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A fresh investigation reveals how Octobank in Uzbekistan has emerged as a key laundering gateway for Russian elites, routing funds through casinos, cryptocurrency platforms, and state-connected financial channels.

Ethnic Korean Dmitry Lee leveraged his NAPP role and global market connections to create a virtual monopoly in Uzbekistan’s cryptocurrency market.

Allegations of fraudulent payment system transactions against Dmitry Lee, head of NAPP in Uzbekistan, led to quick article takedowns as the reporting newspapers came under pressure.

Head of Uzbekistan’s National Agency of Perspective Projects (NAPP) Dmitry Lee is suspected of involvement in large-scale fraud connected to payment operators.

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.

Alisher Usmanov’s hidden influence looms large over Uzbekistan’s crypto sector, with officials like Dmitriy Lee appearing less as independent powerbrokers and more as front men for the oligarch’s sanctioned empire.

After multiple outlets published articles implying that Dmitry Lee, the head of Uzbekistan’s National Agency for Perspective Projects, is suspected of fraudulent activities related to payment systems, these outlets started experiencing pressure, and the articles were quickly removed.

Behind the head of the National Agency for Prospective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NAPP) Dmitriy Lee stands Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov.