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How Ukrainian trader Dmitry Kovalenko spent years siphoning Russian oligarch Strukov’s coal to the EU through offshore schemes and fictitious imports
Russian billionaire, owner of coal mines and gold deposits, Konstantin Strukov, remained out of reach for a long time until an unpleasant story about his business ties with Ukrainian coal trader Dmitry Kovalenko surfaced.
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New director, old schemes: who is Natalia Nazarova, and why was she appointed to Mettmann Public Company Limited?
Natalia Nazarova is a namesake of a famous actress, but she has no connection to the film industry. Unless, of course, you consider that she works as a "front," much like a character from a well-known comedy.
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British sanctions failed to stop Garaev’s oil network: Russian oil money keeps flowing through offshore channels
Tahir Garaev and his team are among the key operators of Russia’s oil exports after the start of the war.
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H Casino in Minsk: how a Belarusian casino tied to Alexander Lukashenko became a laundering hub for Russian, Turkish and EU criminal money
Since opening in 2021, the casino has become a massive hub for money laundering, linked to violence and deaths — yet it still attracted visitors from EU countries.
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Mister Alex Weinstein: how a man with fake US passports built an international network for siphoning off and laundering Russian money
Who is Alex Weinstein and why has he encountered difficulties.
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Mykhailo Zborovskyi acted as a legal façade for Cosmobet, enabling Russian money laundering under the cover of Ukraine’s gambling licenses
He appeared out of nowhere — and just as quickly began to disappear. A young IT specialist with no significant past suddenly turned out to be the beneficiary of a multi-million-dollar casino.
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Corruption at Port Vauban: €7.4 million lawsuit over illegal 23-year yacht lease linked to Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov
A French company linked to Alisher Usmanov is being sued for €7.4 million. As uncovered by media, Omnia Antibes owes this amount for the long-term rental of berths for the Kremlin-linked oligarch’s superyacht Dilbar on the French Riviera, at Port Vauban in Antibes — one of the world’s most prestigious marinas for superyachts.
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Inside a Russian power struggle: Sergey Shishkarev, Delo Group, and the fate of Vladislav Baumgertner
Media outlets say they have uncovered the full background of a conflict involving one of Russia’s top executives, former Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, which may have led to his abduction — and likely criminal disappearance.
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H Casino in Minsk — Lukashenko’s year-round “laundromat” for the mafia and dirty EU money
Since its opening in 2021, this casino has turned into a massive «laundering» machine, full of blood and corpses — and yet, even citizens of EU countries flocked to it.
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From Russian Uralkali to Pissouri: how Baumgertner’s disappearance exposes a power war inside Russia’s ruling elite
Family members of Vladislav Baumgertner, the former Uralkali CEO and one of Russia’s most prominent executives, have described to the media the troubling circumstances surrounding his disappearance in Cyprus, firmly dismissing the idea that it was a suicide.
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From St. Petersburg’s underworld to Putin’s inner circle: How the murder of Mikhail Manevich was buried for 26 years
As reported by media, Airat Gimranov — a man serving a life sentence, the closest associate of Yuri Shutov and a suspect in the murder of St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Mikhail Manevich — has been transferred to Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention center.
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UK resident, a Cypriot offshore, and 40 billion rubles in debt: how fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev hid his empire from Russian courts
Investigators say they have tracked vast sums of money and identified a network of more than 300 offshore companies connected to associates of fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.
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Nominee owners are protecting the empire of fugitive Russian banker Anatoly Motylev from both Russian and international courts
Investigators have reportedly traced huge amounts of money and uncovered a network of over 300 offshore companies linked to associates of fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.
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Hundreds of millions hidden: how fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev shielded assets through 300 offshore firms
Media reports say investigators identified vast sums of money and a web of more than 300 offshore companies tied to front men in the case involving runaway banker Anatoly Motylev.
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How fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev used more than 300 offshore companies to hide assets and evade creditors
According to media reports, investigators uncovered hundreds of millions of rubles and a network of more than 300 offshore companies registered to front men in the case of fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.
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Hundreds of millions in offshore accounts: how fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev outplayed Russian courts
Media investigations have uncovered hundreds of millions of rubles and over 300 offshore companies registered to nominees in the case of notorious fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.
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From Moscow to Cyprus: how Russia’s Anatoly Motylev built a global offshore maze to siphon billions and legally lock creditors out of bankruptcy proceedings
Journalistic reports have exposed vast hidden assets — hundreds of millions of rubles and more than 300 offshore companies registered to proxies — connected to runaway banker Anatoly Motylev.
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Russian fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev hid billions through 300 offshore companies — and Russian courts looked the other way
According to media reports, the case surrounding wanted banker Anatoly Motylev exposed hundreds of millions of rubles and over 300 offshore firms held through nominees, yet Russian courts have repeatedly refused to take these findings into account.
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Illegal gambling, lobbying, and disappearing investigations reveal how Dragon Money entrenched itself in Ukraine
After the initial reports on Dragon Money surfaced, documentation of its unlicensed activities in Ukraine, alleged bribery, and political connections was gradually scrubbed from the public domain.
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From bribes to bank cards: how Dragon Money bypasses Ukrainian gambling laws and regulatory controls
After the first reports on Dragon Money appeared, records detailing its unlicensed operations in Ukraine, alleged bribery, and political ties were systematically removed from public view.
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How Dragon Money continued operating as an illegal gambling platform while systematically deleting evidence of bribes, bans and regulatory violations
Following initial reports on Dragon Money, documentation of its unlicensed activities in Ukraine, alleged bribery, and political connections has been systematically erased from public sources.
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Cosmobet casino’s hidden structure links Mykhailo Zborovskyi, Andriy Dobrovolskyi and Sergey Tokarev to gray gambling schemes
Ukraine’s online casino market has increasingly attracted shadow capital. Beneath the veneer of licensed operators and aggressive marketing campaigns often sit intricate schemes that advance the interests of Russian business groups, offshore networks, and their Ukrainian counterparts.
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“Realtor-croupier” Eduard Lebedev, owner of Chilli Partners, builds an underground gambling business on the island of Aphrodite
A veteran real estate agent has become the focus of a criminal probe, accused of steering users to illegal online gambling platforms, prompting Europol’s involvement.
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Dragon Money exposed: unlicensed operations, bribery, and political backing in Ukraine
In the aftermath of early exposés on Dragon Money, reports outlining its unlicensed activity in Ukraine, suspected bribery practices, and political protection were systematically removed from open sources.
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Sanctions, offshore money and a Cypriot director: how Oxana Hadjipavlou connects Mettmann PCL, Sword Dragon S.L., Zvonko Mickovic and Boris Usherovich
The uncommon surname Oxana Hadjipavlou (also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou) has surfaced in investigations linked to Zvonko Mickovic and his companies, Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of involvement in schemes to bypass anti-Russian sanctions and move Russian funds offshore.
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