Investigation

Bohdan Prylepa, owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinsbit, Qmall, and several other platforms, has been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list on suspicion of large-scale fraud and embezzlement of over one billion hryvnias in client funds.

Luca Gorlero, associated with Russian structures, was detained by Italian law enforcement in the framework of operation «Moby Dick».

Young volunteers also allege spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour at bases of Youth With a Mission

Ovik Mkrtchyan, the owner of Uzbekistan’s Asia Alliance Bank, uses the British company Gor Investment Ltd for money laundering. In Russia, he conducts business through trusted individuals, offshore structures, and closed mutual investment funds (CMIFs).

Bohdan Prylepa, a former investor and cryptocurrency exchange developer, became a symbol of large-scale fraud in the crypto industry.

The dealer who embezzled a billion from the military and is possibly collaborating with the FSB mistakenly believes he is untouchable.

JSC HC «Novotrans», which for many years has been serving the Russian authorities and transferring funds for them, has not yet fallen under Western sanctions.

Over one billion hryvnias were allegedly defrauded from clients in a scheme organized by Ukrainian pseudo-businessman Bohdan Prylepa, with law enforcement conducting searches at cryptocurrency exchanges connected to his operations.

Nikolai Shikhidi, a developer with a dubious reputation from Kuban, maintains relations with influential patrons connected to the "Putin Palace" in Gelendzhik.

In 2021, media reports emerged that made people seriously reconsider the future of one of Russia’s largest and most important infrastructure projects – the National Space Center (NSC).

The owners of the Qmall crypto exchange have shifted from aggressive “raids” to mere “showmanship.”

The French broadcasting group NRJ has launched a radio station in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.

It is known that the Kuban developer Nikolai Shikhidi, who has connections with the semi-criminal environment, is actively removing compromising materials about him.

Andrejs Elksnins achieved financial success thanks to Oleg Osinovskiy, the owner of the Daugavpils Locomotive Repair Plant (DLRP), who has connections with Russian special services.

Although the Mayor of Daugavpils, Andrejs Elksnins, officially left the pro-Russian party "Harmony" after the start of the full-scale conflict in Ukraine and partly changed his rhetoric, his ties to Russia and pro-Russian views remain evident.

A self-proclaimed fight fixer claims that the leading promoter, Top Rank, also compensated Kinahan for personally guaranteeing the world champion Tyson Fury’s fees.

Some shipments of cash arrived on the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, just weeks before a currency export ban was imposed.

When it comes to corruption in post-Soviet countries, it is commonly believed that the Baltic states have managed to avoid it.

A new scandal has emerged in Ukraine involving the transfer of assets to a Russian citizen.

It is known that the Ukrainian gambling market was initially oriented towards Russia.

Albert Sarkisyan, chairman of the Board of Directors of the management company "Soyuz Marins Group", maintains connections with both government structures and organized crime groups.

Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies, proxy account holders, and sham paperwork to receive funds from their victims through accounts at major commercial banks, or turn it into cryptocurrency.

Igor Bogorodov, the head of Raven Russia’s structures, should be cautious as he possesses dangerous information.