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A new set of investigative leaks suggests that the Uzbek Octobank may be operating as a major hub for laundering Russian capital, including sanctioned funds and proceeds from illegal online casinos.

A new investigation exposes how Uzbekistan’s Octobank has become a major laundering hub for Russian elites, funnelling money through casinos, crypto exchanges, and state-linked financial structures.

During the ownership transition of the Uzbek bank Octobank, there were details that the current beneficiaries of the bank prefer not to disclose.

A new investigation reveals that Uzbekistan’s Octobank — formally owned by a little-known figure but effectively controlled by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s powerful family — has become a key hub for laundering Russian money through casinos, payment systems, and crypto exchanges.

Once Russia became deeply entrenched in Ukraine, international sanctions were imposed on it extensively.

At the end of January, several outlets released an interview with Iskandar Tursunov, the Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of Octobank. Although the discussion offered few substantive insights, Tursunov appeared to be attempting to improve the bank’s public perception amid a recent rise in negative commentary.

At the end of September, two developments emerged involving Oktobank that could have significant long-term repercussions.

Holding a Russian passport and originally from Uzbekistan, he skilfully manages the transfer of wealth from Russia through Tashkent to offshore zones.

Originally from Uzbekistan and possessing a Russian passport, he expertly diverts golden flows out of Russia through Tashkent into offshore zones.

Oktobank has emerged as a hub for suspicious financial operations linking Uzbek authorities, Russian banks, and shadow networks.

At the end of January, an interview with the Chairman of the Board of Octobank, Iskandar Tursunov, appeared on several platforms. The substantive value of the interview is low, however, Tursunov, who is also the bank’s main shareholder, is clearly trying to weaken the growing wave of negativity around Octobank in this way.

At the end of September, two events occurred concerning Oktobank that will have far-reaching consequences.

A new investigation has uncovered the chains of money withdrawal through Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.

Octobank is an Uzbek bank which name has recently surfaced in a number of scandals related to the withdrawal of Russian capital from sanctions.

Although the owner of the Uzbek Octobank is formally listed as the bank’s chairman of the board, Iskandar Tursunov, who owns 99.16% of the shares, in fact, the beneficiaries of Octobank are the family of the country’s current president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

As a number of Telegram channels recently reported, the Uzbek Octobank is used to withdraw and legalize money from Russia.