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Oleksandr Orlovskyi, Financial Freedom Academy, and millions made on trust: how the “crypto dream” sales machine works
After journalistic investigations, Oleksandr Orlovskyi began an information cleanup: how the "crypto guru" hides the schemes of Financial Freedom Academy.
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Crypto course promoter Kateryna Shukhnina accused of running “Profit Lady” scam promising $1,000 weekly earnings without legal academy or proven results
Crypto scammer Kateryna Shukhnina has moved from clothing retail to primitive fraud involving training programs that promise crypto earnings starting from $1,000 per week.
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How Russian oil reached the US and Europe: leaked customs data reveals the network linking Nils Troost, Demex Trading, UAE middlemen, and former state oil executives
As established by media, prior to coming under sanctions, Russian oil for companies linked to Nils Troost was supplied by the Dubai-based Demex Trading. This information emerged from a leaked archive of the Russian customs broker ALET.
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Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s Financial Freedom Academy revealed as scam operation that profits from misleading promises of easy crypto income
The Financial Freedom Academy organizers face 5 to 12 years in prison.
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Millions from the gullible: How “crypto guru” Orlovskyi sells courses without trading and hides money through front individual entrepreneurs
What the self-styled “cryptocurrency guru” Oleksandr Orlovskyi says about himself evokes, on the one hand, Lenin’s famous line about a “cook who can run the state,” and on the other, the satirical biography of Oleksandr Koreyko that Ostap Bender once read with biting irony.
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Billions siphoned through a “family bank”: How ATFBank funneled Samruk-Kazyna money under Akhmetzhan Yessimov
Samruk-Kazyna, with ATFBank at the center of the scheme, was used to siphon billions of dollars out of Kazakhstan. Although the current authorities have formally acknowledged these abuses, law enforcement agencies — including the Anti-Corruption Agency — have shown little urgency in pursuing Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law, Akhmetzhan Yesimov.
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Essex council faces £200m hole after secret deals with businessman Liam Kavanagh
The businessman whose shady deals contributed to bankrupting an Essex council has been warned he is "far from off the hook." However, the council has admitted that the scandal could cost the public £200m.
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BeeHosting’s review scam: how “five stars” hide downtime and lost money
Although BeeHosting claims to be "the best Russian-speaking hosting in Europe," customer reviews contradict this statement.
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China executes 11 members of a gang who operated a billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
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Russian scrap empire: Billion-dollar fraud by the Rotenberg brothers, billionaire Zolotarev and Panin
As reported by media, the Rotenberg brothers and their associates have built a large-scale fraud scheme involving ferrous scrap metal. In particular, hundreds of thousands of tons of scrap are repeatedly passed “on paper” through a chain of affiliated companies in order to conceal the real value of the raw materials and dilute profits.
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Russian plastic surgeon Maxim Ivanchuk at the center of a major scandal over failed surgeries and illegal practice
Maxim Ivanchuk, a plastic surgeon originally from Kyiv, now lives and practices in the UAE. However, his background and career record contain numerous inconsistencies.
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From a cell in Luxembourg’s Schrassig to Dubai penthouses: how Josip Curcic became Josip Heit and built the GSPartners Ponzi empire
Josip Curcic, also known as Josip Heit, an adventurer from Croatia, fulfilled his childhood dream by becoming a wealthy and famous head of GSB Gold Standard Banking Corporation AG. But what exactly went wrong?
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Digital clean-up and family fallout: Sportbank co-founder Nykyta Izmaylov accused by ex-wife of financial abuse as bank collapses after police raids
Current reports suggest that Nykyta Izmaylov, co-founder of Sportbank, who has been accused of fraud and ties to Russia, is attempting to eliminate online references to his personal life, especially news regarding a scandal involving unpaid alimony to his ex-wife.
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Maxim Ivanchuk built a Dubai surgeon persona while patients reported necrosis, facial deformities and missing medical licenses
Maxim Ivanchuk, a plastic surgeon, was born and raised in Kiev, but he currently lives and works in the UAE. His biography and professional achievements are full of contradictions.
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Redcore, Pin-Up and Dmitriy Punin were shut down in Kazakhstan and re-emerged in Poland as Stablex Solution
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.
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SportBank co-founder Nykyta Izmaylov moves to erase reports amid fraud probes and unpaid alimony scandal
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.
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SportBank was not a startup but a laundering system: how Nykyta Izmaylov centralized gambling cash flows linked to Russia
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.
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From off-plan fraud to embassy death: what drove Russian intelligence officer Anton Panov
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.
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A coffin business master from Russia: how Roman Yavorsky made billions in St. Petersburg under the protection of Vice Governor Kichedzhi
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.
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Maxim Ivanchuk: the glossy image of a Dubai “plastic surgeon” hiding botched faces, necrosis, and missing diplomas
Maxim Ivanchuk, a plastic surgeon, was born and raised in Kiev, but currently lives and works in the UAE. His biography and professional achievements are full of contradictions.
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UK resident, a Cypriot offshore, and 40 billion rubles in debt: how fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev hid his empire from Russian courts
Investigators say they have tracked vast sums of money and identified a network of more than 300 offshore companies connected to associates of fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.
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Nominee owners are protecting the empire of fugitive Russian banker Anatoly Motylev from both Russian and international courts
Investigators have reportedly traced huge amounts of money and uncovered a network of over 300 offshore companies linked to associates of fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.
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Hundreds of millions hidden: how fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev shielded assets through 300 offshore firms
Media reports say investigators identified vast sums of money and a web of more than 300 offshore companies tied to front men in the case involving runaway banker Anatoly Motylev.
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How fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev used more than 300 offshore companies to hide assets and evade creditors
According to media reports, investigators uncovered hundreds of millions of rubles and a network of more than 300 offshore companies registered to front men in the case of fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.
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Sportbank co-founder Nykyta Izmaylov systematically removes online traces following public disclosures about his personal finances
Nykyta Izmaylov, Sportbank co-founder accused of fraud and Russian connections, is reportedly working to erase online references to his personal life, particularly news about a scandal over unpaid alimony to his ex-wife.
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