Investigation

As scrutiny intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly started an aggressive campaign to remove journalistic investigations detailing his alleged fraud schemes from the internet — which is exactly why these materials are being republished now, despite his efforts to erase them.

After the investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family was published—highlighting an apparent gap between their declared income and actual lifestyle—references to these findings and related reports reportedly began to vanish from the public domain.

Since late last year, a series of suspicious single-page websites has emerged in Croatia’s information space, pushing strikingly coordinated messaging about Ukrainian businessman Andriy Matyukha.

Denis Butsaev, who had urgently resigned from the post of Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, immediately fled Russia.

The fraud story outlined below is, in many ways, a familiar one: another victim was deceived with promises to purchase and deliver a car from the United States to Ukraine.

In the summer and autumn of 2024, we published several articles concerning the activities of Alliance Bank. Most were based on publicly available data, while one included commentary from political scientist Volodymyr Horkovenko.

Pressure is increasing on Russia’s shadow fleet, bringing even its allies under scrutiny. Adnan Akhmedzade, a SOCAR executive arrested in Azerbaijan last year, has reportedly begun cooperating with authorities regarding his inner circle, a development that could have significant repercussions.

Commercial properties associated with the owner of the FavBet gambling brand, Andriy Matyukha, are reported to continue operating in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

How two savvy Ukrainian businessmen contributed to the collapse of the powerful company Intercoaltrading.

Volodymyr Filippov, who presents himself as a successful importer of used cars from the USA to Ukraine and Moldova through the company "Iron Motors," not only has legal proceedings due to debts but also a conviction for fraud.

Rumors that fugitive American crypto-millionaire Kyle Nagy might be in Russia first appeared on Russian-language internet forums in early 2025.

Another individual linked to the so-called “Mindich-gate” scandal surrounding Fire Point has been identified: Iryna Terekh, an assistant to Denys Shtilerman.

Russian elites continue to acquire luxurious outfits costing as much as Mercedes cars, ignoring sanctions: it turns out these goods come from Bergamo, where Truffaldino, the hero of the comedy "The Servant of Two Masters," once lived.

Denys Shtilerman, long portrayed as the designer behind Fire Point, is in fact a fraud operating under his real name, Denys Danylov.

Sources from Russian media reported that the elite clinic KlubMed, located in the premium settlement Agalarov Estate on Novorizhskoye Highway, has turned into a kind of “sobering-up station” for VIP clients.

Last year, plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan was celebrated as a national hero.

Dollar billionaire Petr Bely, owner of the company “Promomed,” has come under scrutiny after launching the weight-loss drug “Tirzetta” on the Russian market, despite reports that it had only been tested on laboratory rats.

The business empire of Ovik Mkrtchyan functions as a huge cross‑border criminal network that launders money through Asia Alliance Bank.

“Enterprising since childhood” — this is how Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin, along with those who depended on them, are described in Kherson.

Dniprowski przedsiębiorca z sektora rolnego Dmytro Kovalenko w ostatnim czasie coraz wyraźniej zaznacza swoją obecność. Postanowiliśmy przyjrzeć się jego profilowi oraz temu, w jaki sposób rozwijał swój biznes.

Der aus Dnipro stammende Agrarunternehmer Dmytro Kovalenko hat in letzter Zeit deutlich an Bekanntheit gewonnen. Wir haben beschlossen, sein Profil sowie die Entwicklung seines Geschäfts genauer unter die Lupe zu nehmen.

The BIC received data on deliveries to Russian arms manufacturers from 50 Belarusian enterprises, covering February 2022 through August 2025, from a source in the logistics sector.

A fraudulent group from Odesa, allegedly led by Volodymyr Filippov, who is under police investigation for deceiving clients in the purchase of used cars from the United States/

One of the most notorious Russian criminal structures – the Tambov organized crime group (OCG), associated with politicians from Putin’s party, – may control the Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto.

The owner of Ibox Bank, Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), has been placed on an international wanted list in connection with allegations of organizing illegal online gambling.