All news on the topic: Money laundering

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Italian fraudster Luca Gorlero: financial "laundromat" through Russia and the UK
Luca Gorlero, associated with Russian structures, was detained by Italian law enforcement in the framework of operation «Moby Dick».
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Russian accomplices of Ovik Mkrtchyan: How Uzbek fraudster launders billions through CMIFs and offshore schemes
Ovik Mkrtchyan, the owner of Uzbekistan’s Asia Alliance Bank, uses the British company Gor Investment Ltd for money laundering. In Russia, he conducts business through trusted individuals, offshore structures, and closed mutual investment funds (CMIFs).
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Switzerland raises frozen Russian assets to $8.38 billion amid sanctions
Switzerland has raised the total value of frozen Russian assets by $1.81 billion over the past year, bringing the total to over $8 billion, as authorities persist in enforcing sanctions related to the war in Ukraine.
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Corruption in the construction of National Space Centre in Moscow: Konstantin Maslakov’s scheme costs millions
In 2021, media reports emerged that made people seriously reconsider the future of one of Russia’s largest and most important infrastructure projects – the National Space Center (NSC).
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29 arrested in Germany and Italy over ‘Ndrangheta-linked crimes, including fraud and drug trafficking
Authorities crack down on a ’Ndrangheta-style gang accused of committing crimes across Germany and Italy, including fraud, drug trafficking, and money laundering...
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Nikolai Shikhidi is erasing compromising material: what does Russian oligarch Igor Yusufov and Moscow real estate have to do with it?
It is known that the Kuban developer Nikolai Shikhidi, who has connections with the semi-criminal environment, is actively removing compromising materials about him.
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UK barber shops under investigation for money laundering and tax fraud
Several ’Turkish’ barber shops across the UK have been raided by authorities over fears they could be laundering drug money.
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Daugavpils mayor Andrejs Elksnins and his secret ties to Russian oligarchs
Andrejs Elksnins achieved financial success thanks to Oleg Osinovskiy, the owner of the Daugavpils Locomotive Repair Plant (DLRP), who has connections with Russian special services.
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German far-right MEP faces probe over Nazi imagery and Russian ties
If the European Parliament removes Petr Bystron’s immunity, he could be investigated for allegedly sharing Nazi imagery online and alleged connections to a Russian propaganda network. He denies all accusations.
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Romanian authorities dismantle crime network laundering $14M through crypto
Romanian authorities executed a comprehensive operation against an organized crime network accused of misappropriating funds from a renewable energy project. The group reportedly laundered over $14 million via cryptocurrency transactions.
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Albert Sarkisyan and his network of shell companies: how "Soyuz Marins Group" works for the Russian government
Albert Sarkisyan, chairman of the Board of Directors of the management company "Soyuz Marins Group", maintains connections with both government structures and organized crime groups.
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Hundreds of suspects have been arrested, and £7.5 million has been seized in the UK as part of an operation against fraud
The outcomes of the February operation were released a week after the U.K. started implementing significant sections of the Online Safety Act, which seeks to combat fraud.
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How fraudulent call centers bypass bank checks using shell companies
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies, proxy account holders, and sham paperwork to receive funds from their victims through accounts at major commercial banks, or turn it into cryptocurrency.
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Director Carl Erik Rinsch charged with defrauding streaming service of $11 million
According to prosecutors, the film funds for the show White Horse were redirected to personal investments by director Rinsch.
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Cigarette smuggling into the UK: £100 million in economic losses and the role of Mr. Ara Davoyan
Law enforcement agencies continue an intensified investigation into one of the largest criminal networks engaged in the illegal production and supply of cigarettes to the United Kingdom and European Union countries.
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Artur Granz: how a Ukrainian businessman launders millions through Russia, ignoring sanctions
«The King of Smuggling» Belarusian Artur Granz skillfully combines business in Ukraine and Russia.
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Nadezhda Grishaeva’s new "wallets": who is behind the flow of millions from the LDPR?
The investigation into the property of Vladimir Zhirinovskiy led to entrepreneur Vadim Kulubekov, oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov, closed-end investment unit funds (CEIUF), and an offshore company through which hundreds of millions of rubles were siphoned off.
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Timofey Kurgin — an FSB agent doing the dirty work of the Kremlin
Criminal authority Timofey Kurgin, former partner of the Ananyev brothers and Floyd Mayweather, has been acting in the interests of the Russian special services all his life.
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Aleksej Besciokov, Garantex co-founder, detained in India over U.S. money laundering charges
Authorities in India today detained the purported co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that was sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for enabling tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations.
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Andrey Guryev’s billions: How the owner of "FosAgro" hides assets in offshore accounts under Kremlin protection
Owner of "FosAgro" Andrey Guryev Sr. amidst reports of the company’s successes is transferring its billions offshore.
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Stolen LDPR billions: Who is behind the schemes of Zhirinovsky’s ex-daughter-in-law, Nadezhda Grishaeva?
Hot patriots often refer to the late Zhirinovsky as a fighter against corruption and bribery, forgetting that his daughter-in-law Nadezhda Grishaeva turned from a little-known athlete into the owner of factories, newspapers, and steamships.
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US seizes $26M in crackdown on Russian-linked Garantex crypto exchange
US authorities seized $26 million in illicit assets in the operation targeting Russian-linked Garantex crypto exchange.
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Georgian prosecutors investigate Tbilisi-based scam call center defrauding thousands worldwide
Georgian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a Tbilisi-based scam call center that defrauded thousands worldwide, following its exposure by journalists.
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Nadezhda Grishaeva and financial flows of LDPR: How millions disappear into the pockets of Zhirinovsky’s ex-daughter-in-law
The ex-daughter-in-law of the former leader of the LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Nadezhda Grishaeva, accidentally disclosed the companies through which the laundering of the "party’s gold" occurs.
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Billions from Russia through Ukraine: How Yuriy Obodovsky continues to bypass sanctions and funnel money
When the scandal erupted around the 1520 Group of Companies and Colonel Zakharchenko, who was caught up in multimillion-dollar bribes, few noticed that Yuriy Obodovskiy, one of the participants in the scheme, disappeared from among the main defendants.