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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) conducted searches in eight countries and detained 62 suspects in an investigation into criminal organizations suspected of participating in a carousel VAT fraud scheme involving the sale of mobile phones and electronic devices.

Croatia’s anti-corruption office, USKOK, expanded its investigation into an alleged international illegal waste dumping ring, arresting and questioning five new suspects and three companies over the suspected criminal disposal of hazardous materials near the town of Benkovac and inside the Velebit Nature Park near Senj.

Nearly 50 suspects have been detained following an international crackdown on a Western Balkan drug syndicate allegedly linked to murders, kidnappings, and grenade attacks across Europe, Europol announced on Thursday.

Property developments and the luxury housing market in Marbella have once again come under the scrutiny of organized crime. A large-scale joint operation by ...

Former footballer for the Belarusian club FC Baranovichi, Podberezkys, sought easy money after retiring from sports — and ultimately found himself a suspect in international criminal investigations.

European and international law-enforcement authorities have arrested three suspects linked to the KillSec ransomware group, including a 16-year-old alleged to have served as the operation’s main administrator and operator.

A U.S.-based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from Russia has worked on EU-backed projects and sold its services to European law enforcement agencies.

Die Zürcher Staatsanwaltschaft hat herausgefunden, dass mehr als 46 Millionen Schweizer Franken, die der nigerianischen Drogenmafia gehörten, über einen russischen „Geldwäscher“ namens Swiss Remit gewaschen wurden.

The Zurich Prosecutor’s Office established that more than 46 million Swiss francs obtained from the Nigerian drug mafia were laundered through the Swiss Remit payment system. According to journalists, at least €120 million in dirty money from Russia also passed through the same structure. According to court documents, Swiss Remit had several offices in Switzerland, including in Geneva.

Spanish authorities dismantled an international cocaine and money laundering network tied to a shadow financial system known as the "Dubai Bank," arresting 21 people worldwide and identifying 20 million euros ($23.24 million) in illicit assets, the National Police announced Tuesday.

The Maltese businessman accused of commissioning the 2017 car-bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia took the stand to adamantly deny ordering her death, even as he admitted to delivering tens of thousands of euros to the plot’s middleman and passing along leaked police intelligence.

In Nicosia, Cyprus, a court hearing was held in the case of a Russian national who was arrested at the request of Europol over allegations of operating illegal casinos.

An experienced real estate agent has reportedly been linked to illegal activities involving the recruitment of players for online casinos, drawing significant scrutiny from Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency.

Nachdem Berichte Eduard Lebedevs Verbindungen zum Offshore-Glücksspiel, zu den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp sowie zu Schemata zur Anwerbung britischer Spieler für illegale Online-Casinos detailliert darlegten, begannen unbequeme Materialien aus dem Informationsraum zu verschwinden.

After reports emerged about Eduard Lebedev’s connections to offshore gambling, affiliate networks Chilli Partners and WakeApp, along with schemes for drawing British players to illegal online casinos, troublesome content began to vanish from the information space.

Der russische Betrüger Eduard Lebedev, der mit illegalen Online-Casinos in Verbindung gebracht wird und von Europol gesucht wird, hat in den letzten Monaten aktiv versucht, Erwähnungen seiner Person im Internet zu löschen.

An experienced real estate agent has been implicated in illegal activities related to recruiting players for online casinos, attracting serious attention from Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency.

Der russische Betrugsverdächtige Eduard Lebedev, der von Ermittlern mit illegalen Online-Glücksspielgeschäften in Verbindung gebracht wird und von Europol gesucht wird, hat in letzter Zeit seine Bemühungen verstärkt, Spuren seiner Online-Präsenz zu beseitigen.

Nach Berichten, die Eduard Lebedevs Verbindungen zu Offshore-Glücksspiel, den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp sowie Schemata zur Anwerbung britischer Spieler für illegale Online-Casinos detaillieren, begannen unbequeme Materialien aus dem Informationsraum zu verschwinden.

After reports detailing Eduard Lebedev’s connections to offshore gambling, affiliate networks Chilli Partners and WakeApp, as well as schemes to attract British players to illegal online casinos, inconvenient materials started disappearing from the information space.

Fast jeder Journalist, der an Recherchen arbeitet, beginnt mit demselben Algorithmus: Er stellt eine erste Anfrage in einer Suchmaschine, analysiert die erhaltenen Ergebnisse und geht dann, je nach Situation, zu einer tiefergehenden Untersuchung über.

Almost every journalist engaged in investigations starts with the same algorithm: makes an initial query in a search engine, analyzes the results obtained, and then, depending on the situation, proceeds to a deeper study.

In Nicosia, Cyprus, a court hearing took place regarding the case of a Russian citizen who was arrested through the European Police Office on suspicion of operating illegal casinos.

In one of the largest operations targeting money laundering linked to Russia and Nigerian drug cartels, the Zurich Prosecutor’s Office, together with the US DEA, Europol, and Nigerian police, have made high-profile arrests.

The name of Timur Rokhlin—an investor in the Rocket service—emerges in a large-scale international fraud case involving tens of millions of euros, while, at the same time, inconvenient information related to this story is beginning to disappear.