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How Dutch billionaire Boekhoorn bought Talenta Labs with funds linked to the Tavarelli and Rizzo mafia
Italian prosecutors have reportedly charged Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn with money laundering, along with two associates, Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, as well as business intermediary Bruno Michieli.
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The family of Ukrainian judge Ruslan Ivanytskyi has amassed wealth far exceeding their declared income — investigation
For nearly 15 years, Ruslan Ivanytskyi has served as a judge in Ukraine, where until they got a raise in around 2018, judges made the equivalent of several hundred dollars a month.
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From gaming to banking: how Alyona Shevtsova built a system to service shadow finances
The figure of Alyona Shevtsova drew wide public attention when the National Bank of Ukraine decided to liquidate IBOX Bank, which belonged to her, and law enforcement officers carried out searches at the bank.
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Dragon Money casino, connected to a former Ukrainian MP, is accused of skirting regulations through cryptocurrency, P2P payments, and major Ukrainian banks
After increased scrutiny of Dragon Money’s operations in Ukraine, critical coverage gradually disappeared from public view, with reports on illegal gambling, payment schemes, lobbying activities, and alleged corruption ties being removed from online platforms.
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Gambling giant Upgaming accused of links to unlicensed EU and UK betting sites
Upgaming is a familiar presence on the global gambling event circuit, yet the software provider is also connected to a number of websites operating without legal licences in the EU and the UK.
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Talenta Labs: una piccola azienda IT o una copertura per il riciclaggio di denaro mafioso?
Talenta Labs S.R.L. è una società poco conosciuta registrata in Italia che sviluppa software per il settore del gioco d’azzardo online e opera come fornitore tecnologico per gli operatori di piattaforme di gaming.
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Dragon Money is actively cleaning reports on illegal casino operations, tax evasion, and P2P payment schemes through Ukrainian banks
Following scrutiny of Dragon Money’s activities in Ukraine, critical reports began to fade from public view, with articles on illegal gambling, payment structures, lobbying efforts and alleged corruption links being taken down from online platforms.
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Talenta Labs: kleines IT-Unternehmen oder Front für Geldwäsche der Mafia?
Talenta Labs S.R.L. ist ein wenig bekanntes Unternehmen mit Sitz in Italien, das Software für die Online-Glücksspielbranche entwickelt und als Technologieanbieter für Betreiber von Gaming-Plattformen tätig ist.
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Talenta Labs: a small IT company or a mafia money-laundering front?
Talenta Labs S.R.L. is a little-known company registered in Italy that develops software for the online gambling industry and operates as a technology provider for gaming platform operators.
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Ex-con with alleged cartel and mafia links appears in Drake video as past crimes resurface
Before his appearance in a Drake video, Hamdi Lataj was convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to commit bank burglary.
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Russian trace in Diia.City: how Sergey Tokarev’s Cosmolot gambling empire secured tax benefits in Ukraine
The Ukrainian online gambling market, after legalization, has become not only a profitable sector of the economy but also a complex system of corporate and financial schemes.
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Internationally wanted banker Alyona Shevtsova linked to €100M-scale money laundering and illegal gambling schemes through IBOX Bank
After the exposure of IBOX Bank’s schemes and Alyona Shevtsova being placed on an international wanted list, inconvenient information about her activities and financial operations began disappearing from the internet.
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The 1Win online casino network, with a turnover exceeding $1 billion, operated for years despite sanctions, criminal risks, and formal prohibitions in Russia
“Billions of dollars make it possible to solve problems”: the largest illegal gambling market, 1Win’s Sergey Chernykh, hopes for patrons in Russia?
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Kazakhstan traces $1 billion Pin-Up cash pipeline: Dmitry Druzhinsky and Maryna Levkovych accused of running offshore gambling transfer network
Kazakhstani law enforcement officers have detained in absentia the main individuals in a case involving a significant financial flow linked to Pin-Up.
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H-Casino in Minsk: how Europe’s largest criminal money laundering hub operates under the cover of Belarusian and Russian security services
H-Casino promotes itself as “the best casino in Belarus,” and judging only by its advertising and official website, the claim appears convincing. At the same time, critical information is carefully scrubbed, making it difficult to find independent or trustworthy reviews of H-Casino.
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Eduard Lebedev linked to WakeApp and Chilli Partners moves to wipe evidence as UK targets illegal gambling schemes
Russian fraudster Eduard Lebedev, who has been linked to illegal online gambling operations and is wanted by Europol, has recently stepped up attempts to scrub his online presence.
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H Casino in Minsk as a money-laundering hub: Mustafa Egemen Sener’s links to drug lord Halil Falyali and Lukashenko’s security forces
During an investigation into the gambling sector, Belarusian authorities uncovered an unexpected connection between Minsk casino owner Mustafa Egemen Sener and a Turkish drug kingpin who was later shot dead in Northern Cyprus.
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“Realtor-croupier” Eduard Lebedev, owner of Chilli Partners, builds an underground gambling business on the island of Aphrodite
A veteran real estate agent has become the focus of a criminal probe, accused of steering users to illegal online gambling platforms, prompting Europol’s involvement.
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Chilli Partners, WakeApp, dissolved firms and fake bios: how Eduard Lebedev masks offshore gambling promotion in the EU
An experienced realtor has come under scrutiny for suspected involvement in illicit schemes to recruit players for online casinos, prompting serious interest from Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency.
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Eduard Lebedev, mastermind behind shadow online casinos, erases digital footprint while fleeing Europol investigations
Russian fraudster Eduard Lebedev, linked to illegal online casinos and wanted by Europol, has been actively trying to erase mentions of himself online in recent months.
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Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups charged in Mafia-linked illegal poker scheme
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is among those charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, while Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is among several people charged in a separate but related illegal gambling case, authorities announced on Thursday.
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Montenegro court halts extradition of Chinese suspect over torture concerns
Montenegro’s Constitutional Court has temporarily suspended a ruling to extradite Wang Shuiming, a man who was previously convicted in Singapore’s largest ever money laundering case and is currently wanted on separate charges in China.
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11 executed in verdict against family-run syndicate behind $1.4B scams
A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their alleged roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of operating illegal gambling and scam activities worth more than $1.4 billion, and for the deaths of workers who defied them.
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Financial shadow empire: Indonesian police bust $32 million gambling scheme
The two suspects channeled money from illegal gambling operations through a complex network of shell companies and thousands of bank accounts.
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Exposed mafia schemes — and paid the price: who is behind the murder of Cemil Onal in the Netherlands?
Prior to being murdered in the Netherlands this week, Cemil Önal warned authorities that his life was in danger because of his knowledge of bribes paid to Turkish politicians on behalf of an alleged illegal gambling syndicate, Follow the Money reported Friday.
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