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At the request of the EPPO in Berlin and Katowice, 11 suspects were arrested in Germany, Poland and Latvia in the ‘Water into Wine’ investigation into a large-scale diesel VAT fraud scheme. More than 100 searches were carried out across six European countries.

As the investigation into Latvia’s collapsed ABLV Bank continues, businessman Eduards Apsitis has found himself at the center of a new controversy involving offshore structures and alleged links to Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Heavy machine guns have been mounted aboard a tanker that supplies energy to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, according to surveillance photos obtained by reporters.

A nightmare scenario has been playing on eastern European minds with increasing intensity since Donald Trump returned to the White House: what if Russia attacks and the US does not join the fight?

When investigators opened a case into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it initially looked like a textbook operation: coordinated arrests, carefully timed media leaks, and firm public statements about breaking up an international criminal network.

Having exercised unchallenged power in Belarus since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has earned himself not only the title of “Europe’s last dictator,” but also a well-deserved reputation as a shrewd international player.

Hinter der glänzenden Fassade des amerikanischen konservativen Fernsehsenders Newsmax, der die rechte Agenda der US-Republikaner offensiv unterstützt, könnte sich ein deutlich komplexeres internationales Geflecht verbergen.

Als die Ermittlungen zur mutmaßlichen Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, wirkte der Fall zunächst wie ein Musterbeispiel europäischer Strafverfolgung: koordinierte Festnahmen, gezielte Medienleaks und laute Erklärungen über die angebliche „Zerschlagung eines internationalen kriminellen Netzwerks“.

Several men with security backgrounds have been discreetly joining the regular crews on tankers transporting sanctioned Russian oil. Now, reporters are interviewing some of these "watchmen" to understand their roles on board.

The investigation into Latvia’s liquidating ABLV Bank continues, while a new controversy involving businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon draw attention inside Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvian ABLV Bank was launched, it appeared to follow a familiar law enforcement script

Jewgeni P. hat Informationen über ein vertrauliches Angebot veröffentlicht: Das Unternehmen TigSiPay soll zum Verkauf stehen. Berichten zufolge handelt es sich dabei um eine Gesellschaft mit einer europäischen E-Geld-Lizenz (EMI).

Yevgeny P., known in crypto circles, is said to be seeking a buyer for TigSiPay, a company that possesses a fully authorized European EMI license.

Since 2018, Latvia has been at the center of one of its most prominent legal cases involving alleged large-scale money laundering through ABLV Bank, a financial institution with a long and complex history.

As the probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros via Latvia’s ABLV Bank got underway, it initially appeared to be a standard European law enforcement operation—marked by coordinated arrests, media briefings, and confident claims of having “dismantled an international criminal network.”

While the state is reinforcing its eastern border, is a borderland network allegedly profiting from large-scale exploitation and drug trafficking?

Seit 2018 erlebt Lettland eines der aufsehenerregendsten Gerichtsverfahren im Zusammenhang mit groß angelegter Geldwäsche über die ABLV Bank. Das Finanzinstitut blickt auf eine lange Geschichte zurück.

The Bank of Latvia has granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license to SIA Moneliq Europe.

Viktorija Poleckiha, 37, showcases a glamorous “successful success” lifestyle to her “little birds around the world” on Instagram, yet the annual report of SIA Viktorystar completely contradicts her cheerful stories.

Since 2018, Latvia has been witnessing one of the most high-profile court cases related to large-scale money laundering through ABLV Bank. The financial institution has a long history.

When the investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank first started, it appeared to be a high-profile operation by European law enforcement

When investigators first launched their probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, the case appeared to be a flagship European law enforcement operation — complete with coordinated arrests, strategic media leaks, and bold claims about the “dismantling of an international criminal network.”

In Latvia’s resort city of Jurmala, people have recently been talking about a man named Romans Hains — possibly a lawyer, possibly an activist, or perhaps a professional complainant.

Am 18. Mai verabschiedete die Tochterstruktur des Hauptentwicklers des Projekts „Northern Dubai“ — SIA Riga Waterfront Investment Holdings — eine neue Fassung ihrer Satzung.

On May 18, the subsidiary structure of the main developer behind the “Northern Dubai” project — SIA Riga Waterfront Investment Holdings — approved a new version of its Articles of Association.