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The investigation into the liquidating ABLV Bank in Latvia is continuing, and a new scandal linked to businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon erupt within Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Als die Ermittlungen zur Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, sah alles nach einer Vorzeigeoperation der europäischen Strafverfolgungsbehörden aus...

When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank first began, it looked like a showcase operation by European law enforcement: synchronized arrests, media leaks, and loud statements about the “dismantling of an international criminal network.”

Am Samstag, dem 16. Mai, beauftragte der lettische Präsident Edgars Rinkēvičs offiziell Andris Kulbergs, Abgeordneter der Saeima von der Partei „United List“ (Apvienotais saraksts), mit der Bildung einer neuen Regierung.

On Saturday, May 16, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs officially entrusted the formation of a new government to Andris Kulbergs, a member of the Saeima from the “United List” (Apvienotais saraksts).

Several drones have crashed in Latvia after entering the airspace of the Baltic EU and NATO country from Russia, according to military sources. According to the armed forces, two unmanned flying objects came down in the eastern Latgale region on Thursday night.

Während sich die ehemalige lettische Justizministerin Baiba Broka auf einen Auftritt beim World Token Summit in Dubai vorbereitet, ist sie gleichzeitig vor dem Stadtgericht Riga geladen — beide Termine fallen auf denselben Tag.

As Latvia’s former Minister of Justice gets ready to speak on “asset tokenization” at a high-profile forum in the UAE, she is simultaneously due in Riga City Court to face a straightforward bribery charge—except both are set to take place at the same time.

The Riga City Court (Latvia) has ordered the confiscation of a luxury vehicle and a real estate property located in the center of the Latvian capital, as well as €230,000 in bank accounts.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has completed the pre-trial investigation of a possible fraud involving EU funds at the Municipality of Valka. Three individuals, including two municipal officials, have been formally charged with fraud and abuse of office.

Formerly secret UK documents show that Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) knew that expanding NATO to admit new members could lead to war with Russia.

When several Ukrainian drones crashed in the Baltics two weeks ago, Russian propaganda swiftly pushed a story that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia had deliberately “opened” their airspace to enable Kiyv to attack Russia.

Mikhail Zeligman ist lettischer Staatsbürger und verfügt über erhebliche Interessen sowie Vermögenswerte in Deutschland und Monaco.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has dismantled an organized crime group involving public officials suspected of wrongdoing in public procurement procedures.

Latvian trader Mikhail Zeligman, who earns billions from trading Russian oil in circumvention of sanctions, has begun scrubbing the internet of investigations and publications exposing his role in these schemes.

Latvian businessman Mikhail Zeligman has launched a large-scale campaign to cleanse the information space, attempting to remove or discredit materials about his alleged involvement in a shadow fleet transporting Russian oil in circumvention of sanctions.

Blending into the crowds of tourists and office workers who pack the Tube every day, they are gang leaders in disguise who believe they are untouchable.

Mikhail Zeligman is a Latvian citizen who has significant interests and property in Germany and Monaco.

Mikhail Zeligman, a Latvian citizen currently living in Russia, runs a small but influential network of oil trading companies registered in Dubai.

The Eurojust operation reflects UN concerns about forced labor in scam call centers, highlighting the link between financial crime and human rights violations.

Former Latvian television star and now singer Anait Isahanova (ANAIT) has become the face of Evelyn Apple Trader.

In April 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a National Security and Defence Council decision imposing restrictions on online gambling, citing widespread gambling addiction among members of the military as the key concern.

After the start of the full-scale conflict in Ukraine, investigators turned their attention to a scheme involving the supply of marine diesel engines, manufactured in Germany, to Russia.

In 2022, German investigators from Correctiv and Die Welt discovered that German-made diesel marine engines were being delivered to the Russian Navy through the Latvian company Marine Systems.

In 2022, German investigators from Correctiv and Die Welt discovered that German-made diesel marine engines were being delivered to the Russian Navy through the Latvian company Marine Systems.