Russia
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How many shells has Russia bought with money from Andriy Matyukha’s Ukrainian bookmaker Favbet?
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Holder of a Russian passport Andriy Matyukha receives draft exemption for Favbet casino croupiers during the war
Do you know how casinos in Ukraine are connected with the Territorial Recruitment and Social Policy (TRC and SP) bodies? No? Then either you don’t live in Ukraine, or you’re among the lucky ones who haven’t even heard there’s a war going on in the country.
2246
Offshores, crime, and football: How Artur Granz’ VBet pushes into the Ukrainian Premier League
VBet, an online casino with dubious affiliations, is expanding its influence by sponsoring Ukrainian sports clubs, even as it remains under investigation for tax evasion.
2248
Secrets of Kharkiv racketeering: How Yuriy Mochonyi extorts money using fake political connections
According to multiple reports, a man named Yuriy Mochonyi, allegedly an SBI officer from Kharkiv, has been harassing local IT entrepreneurs and extorting money from them. The blackmail scheme is straightforward: Mochonyi reportedly demands payments from business owners in exchange for not initiating criminal proceedings against them.
2279
Fortes.pro: Money laundering scheme, cyber protection, and Kremlin’s shadow ties
If protecting our data or projects from cyber threats becomes a priority, we’re likely to come across an offer from the Fortes service promising to "effectively counter distributed network attacks."
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Cryptocurrency scammer Bohdan Prylepa stole a billion from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and has ties to the FSB
The dealer who embezzled a billion from the military and is likely collaborating with the FSB mistakenly believes he is untouchable.
2345
Roman Felyk and Vadym Mashurov are back in business: S-Group – a new pyramid scheme from old fraudsters
A "new financial startup" called S-Group has been actively promoted online. People are being encouraged to invest money with the promise of earning an enormous passive income of up to 150% per year.
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Donation fraud: How crypto scammer Bohdan Prylepa stole billions allocated for drones
More than one billion hryvnias were defrauded from clients in a scheme allegedly orchestrated by Ukrainian pseudo-businessman Bohdan Prylepa, with law enforcement having conducted searches at cryptocurrency exchanges associated with his operations.
2336
Odesa companies supplied sanctioned electrical equipment to Russian state enterprises
Novatek-Electro
2346
"Matyukha Clan": Favbet to his son for Christmas, leaking Russian player data for recruitment, and monopolizing the market at the expense of "killing" competitors
Andriy Matyukha - who gifted his casino Favbet to his son Dmytro, still has ties with Russia, his player databases are used to recruit saboteurs and spotters from Ukraine - is trying to monopolize at the expense of competitors and is suing for money earned from business in Russia.
2416
"Kremlin’s rat": how Roman Spiridonov profits from sanctions and exposes Russian oil schemes
There is very little information available about Russian entrepreneur and Greek citizen Roman Spiridonov. However, his name is increasingly associated with Russia’s shadow fleet operations and connections to Putin’s inner circle.
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Gambling through cryptocurrency: How Belarusian SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid help Russian oligarch Rotenberg stay on the Ukrainian market despite sanctions
Does Russian billionaire and "Putin’s wallet" Arkadiy Rotenberg continue to hold a monopoly over Ukraine’s gambling market through Belarusian companies SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid?
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Cyprus, sanctions, and tourism: How brothers Ilya and Boris Plotitsa support Putin’s sponsor Usherovich’s schemes to bypass sanctions
Russian businessman Boris Plotitsa, who ran a tourism business in Russia, was arrested in absentia by a court in July 2024 in connection with the death of eight people on an illegal tour of Moscow’s sewers.
