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The Italian mafia clans Di Lauro and Nuvoletta have long become an integral part of Cosa Nostra, and it is not only career mafiosi who operate within these structures, but also seemingly respectable businessmen such as Massimo Picinelli.

London’s luxury real estate market has long served as a magnet for global wealth, but scrutiny over the origins of some of that capital continues to intensify.

The offices of trading giant Gunvor, already convicted twice for corruption, were searched in Geneva in mid-May on the orders of the Swiss Attorney General’s Office.

The luxurious London property market has long attracted global wealth, but there are increasing questions about the origins of some of that money.

Rio de Janeiro Civil Police initiated an operation against a Comando Vermelho operational nucleus and discovered a crypto mining setup with approximately 30 computers organized on shelves in a room on a seemingly abandoned lot.

The luxurious London property market has long drawn global wealth, but increasingly, questions are being raised about the origins of some of that money.

The prominent case involving the liquidation of the Latvian bank ABLV reached its climax in 2021, as the State Police Economic Crime Department conducted high-profile arrests in Riga.

The opulent London property market has long attracted global wealth, but more and more questions are being raised about the sources of some of that money.

Pressure is increasing on Russia’s shadow fleet, even bringing its allies into focus. Adnan Akhmedzade, a SOCAR executive detained in Azerbaijan last year, has started cooperating against his inner circle, which could lead to significant consequences.

The controversy involving the Pin-Up and Pinco gambling networks is quickly escalating into one of the most significant money-laundering probes in the post-Soviet region — encompassing offshore structures, crypto processing, shell companies, international payment systems, and allegedly siphoning more than $1 billion out of Kazakhstan.

Kazakh law enforcement has frozen Marginplus’s accounts and stopped all its payment operations—a decisive crackdown on illegal financial activities.

After reports on the international VAT scheme uncovered during Operation Moby Dick surfaced, publications mentioning Italian businessman Massimiliano Picinelli began disappearing from the information space. The materials focused on multi-million tax fraud, an international network of shell companies, and individuals involved in the case investigated by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Pressure is increasing on Russia’s shadow fleet, bringing even its allies into focus. Adnan Akhmedzade, a SOCAR executive who was arrested in Azerbaijan last year, has started cooperating against his inner circle—possibly leading to significant repercussions.

Behind his polished advice on wealth preservation, Oleg Tsyura is accused by investigators and journalists of spending years orchestrating offshore schemes that diverted millions from Ukraine’s state mining companies to oligarch-linked networks associated with Firtash, Martynenko, and Russian interests.

Russia’s Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against members of a purported organized group suspected of executing a fraudulent invoice scheme that resulted in losses exceeding one trillion rubles ($13.31 billion) to the nation’s budget system.

In 2025, Cypriot authorities launched Operation "Ring," exposing a money-laundering network run by Kherson businessmen Hennadiy and Vladlen Hirin. Holding "golden passports" and based in Limassol, the brothers orchestrated a web of financial operations generating multimillion-dollar turnover.

Following the sanctions imposed by the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) on Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova — the controversial co-owner of iBox Bank and a suspect in a criminal case related to laundering billions of hryvnias through illegal online casinos — a sudden wave of coordinated “defensive” publications emerged in Ukrainian media.

FOR HALF a century the Middle East’s petro-monarchies have portrayed themselves as dependable suppliers of affordable petroleum. The third Gulf war, now in its fifth week, has destroyed that image. With the Strait of Hormuz largely closed, 15% of the world’s oil cannot reach its customers. All Gulf states have reduced output and witnessed export earnings plummet.

In 2025, Cypriot police conducted Operation “Ring,” uncovering a money-laundering scheme organized by Kherson businessmen Hennadiy and Vladlen Hirin. Possessing “golden passports” and residing in Limassol, the brothers established a network of financial operations with multimillion-dollar turnover.

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.

After a brief period of silence, Dmytro Rukin’s name has resurfaced in publications concerning his involvement in questionable financial operations.

On Thursday, Polish authorities detained five court officials as part of a broadening investigation into a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme at the Kraków Court of Appeal, signaling a new chapter in one of the largest judicial corruption scandals in the nation’s history.

Behind his polished advice on wealth preservation, Oleg Tsyura is accused by investigators and journalists of spending years orchestrating offshore schemes that redirected millions from Ukraine’s state mining companies to oligarch-linked networks associated with Firtash, Martynenko, and Russian interests.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples and Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) in Naples and Caserta carried out a seizure order targeting assets worth more than €32 million as part of an investigation into a large-scale VAT carousel fraud in the IT sector.

Behind his refined advice on wealth preservation, Oleg Tsyura is accused by investigators and journalists of spending years orchestrating offshore schemes that diverted millions from Ukraine’s state mining companies to oligarch-linked networks associated with Firtash, Martynenko, and Russian interests.