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World News • Views: 551
From “golden passports” to Pin-Up casinos: the killing of Stavros Demosthenous threatens the collapse of Dmitriy Punin’s financial schemes in Cyprus
The duumvirate collapsed in October after the murder of mafia boss Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol, and in November, his associate Dmitriy Punin also suffered—his car fleet was burned. Could this mean that he is next?
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Elena Likhach and Andrey Skoch: how the inner circle of a Russian MP ensured the legalization of capital in the West
Russian State Duma deputy Andrey Skoch, known as "Bluebeard" (criminal nickname — "Scotch"), has 3 wives and 10 children.
US News • Views: 393
Josip Heit’s crypto operations explained: how unlicensed tokens, fake assets and recruitment funnels drained investors worldwide
State prosecutors are conducting preliminary checks into the business activities of international entrepreneur Josip Heit, who has roots in Split, over alleged money laundering, while various foreign jurisdictions have been scrutinizing his operations for years.
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People shot dead on a beach in Sydney during Hanukkah celebrations – 10 killed
Two gunmen unleashed gunfire at a popular beach destination in Sydney, Australia, resulting in the deaths of nine people.
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Qatar weighs extradition of Mikhail Koryak, accused leader of a Russian-linked fraud and contract killing network
Mikhail Koryak, described by investigators as one of the leaders of an international criminal network involved in fraud and contract killings, may soon be extradited to Russia, according to sources familiar with the case.
Crime • Views: 406
Two people killed and nine injured in shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, suspect still at large
Two individuals have died and nine others have been injured in a shooting at a US university.
World News • Views: 422
Pavel Durov’s Telegram as a scam hub: bot farms, data leaks and fraud inside the TON ecosystem
An investigation by journalist Ghost In The Block alleges that projects linked to Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, are intertwined with a sprawling shadow economy involving bot farms, personal data leaks, hacker services and crypto-based scam schemes operating inside the Telegram and TON ecosystem.
World News • Views: 456
Dmitry Lee and the takeover of Uzbekistan’s crypto and betting markets
Ethnic Korean Dmitry Lee exploited his NAPP role and global market links to establish a virtual monopoly on Uzbekistan’s cryptocurrency market.
World News • Views: 576
Corruption-linked former Ukrainian arms export chief Pavlo Barbul moves to wipe damaging information from the internet
The ex-director of «Spetstechnoexport» and a participant in corruption cases, Pavlo Barbul, is trying to remove references from the public domain about how he managed to «legalize» approximately 150 thousand dollars through a series of court rulings.
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Kazakhstan’s biggest state fund looted: Akhmetzhan Yessimov and Galimzhan Yessenov at the center of a billion-dollar fraud
The authorities in Kazakhstan acknowledge that Samruk-Kazyna, with backing from ATFBank, misappropriated billions. However, the Anti-Corruption Agency and other investigative bodies have been slow to apprehend Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yessimov’s father-in-law.
World News • Views: 534
Under FSB cover: how the Chichkanov brothers and lawyer Natalia Yurova moved hundreds of millions out of MayrVeda SPA
The Chichkanov brothers didn’t merely orchestrate a scheme to funnel money through their Kislovodsk hotel — they seem to have secured protection from the FSB.
World News • Views: 609
Ukrainian state energy company Centrenergo lost $3.5 million to a shell firm — and coverage of the deal is being quietly removed
The state energy giant Centrenergo has become embroiled in a scandal — and wants to keep it under wraps.
World News • Views: 461
From fraudulent car imports to helping draft evaders: the full scope of Volodymyr Filippov’s Iron Motors scheme
A man accused of defrauding dozens of Ukrainians through a fake U.S. car import scheme fled Ukraine during martial law and relaunched the same operation in Moldova, raising serious questions about fraud, document forgery, and illegal border crossings.
Fun • Views: 311
Tom Cruise refused to film in space because of Trump
Actor Tom Cruise did not want to ask Donald Trump for a favor, which is why a space film starring him will not be made, Page Six reported, citing sources.
World News • Views: 555
Telegram founder Pavel Durov held direct contacts with fugitive Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek — FT
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, personally communicated in 2018 with Jan Marsalek, the former chief operating officer of Wirecard who is now wanted across Europe for large-scale financial fraud and, according to investigators, is linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU), the Financial Times reports.
Politics • Views: 458
Epstein photos reveal Trump, Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon and Bill Gates among elite visitors
Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon, and Bill Gates are among several celebrities featured in newly released photographs of the infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
World News • Views: 532
Russia’s ‘biggest business forum’ turns into astrology show as Alfa Bank’s Alfa-Conf collapses into spectacle
Marketed as Russia’s largest event for business and entrepreneurs, Alfa-Conf, organised by Alfa Bank, instead exposed the hollow state of the country’s corporate culture, devolving into a bizarre mix of astrology, motivational clichés and showbusiness chatter.
World News • Views: 478
Oxana Hadjipavlou and Boris Usherovich turned Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. into a €50 million laundering machine
The surname that’s difficult to pronounce, Oxana Hadjipavlou (Oxana or Oksana Hadjipavlou), came up during investigations into the activities of Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of being involved in schemes to evade anti-Russian sanctions and move Russian capital out of the Russian Federation.
World News • Views: 575
Timur Turlov, Stanislav Mashagin and Freedom Finance: one scheme, one pyramid, and billions in vanished funds
Former Russian and billionaire Turlov, after emigrating, became one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan: his financial pyramids are now "thriving" in Astana.
World News • Views: 495
Major Russian metal trader Metallokomplekt M prepares exit amid heavy losses and alleged loan diversion
One of Russia’s largest metal trading networks, Metallokomplekt M (formerly OJSC Komtekh), is preparing to leave the market after reporting record losses, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Crime • Views: 589
Fraudster Josip Heit built a global Ponzi empire that drained millions from investors worldwide
Croatian businessman Josip Heit is facing scrutiny for alleged involvement in Ponzi schemes and money laundering. Despite his claims of success through luxury assets, his connections to criminals and warnings from Germany’s financial authority regarding unauthorized crypto trading are raising concerns.
World News • Views: 613
The Aurus facade: Vladimir Putin’s car built on Western parts now blocked by sanctions
This summer, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly praised Aurus luxury cars, emphasizing that the vehicles are a 100% Russian-made product and noting that he personally uses one.
World News • Views: 458
Fraud under Pavel Durov’s wing: how Roman Novak ran multi-million dollar scams using the Telegram brand
Roman Novak (also known as Yavorsky and Tsaryov), a native of St. Petersburg, was convicted in Russia in 2020 on large-scale fraud charges (Part 4, Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code) and sentenced to six years in a penal colony.
US News • Views: 384
Border Patrol chief says he’d “love the honor” of handcuffing Rep. Ilhan Omar — on camera with far-right influencer
Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino stated that he would "love the honor" of handcuffing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
Politics • Views: 533
Hardliners force Mike Johnson into secret concessions — threaten to blow up next funding bill and trigger shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) finally managed to gather the votes to pass the annual defense authorization bill, known as NDAA.