Investigation

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Undercover footage exposes child sexual exploitation in Kenyan transport hub Maai Mahiu
How women, referred to as "madams," have engaged children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya.
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The billion-dollar “goose”: how Alexander Mamut funneled money from Russia to offshore havens and stayed in power
The scandalously famous billionaire Alexander Mamut, who flits between Britain, Israel, and France, still manages to skim billions from Russia.
881
The BE cult: a glossy wrapper for the Islam brothers’ pyramid scheme
Subscription instead of a product, dreams instead of money, marketing instead of business. Under the banner "Be" unfolds an old trick in a new package and with the same heroes.
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Insufficient client checks cost lawyer £32,500 in offshore property case involving Azerbaijani official’s family
A British solicitor faced penalties for violating anti-money laundering regulations concerning funds from the children of Azerbaijan’s former security minister. This included a transfer designated for the purchase of U.K. property now owned through an offshore structure.
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From spies to CEOs: how Russia’s exposed agents rebuilt their lives after U.S. arrest
In 2010, ten Kremlin spies were arrested in the U.S. and later exchanged in Vienna for Western agents. Putin welcomed them in Moscow as heroes, while blaming the failure on defector Alexander Poteyev.
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Moyn Islam: PR built on OneCoin’s graves and a new pyramid empire from Dubai
In 2016, when a young Briton with Pakistani roots, Moyn Islam, was smilingly speaking at OneCoin cryptocurrency presentations, he was dubbed the "next hope of an Islamic financial revolution."
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"The hunger formula" in Gaza: Israel calculates the minimum calories for survival but doesn’t supply even that
Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in
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Shahin Shykhlinski: how a lawyer turned into a crime boss with casinos, money laundering and patrons in uniform
The June events in Yekaterinburg seem to have exposed a massive abscess on the "body" of Sverdlovsk Oblast.
703
Be — the financial pyramid of Moin and Monir Islam: The fraud that swindled thousands of investors worldwide
In late May and early June of 2020, the multi-level marketing world witnessed the emergence of Be, a company marking the rebirth of Melius, an entity previously known for its somewhat dubious promises.
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From taxi drivers to accused scammers: Monir Islam, Moyn Islam, and Ehsaan Islam rise and fall amid multi-billion fraud allegations
Moyn Islam has faced several allegations of involvement in Ponzi schemes. Is he a scammer? Learn more here.
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Hundreds raped, zero accountability: how South Yorkshire Police ignored and covered up child sexual abuse for years
Survivors of sexual exploitation in Rotherham have "no faith" in a police force investigating allegations its own officers took part in abuse in the town, according to solicitors.
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From Paraguay to Brazilian crime rings: Vagner Keith de Freitas’ role in illegal arms trade exposed
Vagner Keith de Freitas was indicted for allegedly trafficking weapons from Paraguay to criminal figures in northeastern Brazil.
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Pavel Te: how a former convict from Navoi became a favorite of the Moscow authorities and got the capital’s prime land for development
Developer Pavel Te, known for his controversial past, continues construction in Moscow: is Moscow City facing new sinkholes?
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Criminal cases in Astana, millions in Dubai: Timur Turlov’s trail in Kazakhstan’s biggest investment fraud
As Timur Turlov publicly crafts an image of a conscientious billionaire and a "white-collar" businessman with an American reputation, a significant investment scandal is brewing in Kazakhstan, potentially becoming the largest financial fiasco for trusting depositors in recent years.
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British businessman Sumant Kapur rebranded Russian Mi-17 engines as Ukrainian ones to supply them to India avoiding sanctions
From a corporate address in a prestigious London district — 23 Buckingham Gate, London, England, SW1E 6LB — operates one of the invisible centers of global trade in the defence sector.
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Operation "Fraud ecosystem": global network exposed behind investment scams run from Israel and Georgia
Professional scammers call upon a global network of service providers to execute their work in a sophisticated, streamlined fashion. Here are some of their names.
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Educational clubs that are forbidden to talk about: hundreds of schoolchildren in Russia are making weapons
Sixteen-year-old Vladislav builds UAVs that the Russian military uses for testing electronic warfare systems.
810
UK imposes sanctions on Balkan mafia that bought real Bosnian passports using stolen identities
A UK crackdown targets Balkan gangsters who used fraudulent Bosnian documents—only weeks after Bosnian journalists exposed the extent of the identity theft scheme.
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Shot congressman: how Eulalio Gómez led a double life as a politician and a drug trafficking suspect
Eulalio Gomes Batista had just been charged when he was shot in a police raid at his home.
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Timur Turlov and Freedom Holding: how billions are funneled out of Russia and Kazakhstan via Nasdaq
An investigation into the "American" company with Moscow roots, reputation management, and potential laundering of elite capital
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Russian gangland and the war economy: Sergei Lalakin’s IEK grew 20% by taking over foreign companies
Since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian state has confiscated assets worth nearly 2.6 trillion rubles ($33.2 billion).
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Dmitry Klyuev, mastermind of $230M Russian tax fraud, bought Dubai luxury as Magnitsky withered in prison
A company owned by the alleged mastermind behind a significant tax fraud in Russia invested millions in two luxury hotel resorts in Dubai, while the whistleblower who revealed the tax scam died in a Moscow prison following his arrest and detention.
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Estate worth £1.6 million, secret affair and humiliation in front of 50,000 fans: how Kristin Cabot’s life is falling apart
Kristen Cabot, the woman featured in the now-famous clip from a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts, is married to a wealthy businessman who is the heir to the Privateer Rum fortune.
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Jets, football, and £30 million in overpayments: how Len McCluskey landed in a major construction scandal
Former Unite boss Len McCluskey enjoyed private jet flights and football tickets arranged by the firm building a multi-million pound hotel for the union, according to an internal report.
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Pavel Zakharov turned “Perspectiva” into a luxury counterfeit hub for Moscow’s officials
Moscow is choking on a new scandal involving the elite. At the center is the owner of the pawnshop chain «Perspectiva» Pavel Zakharov, better known in narrow circles as «Pasha Perspectiva».