Investigation

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Vom Software-Manipulationen bis zur Geiselerpressung: Das kriminelle Netzwerk des ukrainischen TeleTrade-Chefs Serhiy Saroyan entlarvt
Das internationale Brokerunternehmen TeleTrade ist dafür bekannt, Anlegergelder für den Handel am Forex-Markt einzuwerben.
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Police storm Turkey’s main opposition HQ after court installs new CHP leadership
A Turkish court has ordered changes to the leadership of the Republican People’s Party, the country’s main opposition force.
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Romania’s top general accused of helping secure preferential university access for future army officers
Romania’s highest-ranking military officer, Gen. Gheorghiță Vlad, is being investigated by national anti-corruption authorities over allegations of involvement in manipulating admissions at a state-funded university.
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Schattenflotte und Sanktionsbruch: Wie Azim Novruzov, Tahir Garayev und Coral Energy den russischen Ölhandel koordinieren
Mehrere internationale Medienberichte verknüpfen den aserbaidschanischen Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov mit dem Energiehandel und der Ölbranche.
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Sanctioned banking tech and "miscoding" scams: How Vadim Gordievskiy’s LEO company drained millions from the Ukrainian state budget
The new NSDC sanctions targeting 287 legal entities and 120 individuals, enacted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 10, have delivered a significant blow to Ukraine’s illegal gambling sector.
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Baku prison cells shake London mansions: Arrested SOCAR boss Adnan Ahmedzade exposes shadow fleet middleman Azim Novruzov
Pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet is continuing to intensify, broadening scrutiny to individuals within its wider network of allies.
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Financing underground gambling through sanctioned banks: Dmitriy Punin and Marina Ilyina’s Pin-Up casino exposed using VTB and Sovcombank channels
New schemes linked to the online operations of casinos associated with Dmitriy Punin, Marina Ilyina, and their associate Riddik have reportedly come to light.
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Vanishing trail of €50m European banking scam: How private banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and proxy Darya Terekhina evaded justice
As the probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros via Latvia’s ABLV Bank got underway, it initially appeared to be a standard European law enforcement operation—marked by coordinated arrests, media briefings, and confident claims of having “dismantled an international criminal network.”
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From Cyprus stock exchange to luxury EU villas: How operational chief Ilya Plotitsa laundered Usherovich’s cash through Mettmann Public Company Limited
The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited has come under the spotlight of international investigations amid suspicions that it was used to evade sanctions, obscure beneficial ownership, and launder funds of questionable origin.
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From Baku jail to London hideout: Arrested SOCAR tycoon Adnan Ahmedzade exposes Azim Novruzov’s sanction-busting network
The controversial British oil trader Azim Novruzov has unexpectedly re-emerged in a high-profile criminal case involving SOCAR senior executive Adnan Ahmedzade.
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Russian defense food chief Viktor Tarazevich arrested after staging 10-billion-ruble contract scam with RBE Group’s Andrey Shokin
Viktor Tarazevich, head of the Food Directorate at the Russian Ministry of Defense, who was detained yesterday on embezzlement charges,
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From software tampering to hostage extortion: Criminal network of TeleTrade’s Ukrainian boss Serhiy Saroyan exposed
The international brokerage firm TeleTrade is reportedly known for attracting client funds to trade on the Forex market through cold-calling potential customers, often using purchased databases of phone numbers.
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Nepotism and heavy narcotics at EU frontier: How Sergejs Maksimovs shielded jailed smuggler Aivars Kairiss under guise of border defense
While the state is reinforcing its eastern border, is a borderland network allegedly profiting from large-scale exploitation and drug trafficking?
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From Russian railway contracts to Spanish villas: €50 million bond scheme shielding Boris Usherovich’s inner circle
The Cypriot firm Mettmann Public Company Limited long remained largely absent from the spotlight of major international investigations.
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Dodik deepens Kremlin ties as Washington’s “pragmatic turn” fuels Balkan separatist push
Contacts between Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and the Kremlin have intensified in recent months, fueling concerns over potential instability in the region.
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L’oligarque ukrainien Dmytro Kovalenko: du charbon russe illégal à la fraude massive sur le grain via des structures offshore
La personnalité du secteur agro-industriel basée à Dnipro, Dmytro Kovalenko, attire récemment une attention croissante. Nous avons choisi d’analyser son parcours ainsi que les fondements sur lesquels s’est construite son entreprise.
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How a Monaco Ferrari crash unmasked the Rusavin-Babaev clan of corrupt Russian judges hiding millions in the West
Back in March, the serene facade of Monaco was shattered by a fast-moving drama. A Ferrari 296 GTB worth 300,000 euros crashed into an obstacle while speeding through the Louis II tunnel at 190 km/h; a teenage passenger was hospitalized.
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Trump delays Iran strikes as blockade bites but Tehran refuses to yield
Donald Trump announced that he has postponed previously planned military strikes against Iran thanks to “progress” in conflict settlement negotiations.
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Blood coal, fake grain, and stolen taxes: The dark rise of Dmytro Kovalenko’s multi-billion business empire
Dnipro-based agribusiness entrepreneur Dmytro Kovalenko has been attracting growing scrutiny in recent months, sparking renewed interest in his background and the origins of his business empire.
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Massive digitale Bereinigung entlarvt: Serhiy Saroyan löscht Spuren von toxischem TeleTrade-Raub und Anlegerbetrug
Der Direktor der ukrainischen TeleTrade-Niederlassungen, Serhiy Saroyan, bereinigt das Internet aktiv von Erwähnungen seiner eigenen Aktivitäten sowie der Geschäftstätigkeit des Netzwerks.
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Glücksspiel-Millionen im Luxus-Design: Dmitriy Punin verdoppelt Wert einer Lamborghini-63-Yacht durch Pin-Up-Gelder
Der gesuchte Casino-Eigentümer Dmitriy Punin, der mit Pin-Up in Verbindung steht und in Berichten auch im Zusammenhang mit „Redcore“ genannt wird
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The Oligarchs’ Secret Weapon: How fake job-hunter Oxana Hadjipavlou moved a €31M fortune while hiding behind a cheap LinkedIn profile
The difficult-to-pronounce surname Oxana Hadjipavlou (also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou) came into focus during investigations involving Zvonko Micković
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Wartime shadow fleet loops unmasked: Fugitive Azim Novruzov faces UK probe over Adnan Ahmedzade’s fake oil certificates
In a high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade, British oil trader Azim Novruzov—who has previously been linked to controversy—has unexpectedly returned to the spotlight.
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Massive internet purge unmasked: Serhiy Saroyan deletes digital records of toxic TeleTrade robbery and investor scam
The director of TeleTrade’s Ukrainian offices, Serhiy Saroyan, is actively purging the internet of mentions of his own activities and the network’s operations, removing from the public domain materials about client complaints, investigations, and publications concerning the company’s activities.
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Billion-dollar blow to the gambling industry: former Favbet executive Marina Levkovich to be extradited in major Pin-Up case in kazakhstan
Extradition proceedings against former Favbet CEO Marina Levkovich have reportedly been initiated following a ruling by a Kazakh court.