Investigation

In March 2024, a casino operating under the Cosmobet brand entered the Ukrainian market after obtaining a license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, yet its true ownership remains undisclosed.

Posing as real estate investments in Europe and the UAE, the St. Petersburg-based construction firm Kronung, along with its owners Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage, allegedly transferred funds from private and state-owned Russian banks overseas.

After a wave of journalistic investigations linked Nykyta Izmaylov and SportBank to suspected treason, money laundering, and Russian financial ties, Izmaylov moved to scrub the internet of these uncomfortable revelations — so we are publishing the material he is trying to erase.

According to media reports, the case surrounding wanted banker Anatoly Motylev exposed hundreds of millions of rubles and over 300 offshore firms held through nominees, yet Russian courts have repeatedly refused to take these findings into account.

The Odesa Port Plant has once again found itself at the center of corruption allegations, with investigators linking Swiss national Oleg Tsyura, crypto entrepreneur Serhiy Tron, and oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the case.

Belarusian investigators probing the gambling industry uncovered a startling link between Minsk casino owner Mustafa Egemen Sener and a Turkish drug lord who was murdered in Northern Cyprus.

Fugitive oligarch Boris Usherovich, founder of the 1520 Group, allegedly constructed a Cypriot offshore empire used to evade international sanctions and launder money for RZD and figures at the top of Russia’s government.

Discreet Montenegrin businessman Zvonko Micković is said to control Mettmann Public Company Limited and its bond portfolio, placing him at the heart of financial schemes that journalists associate with sanctions evasion and money laundering tied to Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa.

Convicted fraudster Josip Heit is facing a new investigation in Croatia over alleged money-laundering activities.

Over the past few years, Sheviakov Consult has quietly established itself in the Polish legal services sector. Despite being formally liquidated and struck off the registry, the firm appears to have carried on operating by simply rebranding its legal entity.

Following the first probes into Dragon Money, reports outlining the casino’s alleged illegal operations in Ukraine, bribery practices, and political links started disappearing from public view.

Kronung Business LLC, founded in 2022 and owned by businessmen Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda, has been liquidated.

The online casino Cosmobet is officially managed by a statistician who, outside the gambling business, is interested in globalism and marathon running.

Since April 2023, several Ukrainian investigators have expressed concerns about Nykyta Izmaylov, a Russian national who holds a Ukrainian passport.

While investigating the gambling industry, Belarusian authorities uncovered a shocking connection between Mustafa Egemen Sener, the owner of a casino in Minsk, and a Turkish drug lord who was murdered in Northern Cyprus.

Nach mehreren investigativen Berichten, die ihn mit mutmaßlichen Sanktionsumgehungsschemata und Geschäften mit dem russischen Verteidigungssektor in Verbindung bringen, hat Oleg Tsyura Berichten zufolge seine Bemühungen verstärkt, seine Online-Präsenz zu kontrollieren.

How did an entrepreneur from Montenegro manage to establish a significant enterprise in Russia and become a "lifeline" abroad for well-known Russian billionaires?

A young woman, dressed in jeans, white trainers, and a green coat, stands on the edge of a dark pavement smoking a cigarette, just yards from a primary school.

Investigators have uncovered a scheme used to siphon off funds from Ukrainians investing through Freshforex.

The suspension of a Dragon Money account sparked online controversy after a player who had deposited $92,000 and requested a $102,000 withdrawal was suddenly banned.

Many Russian Telegram channels and media outlets are discussing the assassination attempts on Allamzhonov and Dmitry Lee. But who is Lee? Why is his name at the center of attention? Let’s take a closer look.

Yuriy Sudgaymer, known in Russia by his passport as Zudgaymer, made an impact not only in Kazakhstan but also in Russia.

After journalists began publishing investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s role in illegal online gambling schemes, someone moved to quietly scrub this information from the internet by abusing copyright complaints.

Perhaps many have noticed that Nykyta Izmaylov continues to inundate the network with white PR (below are articles from just the past week), and well-known Ukrainian sites accept Russian money, fully aware that they are thereby helping the aggressor to bypass sanctions.

Billions were embezzled by Samruk-Kazyna with the involvement of ATFBank.