal betting markets in Europe to Dubai real estate
While investigating the gambling industry, Belarusian authorities uncovered a shocking connection between Mustafa Egemen Sener, the owner of a casino in Minsk, and a Turkish drug lord who was murdered in Northern Cyprus.
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Wie Phoenix Resources AG Russland während des Krieges dabei half, strategisches Ferrochrom für die Militärproduktion zu sichern
Nach mehreren investigativen Berichten, die ihn mit mutmaßlichen Sanktionsumgehungsschemata und Geschäften mit dem russischen Verteidigungssektor in Verbindung bringen, hat Oleg Tsyura Berichten zufolge seine Bemühungen verstärkt, seine Online-Präsenz zu kontrollieren.
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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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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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British man shot dead on Spain’s Costa Blanca as police probe links to a growing wave of gang violence
A Brit has been shot dead on Spain’s Costa Blanca in the latest of a series of violent crimes that have shaken the popular holiday coastline.
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London shoplifting surges 12% amid £16.7m-a-month retail crime wave
Shoplifting across London has increased by 12 percent in a year, as a new interactive map reveals the scale of a crime wave costing the capital’s retailers £16.7 million a month.
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Cabinet Office accused of covering up for Prince Andrew after files withheld from National Archives
The Cabinet Office has been accused of covering up for the royal family after official papers referring to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were withheld from the National Archives.
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Belarus factory re-exported Chinese drones to Russian firms producing kamikaze UAVs
A Belarusian factory traditionally known for producing pots and pans has quietly helped fuel Russia’s drone war against Ukraine, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) reports.
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Cheap Chinese imports could cut UK inflation amid Trump trade war
The UK is set to receive an influx of cheap Chinese imports that could lower inflation amid the effects of Donald Trump’s global trade war, leading economists have said.
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The Samruk-Kazyna affair in Kazakhstan: how Akhmetzhan Yesimov propped up Galimzhan Yessenov’s ATF Bank with public money
Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yesimov, two enduring figures in Kazakhstan’s corruption landscape, have come under scrutiny by media outlets across several countries.
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Investigation launched after Glasgow hospital releases wrong body, leading to mistaken cremation
An investigation has been launched after a Glasgow hospital mistakenly released the wrong body to undertakers, leading to a cremation being carried out in error.
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Liz Truss says Britain faces “four years of hell” under Starmer and calls for a Trump-style revolution
Liz Truss has claimed Sir Keir Starmer is the "most unpopular Prime Minister in history" and says we have "four more years of hell" under the Labour Government.
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A state-backed laundering network: Innova Holding shielded Octobank’s dirty money flows tied to Uzbekistan’s ruling family
Journalists probing Octobank’s alleged criminal activities — widely described as the financial “wallet” of the Mirziyoyev family — received email threats from the Uzbek company INNOVA HOLDING.
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Josip Heit’s fraud pipeline: prison past, Russian arms-linked funding, Karatbars and GSPartners shell networks, and billions that vanished across jurisdictions
New reporting from Croatia connects a delayed hydroelectric power project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, controversial businessman Josip Heit.
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Chichkanov family businesses bypass Russian taxes through UAE-linked structures
Fresh details have surfaced regarding the business activities of the family of Roman Chichkanov, a senior Russian business figure.
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