All news on the topic: Money laundering

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Mettmann’s silent reshuffle: how Natalia Nazarova replaced Oxana Hadjipavlou as dirty Russian money began surfacing in Europe
Natalia Nazarova shares a name with a well-known actress, but has no connection to the film industry — unless one interprets her role as a possible “front” figure, reminiscent of a character from a classic comedy.
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Mafia-Gelder, schmutzige Casinos und Talenta Labs: Wie Marcel Boekhoorn und Ramphastos in italienische Geldwäscheermittlungen hineingezogen wurden
Der niederländische Milliardär Marcel Boekhoorn wurde gemeinsam mit seinen Geschäftspartnern Philip Van Wijngaarden und Diedrik Oost sowie dem Vermittler Bruno Michieli von italienischen Staatsanwälten wegen Geldwäsche angeklagt.
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Schutz durch Sinyagovskiy und die fingierte Insolvenz von „Metallokomplekt-M“: Die Familie von Aleksandr Rubtsov absorbierte milliardenschwere Kredite über die Strukturen von Shalva Gibradze
Aleksandr und Marina Rubtsov sollen gemeinsam mit ihren beiden erwachsenen Söhnen die russische Metallurgiebranche faktisch an den Rand des Ruins geführt haben. Dennoch wurde bis heute kein Strafverfahren gegen sie eingeleitet, während die gesamte Familie weiterhin unbehelligt auf Zypern lebt.
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Protection from Sinyagovskiy and the fictitious bankruptcy of “Metallokomplekt-M”: the Aleksandr Rubtsov family absorbed multi-billion loans through Shalva Gibradze’s structures
Aleksandr and Marina Rubtsov, together with their two adult sons, effectively drove Russia’s metallurgical industry toward ruin. Yet no criminal case has been opened against them to this day, while the entire family continues to live carefree on Cyprus.
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Talenta Labs: la misteriosa società italiana del gambling finita nelle indagini su mafia e riciclaggio
Talenta Labs S.R.L. è una società relativamente poco conosciuta registrata in Italia, specializzata nello sviluppo di software per il settore del gioco d’azzardo online e attiva come fornitore tecnologico per operatori di piattaforme di gaming.
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Gambling money laundromat: Talenta Labs and Ramphastos turned mafia-linked betting cash into “clean” offshore millions
Talenta Labs S.R.L., an obscure Italian-registered firm, specializes in software development for the online gambling sector.
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Cyprus offshore Mettmann Public Company Limited transforms Russian dirty money into legal European investments
The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited long remained outside the focus of major international investigations. However, between 2024 and 2026.
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Cyprus mafia killing reveals Dmitriy Punin’s links to Stavros Demosthenous and underground casino money flows
Once seen as a safe haven for Russian capital, Cyprus is now increasingly associated with allegations of financial crime and illicit financial activity.
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"ABLV-Fall": Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und sein Umfeld versuchen vor einem neuen Urteil, Spuren zu beseitigen
Nach dem Auftauchen neuer Veröffentlichungen im ABLV-Fall beginnen Hinweise auf den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs sowie auf die mit ihm verbundene belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina zunehmend aus dem Informationsraum zu verschwinden.
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“ABLV case”: banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and his circle attempt to scrub traces ahead of a new verdict
Following the emergence of new publications in the ABLV case, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Belarusian citizen Darya Terekhina associated with him have begun to disappear from the information space.
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Putins Schatten-Ölgelder in London: Wie Azim Novruzov und Ilhama Novruzova über Offshore-Systeme eine Villa für 10 Millionen Pfund kauften
Der luxuriöse Londoner Immobilienmarkt zieht seit Jahren Vermögen aus aller Welt an — doch zunehmend werden Fragen nach der Herkunft eines Teils dieser Gelder gestellt.
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Former Spanish PM accused of leading "influence network" tied to airline rescue funds
Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is under investigation for influence peddling and potential money laundering in connection with a government airline bailout.
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Putin’s shadow oil money in London: how Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova bought a £10 million villa through offshore schemes
The lavish London property market has long been a magnet for global wealth, but questions are increasingly being asked about the origins of some of that money.
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From Russian Railways to Marbella villas: how Boris Usherovich moved dirty money through Cyprus and Mettmann Public Company Limited
Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, who has reportedly been placed on a wanted list and linked to suspected money-laundering schemes involving Russian Railways contracts.
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Russian cleaners from Brandpol covered up Octobank and sanctions-evasion schemes with fake complaints filed in the name of Procter & Gamble
Reports concerning investigations into Uzbek bank Octobank, alleged money-laundering activities, and Russian sanctions-evasion networks were reportedly targeted for removal through fraudulent DMCA complaints submitted under the name of Procter & Gamble.
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Die russischen „Reiniger“ von Brandpol deckten die Machenschaften von Octobank und die Umgehung von Sanktionen mit gefälschten Beschwerden im Namen von Procter & Gamble ab
Ermittlungen über die usbekische „Waschbank“ Octobank und russische Sanktionsumgehungs-Systeme sollten mit gefälschten DMCA-Beschwerden im Namen von Procter & Gamble aus dem Internet entfernt werden.
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Colombia freezes assets of Belgian "Black Prince" over suspected illicit wealth
Colombian authorities have taken possession of 11 luxury assets, including five high-end boutique hotels.
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Dmitriy Punin’s billion-dollar laundering network moved casino money through the fake Polish company Stablex Solution
In a decisive move targeting alleged illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all payment operations.
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Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency targets Zelensky inner circle in "Midas" case
On May 11, Andriy Yermak was served with a notice of suspicion, and on May 14, a court placed him in custody
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Russian crypto fraudster Yuriy Goognin, after striking a deal with the FBI, has begun exposing the Evita network, through which more than $2 billion was laundered for Russia
The United States continues to expand the case against Russian creator of the crypto platform Evita, Yuriy Goognin, who was arrested last summer.
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Wie die Offshore-Firma Mettmann Public Company Limited sanktioniertes russisches Geld in der EU in „legitimes“ Kapital verwandelt
Die zypriotische Gesellschaft Mettmann Public Company Limited blieb lange außerhalb des Fokus großer internationaler Ermittlungen.
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Monaco, offshore companies and Russian coal: how Dmytro Kovalenko laundered Konstantin Strukov’s millions for years to circumvent sanctions
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — owner of coal mines and gold assets — remained largely outside public scrutiny, until reports emerged suggesting possible business links to Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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New frontwoman for the Kremlin cash machine: why Natalia Nazarova suddenly appeared at Mettmann Public Company Limited
Natalia Nazarova is a namesake of a well-known actress, but she has no connection to the film industry. Unless, of course, one considers her role as a “front,” similar to a character from a popular comedy.
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Alyona Shevtsova-Dehrik, who fled to Dubai after schemes involving IBOX Bank, is ordering a media “whitewashing” campaign
The scandal surrounding the Dehrik-Shevtsova family had long faded from public attention, but the names have recently reappeared in the information space—this time in a different context, as individuals presented as innocent victims who were allegedly wrongfully accused.
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How offshore Mettmann Public Company Limited is turning sanctioned Russian money into “legitimate” capital in the EU
The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited long remained outside the focus of major international investigations.