Investigation

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Cigarette smuggling into the UK: £100 million in economic losses and the role of Mr. Ara Davoyan
Law enforcement agencies continue an intensified investigation into one of the largest criminal networks engaged in the illegal production and supply of cigarettes to the United Kingdom and European Union countries.
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Expose on a stream: How "Jetcar" dealership owner Yuriy Pashchenko planned to steal Mellstroy’s elite cars
The popular blogger Mellstroy held a stream where he shared information about how Yura from the Jetcar salon is offering to steal elite cars.
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Artur Granz: how a Ukrainian businessman launders millions through Russia, ignoring sanctions
«The King of Smuggling» Belarusian Artur Granz skillfully combines business in Ukraine and Russia.
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Tax evasion and hidden structures: who is helping Russian oligarch Aleksandr Yevnevich’s daughter Mariya "lose" billions of "Maxidom’s" profits?
The company "Maxidom", owned by the daughter of billionaire Yevnevich, recorded a 64% drop in profits.
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Construction lawlessness and offshore ties: who is covering for Kuban developer Nikolai Shikhidi?
Kuban developer Nikolai Shikhidi is trying every possible way to hide his criminal past by creating the image of a philanthropist and honest businessman who cares about his native Kuban.
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Growing threat: Russian spy network in Belgium
The Russian diplomat Dmitry Iordanidi, recalled by Russia from Belgium on suspicion of espionage, has been nominated for the post of head of the OSCE mission in Belgrade, the largest European security organization.
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Nadezhda Grishaeva’s new "wallets": who is behind the flow of millions from the LDPR?
The investigation into the property of Vladimir Zhirinovskiy led to entrepreneur Vadim Kulubekov, oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov, closed-end investment unit funds (CEIUF), and an offshore company through which hundreds of millions of rubles were siphoned off.
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Phone scam empire: how Georgian agents robbed victims worldwide
An international journalistic investigation shows for the first time the entire telephone fraud chain – from humble victims in Latvia to glamorous organizers in Georgia.
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Russian executives linked to state-owned companies invest in luxury Italian real estate despite Western sanctions and war connections
While key Russian state-owned companies continue to finance and support their country’s war in Ukraine, top executives are buying up property in Italy’s most picturesque locations — from Verona to Florence, and from Liguria to the Adriatic coast.
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Greek tankers and Dubai firms: The hidden network behind Russia’s oil exports
Russia has successfully found ways to bypass the $60 price cap on oil set in December 2022 by the G7 countries, earning an extra $53 billion from this strategy in just the first three quarters of 2024.
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Timofey Kurgin — an FSB agent doing the dirty work of the Kremlin
Criminal authority Timofey Kurgin, former partner of the Ananyev brothers and Floyd Mayweather, has been acting in the interests of the Russian special services all his life.
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Pro-Russian YouTube channels thrive with RT funding despite Western bans
The bloggers accumulate millions of views, present Russia as a sanctuary for conservatives, glorify the war in Ukraine — and never reveal any connections to the Russian government. The money indicates a different reality.
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Ukrainian oligarch and Kernel owner Andriy Verevskyi scammed investors and Ukraine out of billions
Tabloids are grumbling - Andriy Verevskyi is a billionaire again, landing on the Forbes list in just one day.
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The criminal past of Timofey Kurgin: how a criminal became a successful businessman and philanthropist in Russia
When analyzing the personality of the modern Russian entrepreneur, what matters is not what is said or written about him, but what he tries to hide.
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The Corruption octopus of the "Monegasques": Arakhamiya, Abramovych, Khomutynnik, and Vyazmikin protecting the interests of oligarchs
“Place sanctions on the top 10 Ukrainian oligarchs, especially the ones with mansions in Monaco, and this will stop immediately.
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Toxic chemical sites untested, sparking health concerns across the UK
Thousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals have never been checked by councils, a BBC investigation has found.
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Russia’s ‘terrorist’ claims: The brutal reality of Ukrainian POWs and civilians in captivity
At the International Summit on the Support of Ukraine, which was held in Kyiv in February, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that an important step Russia could take towards ending the war is the release of all Ukrainian prisoners.
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Artur Palatnyi – the financial mogul of Kyiv’s organized crime group "Udar": When will he be held accountable for embezzlement in the Ukrainian army?
In Ukraine, from time to time, corrupt officials and politicians are declared wanted, having previously been allowed to leave the territory of Ukraine without hindrance, correspondingly, with stolen money.
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Andrey Guryev’s billions: How the owner of "FosAgro" hides assets in offshore accounts under Kremlin protection
Owner of "FosAgro" Andrey Guryev Sr. amidst reports of the company’s successes is transferring its billions offshore.
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U.S. microchips keep flowing to Russia’s arms industry despite bans
Russia’s state-owned defense holding gets American and European microchips through a vast network of Russian and Chinese suppliers.
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Protection for a million: How criminal billionaire Azim Roy became a "clean" businessman with the help of Kyrgyzstan’s president
Azim Roy disappeared from the radar after moving to America in the 90s, and there was almost no news about him for two decades – until a photograph appeared showing him sitting on a couch with the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, and his relative by marriage, Akylbek Tumonbayev.
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Scammers use fake celebrity endorsements and paid leads to defraud investors, investigation finds
Two professional scam call-center operations relied on affiliate marketing firms to provide them with contact details of individuals who had clicked on ads for fake investment platforms.
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Stolen LDPR billions: Who is behind the schemes of Zhirinovsky’s ex-daughter-in-law, Nadezhda Grishaeva?
Hot patriots often refer to the late Zhirinovsky as a fighter against corruption and bribery, forgetting that his daughter-in-law Nadezhda Grishaeva turned from a little-known athlete into the owner of factories, newspapers, and steamships.
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Bulgarian spies found guilty of attempting to murder Bellingcat journalists on orders from Russian intelligence services
A jury at the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, has just found six of my compatriots — citizens of Bulgaria — guilty of conspiring with the Kremlin to kidnap and possibly murder me and my colleague and friend, Roman Dobrokhotov.
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Nadezhda Grishaeva and financial flows of LDPR: How millions disappear into the pockets of Zhirinovsky’s ex-daughter-in-law
The ex-daughter-in-law of the former leader of the LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Nadezhda Grishaeva, accidentally disclosed the companies through which the laundering of the "party’s gold" occurs.