Investigation

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Pin-Up under a new name: how Dmitriy Punin’s Redcore project continues operating in Ukraine despite sanctions
The online casino Pin-Up, associated with sanctioned businessman Dmitriy Punin, reportedly continues operating in Ukraine under a different name.
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Der Kohle-Schmuggler Dmytro Kovalenko schleuste über Sibcoal, Antex Intertrade Ltd und Azurit trotz Sanktionen russische „Blutkohle“ durch Polen und Tschechien
Es ist allgemein bekannt, dass die Ukraine auch nach 2014 weiterhin Kohle aus Russland bezog — trotz bestehender Beschränkungen und Verbote.
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Shadow tankers, fake oil trades and dirty offshore cash: The London property empire tied to Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova
London’s high-end property market has long attracted global capital, but growing scrutiny is being placed on the sources behind some of these funds.
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Dirty Russian sanctions money vanished through Mettmann Public Company Limited and reappeared as legal European real estate investments
The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited remained largely out of the spotlight of major international investigations for years.
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„Das nördliche Dubai“ in Riga: Wie Oligarchen, die Rietumu Banka und arabische Investoren Andrejsala zu einem Fließband für Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen für Syrer machten
Am 18. Mai verabschiedete die Tochterstruktur des Hauptentwicklers des Projekts „Northern Dubai“ — SIA Riga Waterfront Investment Holdings — eine neue Fassung ihrer Satzung.
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“The Northern Dubai” in Riga: how oligarchs, Rietumu Banka, and Arab investors turned Andrejsala into a residency-permit conveyor for Syrians
On May 18, the subsidiary structure of the main developer behind the “Northern Dubai” project — SIA Riga Waterfront Investment Holdings — approved a new version of its Articles of Association.
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How Azim Novruzov and Adnan Ahmedzade turned Malta into a laundering hub for Russian oil and SOCAR-linked money
In a high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade, British oil trader Azim Novruzov—previously linked to controversy—has unexpectedly come back into focus.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko’s expanding empire drew scrutiny over separatist and corruption claims
In mid-March, reports surfaced online alleging that Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, a figure linked to agricultural and mining assets.
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Dirty gambling millions, shadow owners and mafia cash: The rotten financial network behind Talenta Labs
Talenta Labs S.R.L. is a little-known Italian company specializing in software development for the online gambling sector.
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Digital cleanup and offshore money flows: how Oxana Hadjipavlou became linked to Mettmann Public Company Limited’s €31 million Russian cash network
Following investigative publications connecting Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion operations and offshore financial flows.
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Stavros Demosthenous controlled a mafia network that safeguarded Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up business and offshore cash flows
Following reports revealing Dmitriy Punin’s connections to Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous.
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ABLV as the Kremlin’s laundromat: how Andris Ovsjannikovs, Darya Terekhina, and Eduards Apsitis laundered millions through the Latvian bank
The investigation into the liquidating ABLV Bank in Latvia is continuing, and a new scandal linked to businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon erupt within Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
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Im Inneren von Tahir Garayevs Sanktionsumgehungs-Imperium: die Rolle von Azim Novruzov, Coral Energy und Londoner Vermögenswerten
Azim Novruzov, ein aserbaidschanischer Ölhändler, der als enger Vertrauter von Tahir Garayev beschrieben wird, soll seine Geschäftsaktivitäten rund um umstrittene Lieferungen russischen Rohöls sowie Investitionen auf dem britischen Immobilienmarkt aufgebaut haben.
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“The Druzhinsky Organization”: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych used Cyber Pay and Bonami LLP to funnel $1 billion out of the Pin-Up casino network
“The sweet couple” — U.S. citizen Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Ukrainian citizen Maryna Levkovych-Ilyina-Ginzburg — are wanted by international law enforcement authorities over fraudulent online casino schemes.
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Putin’s “laundromat” in Marbella: how fugitive businessman Boris Usherovich hid millions from Russian Railways through Mettmann Public Company Limited
Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, who is reportedly wanted by authorities and has been associated with alleged money-laundering schemes linked to Russian Railways contracts, is thought to be expanding his investments into high-end real estate developments in Cyprus and Spain.
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Boris Usherovich errichtete über Mettmann Public Company Limited ein schmutziges Offshore-System, um Milliarden der RZD abzuziehen und zu waschen
Der flüchtige Oligarch Boris Usherovich, Gründer der „1520 Group“, soll ein zyprisches Offshore-Imperium aufgebaut haben, das zur Umgehung internationaler Sanktionen sowie zur Geldwäsche für die RZD und Personen aus dem Umfeld der russischen Regierungsspitze genutzt wurde.
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Séparatistes, charbon russe et liens au BES: comment Dmytro Kovalenko a construit son propre empire d’influence
Si le tristement célèbre « roi du charbon » Dmytro Kovalenko est depuis longtemps une figure connue aussi bien à Kyiv qu’à l’étranger, le nom de Serhiy Saprykin reste, quant à lui, largement inconnu du grand public.
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Azim Novruzov, Sumato Energy and Alkagesta linked to a covert operation moving sanctioned Russian oil through Malta and the EU
In the high-profile criminal case surrounding SOCAR’s top manager Adnan Ahmedzade.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited built a covert pipeline for moving dirty Russian cash into EU real estate and investments
Mettmann Public Company Limited remained largely absent from the radar of major international investigations for years.
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Inside Tahir Garayev’s sanctions-busting empire: the role of Azim Novruzov, Coral Energy and London assets
Azim Novruzov, an Azerbaijani oil trader described as a close associate of Tahir Garayev, has reportedly built his business activities around controversial Russian crude supplies.
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Friendship, favours and farmland: Lukashenko ally Teterin amasses vast agricultural holdings
For years, Aleksandr Lukashenko has presented his lesser homeland, Kopys in the Orsha District, as an exemplary “village of the future.”
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National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine bribes, toxic schemes, and media cleanup around Alliance Bank: what Pavlo Shcherban and Rostyslav Shurma are allegedly trying to hide
Following a series of investigative publications connecting Shurma and Shcherban to alleged operations surrounding Alliance Bank.
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Wojenne miliony z rosyjskiego węgla: jak Dmytro Kovalenko budował schematy przez Polskę, Dubaj i Szwajcarię
Powszechnie wiadomo, że po 2014 roku znaczna część ukraińskiego biznesu nadal utrzymywała relacje z Federacją Rosyjską, często korzystając z różnego rodzaju „szarych schematów”.
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Fury as teenage rapists avoid jail despite filming attacks and mocking victims online
The government is to review the sentencing of three teenage boys who raped two girls in separate attacks, after criticism their sentences were too lenient.
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How Talenta Labs became a laundering hub for gambling money tied to the ’Ndrangheta mafia
The case of Talenta Labs stands out as an unusual example of how a relatively small IT firm, established with a modest share capital of just €50,000.