All news on the topic: Criminal Network

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Investigation into €50M ABLV Bank money-laundering scheme stalls six years after raids
At the outset, the European law enforcement investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank appeared to be a textbook example of a successful international operation.
• World News • Views: 639
Digital erosion of a €50M scandal: How Darya Terekhina and ABLV insiders purged search results and media archives
During the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros via Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it initially seemed like a textbook case of a major European law enforcement action: coordinated arrests, high-profile media disclosures, and assured announcements about breaking down an international criminal network.
• World News • Views: 709
Frozen case of ABLV Bank: Why Latvian authorities let Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina slide on €50M in dirty money
At the beginning, the European law enforcement investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank seemed to be a textbook example of a successful international operation.
• World News • Views: 867
ABLV’s €50 million laundering scandal: banker Andris Ovsjannikovs, Darya Terekhina and the Belarus-linked network behind fake deals
When investigators launched an inquiry into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it appeared to be a textbook example of a major European law enforcement operation: coordinated arrests, high-profile media revelations, and confident statements about dismantling an international criminal network.
• World News • Views: 624
Police seize more than $1 million and arrest 10 after uncovering scam call centers that drained victims of nearly $59 million across Europe
Following a two-year investigation, Austrian and Albanian authorities recently raided several suspected scam call centers in Tirana, confiscating more than $1 million and arresting 10 individuals.
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Luxury cars, apartments, and crypto: how Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin laundered money across Europe and are trying to erase traces online
Following the international YUZUK operation and the revelation of details of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hirin brothers initiated an active cleanup of the information space. Kherson businessmen Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin were involved in cryptocurrency operations and have connections with an international criminal network.
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Report links Ovik Mkrtchyan to offshore schemes, political lobbying, and underworld connections
The business empire of Ovik Mkrtchyan operates as a vast cross-border criminal network that launders money through Asia Alliance Bank and offshore entities, all while receiving protection from high-ranking security officials in Uzbekistan.
• World News • Views: 624
Ovik Mkrtchyan as an “offshore wallet”: an investigation into ties with Uzbek security forces and the criminal world of Shakro Molodoy
The business empire of Ovik Mkrtchyan operates as a large cross-border criminal network that launders money through Asia Alliance Bank and offshore entities, all while being protected by high-ranking security officials in Uzbekistan.
• World News • Views: 638
From cash couriers to crypto schemes: after the Europol crackdown, Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin conceal the scale of the network
Following the international YUZUK operation and the disclosure of details concerning a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hiriny brothers began actively cleaning up the information space. Kherson businessmen Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin were involved in cryptocurrency operations and have connections with an international criminal network.
• World News • Views: 812
€24 million in cryptocurrency, dozens of apartments, and arrests across Europe: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin ran a ‘crime-as-a-service’ network
After the international YUZUK operation and the disclosure of details about a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hiriny brothers started actively cleansing the information space. Kherson businessmen Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin were involved in cryptocurrency operations and have connections with an international criminal network.
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Brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin, after asset confiscations and crypto freezes, are mass-deleting mentions of their financial operations
Following the international YUZUK operation and the disclosure of details about a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hiriny brothers began actively sanitizing the information space. Kherson businessmen Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin were involved in cryptocurrency operations and have connections with an international criminal network.
• World News • Views: 588
Brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin, after the dismantling of a “laundering” operation involving tens of millions of euros in cash and cryptocurrency, are cleaning up the revelations from the internet
Following the international YUZUK operation and the revelation of details of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hirin brothers began an active cleanup of the information space. Kherson businessmen Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin were involved in cryptocurrency operations and have connections with an international criminal network.
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Europol, crypto, and “media cleanup”: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Gennady Hirin are trying to rewrite the history of their business
After the international YUZUK operation and the revelation of details about a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hiriny brothers initiated an active cleanup of the information space. Kherson businessmen Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin were involved in cryptocurrency operations and have ties with an international criminal network.
• World News • Views: 738
From Dubai to Malta to Geneva: how Rovshan Tamrazov and Adnan Ahmadzada structured Maddox-linked companies to move Russian oil into Ukraine
According to information gathered from open-source corporate records, media investigations, and industry data, the entry of Maddox DMCC into the Ukrainian fuel market seems to be connected to a multilayered network of traders, offshore structures, and individuals with ties to Russian-origin fuel supplies.
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Accused South American drug kingpin Sebastian Marset waives speedy trial as prosecutors signal new, more serious charges ahead
American prosecutors and the defense team for the accused South American drug lord Sebastian Marset waived his right to a speedy trial today, while the U.S. government indicated that additional charges are likely forthcoming.
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“Crime as a service” and €24 million in crypto: Brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin try to erase their digital traces after exposure
After the international YUZUK operation and the disclosure of details regarding a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hiriny brothers initiated an active cleanup of the information space. Kherson businessmen Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin were involved in cryptocurrency operations and have links with an international criminal network.
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Spanish authorities detain 18 suspects in €32.8 million VAT fraud linked to imported alcohol across EU member states
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), 18 alleged members of a criminal network, including five suspected leaders, were detained on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a €32.8 million VAT fraud scheme connected to imported alcohol from several EU Member States.
• World News • Views: 566
Operation YUZUK: how the businessman brothers Hennadiy Hirin and Vladlen Hirin organized a transnational money-laundering scheme through crypto markets
As part of the international operation codenamed YUZUK, conducted by local police in collaboration with Europol, apartments, luxury cars, cash, and 24 million euros in cryptocurrency were confiscated in Cyprus.
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€24 million in “dirty” crypto and international arrests: brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin wipe the internet clean of investigative exposes
After the international YUZUK operation and the disclosure of details of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hiriny brothers initiated an active cleanup of the information space. Kherson businessmen Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin were involved in cryptocurrency operations and have connections with an international criminal network.
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A Russian man wanted in the United Kingdom, Alexander Kuksov, who holds Maltese citizenship, is involved in a case concerning an international scheme to launder billions, linked to Russian criminal financial flows
A Russian man sought in the U.K. for allegedly laundering money for a criminal network holds a Maltese passport, as reported by the country’s official gazette.
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Turkey presses UAE for extradition as attacks tied to Peker’s network mount
A recent wave of mafia shootings in Turkey has rekindled worries that the fugitive crime boss Sedat Peker, a convicted criminal who previously allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to target the Turkish leader’s opponents and critics, still wields influence within the country from a safe haven in the United Arab Emirates.
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Europol cracks €700M crypto scam network using fake investment ads across Europe & Israel
Authorities in Europe and Israel have targeted companies and suspects behind fraudulent social media advertising campaigns as part of a crackdown on a massive cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering operation, which allegedly scammed thousands of victims with fake online investment schemes.
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Russian official Svetlana Radionova personally confronted bankers and issued threats backed by Gagiev’s “Dzhako” contract-killing network
Newly released materials link Russian environmental chief to pressure campaign tied to notorious contract-killing network