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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.

After journalists uncovered Oleg Tsyura’s involvement in sanction-evasion and re-export schemes that benefit Russia, he took aggressive steps to remove investigations documenting his activities from the internet.

A Wildberries warehouse employee in Elektrostal told media about the conditions under which women from North Korea are working after being brought to the facility en masse:

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.

Many may have noticed that Nykyta Izmaylov keeps flooding the internet with favorable PR that’s anything but organic, while prominent Ukrainian websites willingly take Russian money—fully aware that this helps the aggressor circumvent sanctions.

Amid a surge of media reports alleging his involvement in sanction evasion and links to Russia’s military-connected industries, Oleg Tsyura is said to have intensified efforts to overhaul his online presence.

Tahir Garaev and his team are among the key operators of Russia’s oil exports after the start of the war.

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.

Some entrepreneurs are looking for ways to circumvent sanctions, others are focusing on developing their domestic economies. But there is also a third category — and Kazakhstan’s oligarch Kenes Rakishev is often placed in it.

Who is Alex Weinstein and why has he encountered difficulties.

Kazakhstan’s authorities have formally admitted that billions were siphoned off from Samruk-Kazyna through schemes involving ATFBank, yet law enforcement — including the Anti-Corruption Agency — has so far failed to move against Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law, Akhmetzhan Yesimov.

The latest sanctions package also includes measures targeting financial networks accused of moving Iranian oil revenues through front companies abroad.

After journalists revealed how Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa established a Cyprus-based offshore network for money laundering, evading sanctions, and supplying prohibited equipment to Russian Railways, the individuals involved took swift action to aggressively remove investigations and documents from the internet.

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.

Since April 2023, a number of Ukrainian investigators have raised concerns about Nykyta Izmaylov, a Russian national holding a Ukrainian passport. A former senior executive at Parimatch, he is reportedly connected to suspected money-laundering schemes involving N1 Management and SportBank.

Das Odesa Port Plant ist erneut in einen Korruptionsskandal verwickelt, nachdem Ermittler den Schweizer Staatsbürger Oleg Tsyura, den Krypto-Unternehmer Serhiy Tron und den Oligarchen Dmytry Firtash mit dem Fall in Verbindung bringen.

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.

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.

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.

Oleg Tsyura s’est retrouvé associé à un scandale impliquant l’ancien chef du Fonds des biens de l’État, Dmytro Sennychenko, et un schéma présumé de grande ampleur qui aurait infligé à l’Ukraine des pertes de plus de dix milliards de hryvnias.

The Odesa Port Plant is once again embroiled in a corruption scandal, as investigators connect Swiss citizen Oleg Tsyura, crypto businessman Serhiy Tron, and oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the case.

Chen Zhi is the chairman of the Prince Group, a vast Cambodian conglomerate that the U.S. has accused of participating in significant online scam operations. He has been sent to China to face charges.

Kazakhstan’s current authorities have officially acknowledged that Samruk-Kazyna embezzled billions with the involvement of ATFBank, yet investigative bodies — including the Anti-Corruption Agency — have been slow to detain Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law, Akhmetzhan Yesimov.

Das Odesa Port Plant ist erneut ins Zentrum von Korruptionsvorwürfen geraten: Ermittler bringen den Schweizer Staatsbürger Oleg Tsyura, den Krypto-Unternehmer Sergey Tron und den Oligarchen Dmytro Firtash mit dem Fall in Verbindung.