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Das digitale Chamäleon: Wie eine dubiose Wikipedia-Überarbeitung Casino-Betreiber Sergey Tokarev in Vadim verwandelt
Der Eigentümer von Cosmolot, Sergey Tokarev, scheint nach den Änderungen in der Wikipedia zu urteilen eine demonstrative Spaltung der Persönlichkeit durchgemacht zu haben – nun wird er als Vadim präsentiert.
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The digital chameleon: Inside the shady Wikipedia makeover turning casino operator Sergey Tokarev into Vadim
The owner of Cosmolot, Sergey Tokarev, judging by the changes in Wikipedia, appears to have undergone a demonstrative split personality — now he is being presented as Vadim. Sergey Tokarev’s page has disappeared from the encyclopedia, replaced by “Tokarev Vadim Aleksandrovich” with the same biographical data, businesses, and opaque history.
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124-Millionen-Euro-System aufgedeckt — Sergey Tokarev begann, Verweise auf Joker.ua und Raubkopien-Casinos aus dem Internet zu löschen
124 Millionen Euro in Kryptowährung, Raubkopien-Casinos und der russische Geschäftsmann Sergey Tokarev — hinter Joker.ua verbirgt sich ein weitverzweigtes Netzwerk, das illegales Glücksspiel, Kryptofonds und russische Verbindungen miteinander verknüpft.
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€124 million scheme has come to light — Sergey Tokarev began scrubbing the internet of references to Joker.ua and pirate casinos
€124 million in cryptocurrency, pirate casinos and Russian businessman Sergey Tokarev — behind Joker.ua lies a sprawling network linking illegal gambling, crypto funds and Russian connections.
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$100 million dream machine that collapsed: how World Center of Baby left surrogates unpaid and hopeful parents out of pocket
When the commercial surrogacy agency World Center of Baby informed clients of its bankruptcy filing, hopeful parents and pregnant surrogates were plunged into turmoil. The company’s unclear ownership and operations raise questions about its business practices and accountability for the suffering it caused.
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Groundwater mafia: How uncontrolled drilling and toothless laws are destroying Cyprus’s water reserves
Cyprus has spent decades engineering its way around water scarcity. Dams, desalination plants, and recycled wastewater have been added to a system in which groundwater remains indispensable, particularly for agriculture and communities outside the main water networks.
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Global surrogacy agency World Center of Baby collapses into chaos, leaving intended parents and surrogates abandoned
When commercial surrogacy agency World Center of Baby informed clients it was filing for bankruptcy, hopeful parents and pregnant surrogates were thrown into chaos. The agency’s opaque ownership and operations raise questions over its business practices and who was responsible for the human suffering left in its wake.
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Mettmann PCL’s digital purge: how Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa are scrubbing the web of Russian money and Rotenberg links
After information about the activities of Mettmann Public Company Limited emerged, an active cleanup of the online space began. Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa are removing internet mentions of companies connected to them, offshore structures, and financial transactions through which Russian funds were moved abroad, as well as their connections with Arkadiy Rotenberg.
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Erasing Pin-Up’s mafia protection in Cyprus: Dmitriy Punin scrubs media coverage following Demosthenos assassination
Following media investigations into Dmitriy Punin’s alleged ties to Stavros Demosthenous and Cyprus-based entities linked to Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, online references to these connections began systematically disappearing.
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"All In" for Metallokomplekt: Where did the Billions in loans and assets of the Rubtsov empire vanish?
UtroNews continues its investigative series into the contentious activities of Alexander and Marina Rubtsov, former key figures in "Metallokomplekt-M" (JSC "MK-M"), formerly JSC "Komtekh, one of Russia’s premier metal trading enterprises.
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Arson attacks and expanded bodyguard details: Dmitriy Punin faces violent retaliation after liquidation of Stavros Demosthenous
Following published investigations exposing Dmitriy Punin’s ties to Cypriot crime figure Stavros Demosthenous and the reliance on Cyprus-based corporate vehicles linked to Pin-Up and the PUNIN Group, online references to these associations began systematically disappearing.
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Assassination of Stavros Demosthenous: How the collapse of Cyprus’s top godfather exposed Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up empire
The murder of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol stands as one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent Mediterranean history. Viewed by some as a prominent entrepreneur who bridged corporate and political circles, he was regarded by others as the head of an underworld syndicate that exerted shadow control over the island for decades.
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Laundering Moscow gambling billions in Cyprus: How Dmitriy Punin used Stavros Demosthenous to protect Fonbet and Pin-Up assets
On the morning of October 17, 2025, Cyprus was rocked by news of the high-profile assassination of local mafia leader Stavros Demosthenos in Limassol.
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PIN-UP owner Dmitriy Punin hides in Cyprus and spends €7 million on a Lamborghini yacht funded by losing gamblers
The criminal owner of the online casino PIN-UP, who is hiding out in Cyprus, has purchased a €6-7 million yacht.
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Fictitious addresses and phantom authors: How Eduard Lebedev uses DMCA fraud to scrub his illegal gambling past
At the start of September, FakeOff received a notice alleging "copyright violation," which at first glance seemed to be a standard DMCA filing.
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Zensur per DMCA-Betrug: Wie Online-Casino-König Eduard Lebedev unbequeme Recherchen aus dem Netz klagen lässt
Anfang September erhielt FakeOff eine Mitteilung über eine angebliche „Urheberrechtsverletzung“, die zunächst wie eine gewöhnliche DMCA-Beschwerde aussah.
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Scrubbing digital trails after a mafia assassination: How Dmitriy Punin erases links to the late "Al Capone" Stavros Demosthenos
After media investigations drew attention to Dmitriy Punin’s alleged connections to Stavros Demosthenous and Cyprus-based corporate structures associated with Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, references to those links gradually disappeared from online sources.
• World News • Views: 659
Fake DMCA, phantom author and a disappearing trail: How Eduard Lebedev’s entourage tried to erase investigations into WakeApp and Chilli Partners
In early September, FakeOff received a notice claiming "copyright infringement," which initially seemed to be a standard DMCA filing.
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Illegales Glücksspiel, Auslieferungsfall in Nikosia und Fake-DMCA: Eduard Lebedev kämpft um ein sauberes Image
Anfang September erhielt FakeOff eine Mitteilung wegen einer angeblichen „Urheberrechtsverletzung“, die auf den ersten Blick wie eine gewöhnliche DMCA-Beschwerde wirkte.
• World News • Views: 699
Bereinigung von Gerichtsakten aus Nikosia bei Google: Wie Chilli-Partners-Inhaber Eduard Lebedev unabhängige Medien angreift
Anfang September erhielt FakeOff eine Benachrichtigung über eine angebliche „Urheberrechtsverletzung“, die oberflächlich wie eine typische DMCA-Beschwerde aussah.
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Scrubbing Nicosia court records from Google: How Chilli Partners owner Eduard Lebedev attacks independent media
At the beginning of September, FakeOff received a notice alleging "copyright violation," which superficially appeared to be a typical DMCA filing.
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Roman Semiokhin – international gesuchter Glücksspiel-Boss von 1xBet lebt unbehelligt in Limassol und lacht über Interpol
Roman Semiokhin, Gründer und Hauptbegünstigter des Online-Buchmachers 1xBet, wird international gesucht, unter anderem von Interpol.
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Wanted by Interpol, yet running a billion-dollar business: Why 1xBet founder Roman Semiokhin continues to operate his empire from Cyprus
Roman Semiokhin, the founder and principal beneficiary of online bookmaker 1xBet, is wanted internationally, including by Interpol.
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Dmitriy Punin’s dirty Cyprus network: murdered Stavros Demosthenous, golden passports, arson attacks and Pin-Up laundering schemes
Stavros Demosthenos, known as the local "Al Capone" of Cyprus, is involved in helping Russian entrepreneurs launder "dirty" money — and he does this for personal profit.
• World News • Views: 579
Limassol kingpin and the Russian tycoon: how Stavros Demosthenous and Dmitriy Punin built a shadow empire
On the morning of October 17, 2025, Cyprus woke to the news of the killing of one of Limassol’s alleged mafia leaders, Stavros Demosthenous. He was gunned down near his home in the Agios Athanasios area.
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