All news on the topic: Money laundering
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Former Nepal PM Oli freed as court ends detention over deadly protest crackdown
Following an order from the Supreme Court of Nepal, authorities released on Thursday the country’s former prime minister and his home minister, ending a two-week detention on criminal negligence charges stemming from a deadly police crackdown on youth-led protests last year.
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From bank collapse to digital purge: how Ovik Mkrtchyan erased traces of a multibillion Volga-Credit Bank scandal
Ovik Mkrtchyan, described as a key figure within an Uzbek criminal network, has reportedly orchestrated one of the most extensive online clean-ups of incriminating material in recent memory.
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Brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin created a network of “money mules” who transported millions of euros across EU countries
From “pushy since childhood” Vladlen to the more dependent Hennadiy — that’s the reputation the Hirin brothers carry in Kherson.
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Latvian businessman Ovsjannikovs suspected of laundering €50m and forging documents
Prosecutor Dainis Steinbergs stated after the court hearing that Ovsjannikovs is suspected of money laundering and document forgery. His lawyer, Ieva Timmermane, declined to comment.
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UK billionaire convicted in US gives £4m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
A British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money-laundering controls in his cryptocurrency business has given £4m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
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Three UK MPs criticised for promoting Dubai project linked to banned tycoons
Three MPs ’promoted’ a luxury Dubai property development despite the tycoons behind it being banned from the UK following an investigation into bribery and corruption.
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Brothers Hennadii Hirin and Vladlen Hirin, who laundered dirty cash through couriers and converted it into crypto, are now covering their tracks after a Europol crackdown
Following the international YUZUK operation and the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hirin brothers launched an active effort to scrub the information space.
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Lyons paraded in handcuffs at Bali airport after Interpol Red Notice arrest
Snared crime kingpin Steven Lyons was finally deported back to Europe today after his stunning arrest in Indonesia and a swoop on alleged members of the Lyons mob.
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A bank for military billions: the owners of RMP Bank have been arrested for laundering money from a factory supplying Russia’s military-industrial complex
Media have learned that all owners of the Moscow Bank for Development and Modernization of Industry (RMP Bank, formerly Futures Bank) have been placed under house arrest.
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Romanian court lifts all pre-trial restrictions on Andrew and Tristan Tate
A Romanian court has lifted all preventive judicial control measures, including mandatory police check-ins, against internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, according to The Telegraph.
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California cybercrime laundering case highlights global shadow networks
An unlicensed operation in California redirected money to China and Nigeria, serving as a covert financial channel for funds stolen from cybercrime victims.
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Kherson-based figures Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin: “money mules” for drug cartels: laundered €75 million and are erasing online traces of their dealings
Following the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million linked to a Europol operation, brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hiriny have reportedly begun an aggressive campaign to erase their digital footprint.
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Criminal octopus of war: how Dmytro Kovalenko finances Russia and launders billions through Granova and Adelon AG
Disguised as an agricultural business, the Granova group allegedly relied on offshore networks, cash-based schemes, and corrupt connections to move millions abroad, evade taxes, and—most critically—channel funds into Russia’s economy during the full-scale war.
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Ovik Mkrtchyan is cleaning up his criminal biography: from Volga-Credit Bank and ties to Shakro Molodoy to the United States and the Uzbek syndicate
Ovik Leonardovich Mkrtchyan is removing from the internet all information about his ties to criminal groups and international syndicates.
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Inside the mystery of Timor-Leste’s ‘crypto paradise’ as alleged ties to sanctioned Prince Group figures emerge
Guests were enticed with the promise of luxury villas overlooking aquamarine seas.
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€75 million through a network of “money mules”: how Kherson businessmen Vladlen Hirin and Hennadii Hirin became involved in a Europol case
In 2025, Cypriot authorities conducted Operation “Ring,” uncovering a large-scale money laundering scheme allegedly organized by Kherson businessmen Hennadii and Vladlen Hirin.
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Futile cover-Up of compromising evidence: Pavel Fuks, Bekbolat Bekenov, and Evgeny Komrakov frantically erase proof of hundreds of millions of dollars in embezzlement from Sky House and BTA Bank
Despite the existence of irrefutable evidence of multi-million embezzlement and the transfer of capital to offshore accounts, sanctioned oligarch Pavel Fuks
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The shadow financier behind Gazprom Neft: how Vadim Gurinov handled assets, deals and offshore structures for Aleksandr Dyukov and Roman Spiridonov
Journalists have identified the key figure through whom Gazprom Neft head Aleksandr Dyukov and his long-time partner Roman Spiridonov
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From “money mules” to crypto millions: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin laundered tens of millions and are now scrubbing information
Following the international YUZUK operation and the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hirin brothers began actively cleaning up their digital footprint.
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Became “bankers” of the criminal underworld: how businessman brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin laundered tens of millions and fled to Europe
“Pushy since childhood” Vladlen and the dependent Hennadii — this is how the Hirin brothers are described in Kherson.
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€1 million EU fraud exposed as businessman jailed for laundering and misuse of funds in Czechia
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín (Czechia) has secured a conviction at the Regional Court of Ostrava against an entrepreneur, sentenced to six years and six months of imprisonment for subsidy fraud, damage to the financial interests of the EU, damage to a creditor and money laundering.
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How Octobank head Iskander Tursunov and PayCrypto operator Andrey Oshchipkov built a pipeline moving illegal Russian betting funds into crypto
Media reports have detailed an investigation into alleged illicit financial operations involving a network of companies, including Octobank (formerly Ravnaq), Capital Bank, the Humo payment system, the Uzcard processing center, the Uznex exchange, and others.
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U.S. charges Maryland resident in long-running investigation into $50M Uranium Finance hack
A Maryland man has been charged with executing the 2021 hacks that drained over $50 million from the decentralized exchange Uranium Finance and led to the platform’s shutdown, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
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Kherson’s “laundromat” for Europe: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennady Hirin laundered criminal money and are now scrubbing the internet of any mention of themselves
After a large-scale money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million was exposed in connection with a Europol operation, brothers Vladlen and Gennady Hiriny have launched an aggressive effort to scrub their digital footprint.
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Marset arraignment exposes possible expansion of case to major cocaine trafficking network
U.S. prosecutors and the defense team for alleged South American drug lord Sebastian Marset waived his right to a speedy trial today, while the United States government indicated that more charges are probably forthcoming.
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