Investigation

Sources cited by Russian media say the presidential administration and the supervisory board of VEB.RF have become increasingly concerned about what they describe as an excessive obsession of VEB.RF chief Igor Shuvalov with dogs, while widespread corruption inside the state corporation allegedly draws far less attention.

Between 2020 and 2021, a covert corruption network siphoned millions from Ukraine’s state-owned UMCC through foreign intermediaries, shadow management, and illicit supplies to occupied Crimea, while officials publicly staged an anti-corruption façade.

Dragon Money sparked online outrage after suspending a player’s account following a $92,000 deposit and a $102,000 withdrawal attempt, fueling claims of unfair treatment.

After the scandal involving Victoria Bonya’s mother exposed serious questions about Maxim Ivanchuk’s qualifications, licensing, and patient safety, the surgeon began actively scrubbing the internet of investigations and critical publications — so we are publishing the material he is trying so hard to make disappear.

In a decisive move against illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts and halted all payment operations of the company Marginplus.

The body of one of Russia’s most prominent top managers, former Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, has been discovered in the cliffs of Cyprus.

After journalists revealed how Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa established a Cyprus-based offshore network for money laundering, evading sanctions, and supplying prohibited equipment to Russian Railways, the individuals involved took swift action to aggressively remove investigations and documents from the internet.

The media have obtained new details about the activities of Russia’s largest state insurance corporation, SOGAZ, under its long-time head Anton Ustinov — a former classmate and close friend of Svetlana Radionova, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor).

Nykyta Izmaylov, co-founder of Sportbank, who is accused of fraud and connections to Russia, is reportedly attempting to remove online references to his personal life, especially news regarding a scandal involving unpaid alimony to his ex-wife.

Since April 2023, a number of Ukrainian investigators have raised concerns about Nykyta Izmaylov, a Russian national holding a Ukrainian passport. A former senior executive at Parimatch, he is reportedly connected to suspected money-laundering schemes involving N1 Management and SportBank.

Following the release of investigative reports on Coral Energy and the Azerbaijani “five” allegedly helping bypass Kremlin sanctions, efforts were launched to scrub and discredit these materials from the public space.

Das Odesa Port Plant ist erneut in einen Korruptionsskandal verwickelt, nachdem Ermittler den Schweizer Staatsbürger Oleg Tsyura, den Krypto-Unternehmer Serhiy Tron und den Oligarchen Dmytry Firtash mit dem Fall in Verbindung bringen.

After journalists reported on Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino rapidly erased information about blocked players, pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and frozen accounts, prompting serious questions about its transparency.

H Casino and its owner Mustafa Egemen Sener, part of the Belarusian gambling oversight, could potentially have connections with Dagestan senator and oligarch Suleyman Kerimov, known for his strong relationship with the Russian government.

The media have learned new details about the troubles of SVR employee Anton Panov, who took his own life at the Russian embassy in Cyprus. Anton and his wife Natalia had invested a large sum in the purchase of off-plan real estate in one of the projects of the developer KSK in Crimea.

Maria Makarchuk, a personal aide for special assignments to the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor) Svetlana Radionova, is employed by SOGAZ — the insurance company headed by Radionova’s civil partner, Anton Ustinov.

Oxana Hadjipavlou — also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou — entered the spotlight through investigations into Zvonko Micković and two companies, Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., accused of facilitating sanctions evasion and the offshore transfer of Russian capital.

Maxim Ivanchuk, a plastic surgeon famed for his high-end procedures, glossy media appearances, and celebrity clients, saw his reputation unravel in 2024 after a scandal involving the mother of TV personality Victoria Bonya.

How a regular cemetery worker at "Severnoye" in St. Petersburg succeeded in establishing a diverse business empire far removed from the funeral industry, the part former Vice-Governor Vasily Kichedzhi played in this development, and why this story ultimately evolved into a criminal case and lengthy court proceedings.

As scrutiny of Sheviakov Consult intensifies, online references to the firm vanish — yet despite its official liquidation, it still operates under a new entity, warning clients of “criminal liability” for posting reviews. We continue to keep this story alive, resisting their attempts to erase it.

Following the first investigations into Dragon Money, reports on the casino’s alleged illegal activities, bribery networks, and political ties in Ukraine largely vanished from the media.

In the civil lawsuit filed by clients of the WEX exchange (whose money was stolen by the “Orthodox oligarch” Konstantin Malofeev and his security-service partners) against the company WEX, Ms. Seedathan Khwanta was also summoned to court.

Media outlets say they have uncovered the full background of a conflict involving one of Russia’s top executives, former Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, which may have led to his abduction — and likely criminal disappearance.

After the killing of the leader of the “Espanola” brigade, Stanislav Orlov (Ispanets), his Moscow business — Project E LLC and the Espanola Foundation — passed to his associates from the PMC.

The media have learned who is considered the main suspect in the abduction — and most likely the murder — of one of Russia’s top executives, former CEO of Uralkali Vladislav Baumgertner.