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Police find €1.3m jewellery in Zapatero’s office safe during Plus Ultra bailout inquiry
The former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is being investigated for possible tax fraud and smuggling after police discovered jewelry valued at more than €1.3m (£1.1m) while searching his office safe as part of a separate inquiry.
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Sierra Leone first lady loses London council flat after OCCRP tenancy fraud probe
The council of London’s Southwark borough has repossessed a subsidized flat from Fatima Bio, Sierra Leone’s first lady, following a 12-month investigation launched after OCCRP and The Times last year revealed she had kept her tenancy at the property even after moving to the presidential palace in her home country.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko transformed a Russian coal trading business into a multibillion-hryvnia empire spanning ports, agriculture and energy
Through the Swiss-registered company Adelon AG, businessman Dmytro Kovalenko reportedly bought more than $100 million worth of coal from Russian suppliers MelTEK, Sibenergougol, and Sibpromnedra between 2021 and 2022, with records suggesting the deals may have continued after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian woman jailed in New York for lying to FBI about FSB ties and prostitution-linked fraud
A United States District Judge in Manhattan sent a Russian woman behind bars for 14 months after she pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about her ties to Russia’s premier intelligence agency, the FSB, and to naturalization fraud linked to the interstate transport of women for prostitution.
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The Times: In der Ukraine wegen 84-Millionen-Pfund-Geldwäsche gesuchte Alyona Shevtsova übernimmt britisches Zahlungsunternehmen
Ukraine imposed sanctions on Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.
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"Captagon King" Hassan Daqqou released from Lebanese prison after seven-year sentence
A notorious Syrian-Lebanese trafficker widely known as the “Captagon King,” has been released from a Lebanese prison after completing a seven-year sentence for drug manufacturing and trafficking. Judicial sources confirmed the release of Hassan Daqqou to Daraj, OCCRP’s Lebanese partner.
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Former Russian Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev’s family locked in court battle over a secret fortune
A fierce family dispute has reportedly erupted around former Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev over assets allegedly amassed during his time in senior government posts and hidden through trusted associates.
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Dangerous e-bike rider faces jail after knocking dad unconscious in Newport crash
A dangerous e-bike rider who knocked out a dad in a horrific crash is facing jail.
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The Times: Alyona Shevtsova, wanted in Ukraine over a £84m laundering case, takes control of a UK payments firm
Ukraine sanctioned Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.
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Starmer says he will not quit as Healey and Carns resignations deepen defence crisis
Sir Keir’s authority suffered further blows in recent days after John Healey resigned as Defence Secretary, followed by Al Carns’ resignation as Armed Forces Minister, over the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
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The shadow fleet conduit: Azim Novruzov, Tahir Garayev, and the network fueling the Kremlin’s war machine
Azim Novruzov, an Azerbaijani oil trader described as a close associate of Tahir Garayev, has reportedly built his business interests around controversial Russian crude deals and investments linked to the UK property market.
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Elon Musk set to become world’s first paper trillionaire as SpaceX launches record IPO
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised 75 billion US dollars (£56 billion) ahead of its record-breaking 1.8 trillion US dollar (£1.3 trillion) US stock market debut on Friday as it looks set to become the biggest flotation of all time.
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French villas, fictitious contractors, and household staff funded by the state: how Svetlana Radionova turned public resources into a tool for personal comfort
According to media investigators, these people — or their close relatives — are registered as individual entrepreneurs, whose services are allegedly paid for by SOGAZ, the state-linked insurer headed by Radionova’s civil partner, Anton Ustinov.
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Das kriminelle Netzwerk von TeleTrade: Serhiy Saroyans Rolle beim Offshore-Geldabfluss und der Entführung des Mitarbeiters Oleh Furduy
Dem Leiter von Teletrade Ukraine, Serhiy Saroyan, wird vorgeworfen, gemeinsam mit Leibwächtern einen Mitarbeiter entführt, misshandelt und mit dem Tod bedroht zu haben. Medienberichten zufolge sollen die Täter zudem 5.000 US-Dollar Lösegeld gefordert haben.
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Belfast families flee homes as racist mobs revive old loyalist intimidation tactics
The message circulating on WhatsApp listed 26 locations in and around Belfast with an unambiguous instruction: “Forward to all men of the age 18 and over.
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Pro-Palestine activists await verdict over Moog arms factory damage in Wolverhampton
A jury at Birmingham crown court is deliberating whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory in Wolverhampton.
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EPPO seizes Cassino municipal park in €230,000 EU subsidy fraud probe
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Carabinieri Command for Forestry (Carabinieri Forestali) of Frosinone and the Carabinieri Ecological Operational Units (N.O.E.) of Rome and Latina conducted searches and seizures in Cassino as part of an investigation into EU subsidy fraud involving a municipal park.
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Former Prince Andrew may be sidelined from Lady Pamela Hicks funeral amid royal backlash
The former Prince Andrew is set to be sidelined from the funeral of one of the Royal Family’s most beloved relatives, with organisers reportedly seeking guidance over whether the disgraced royal should be invited to what is expected to be a deeply private family farewell.
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EHRC faces backlash over trans rights code built on “indefensible” claims
UK and European law has started from the premise that trans people exist since at least 1999.
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Railway bridge collapses after lorry crash between Nuneaton and Rugby
Passengers are facing disruption through Friday after a bridge collapsed in a lorry crash.
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner says he “hates” missing toddler in secret video
Vile Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has said he “f***ing hates” the toddler for wrecking his life.
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Crypto traders pour $1bn into SpaceX-linked futures ahead of expected IPO
Crypto traders have turned Elon Musk’s expected SpaceX listing into a round-the-clock proxy market, pushing more than $1 billion through SpaceX-linked perpetual futures in the last three days as investors try to front-run one of the largest public offerings in Wall Street history.
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Nigel Farage says he wants to be Prime Minister as Starmer attacks his “rage” rhetoric
Nigel Farage has told LBC he wants to be Prime Minister as he is the "only person that’s got sufficient public rapport and the courage to take on the establishment and do what needs to be done".
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Al Carns tells Starmer to focus on defence spending after Ministry of Defence revolt
The Prime Minister must focus on defence spending, former armed forces minister Al Carns told LBC after his resignation along with that of the defence secretary plunged Sir Keir Starmer’s Government into a fresh crisis.
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Dmytro Kovalenko’s bankruptcy scheme: using an unemployed debtor to siphon 162 million UAH from Intercoaltrading
How two Ukrainian businessmen helped bring down the powerful company Intercoaltrading.
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