Abramovich Owned Stake in Company that Won U.S. Gov’t Contracts
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has hit headlines since Russia invaded Ukraine. Billions of his assets have been frozen by...
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World’s Largest Hacker Marketplace Shut Down in Multi-Agency Operation
A global, multi-agency effort took down one of the world’s largest hacker forums and arrested several individuals, including...
Azerbaijani President Replaces Central Bank Governor With a Loyalist
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev appointed the chairman of a bank owned by his family members as the new governor to the...
UK Hits Hard at Two Russian Oligarchs, Freezes £10 billion in Assets
The U.K. government announced Thursday that it has frozen 10 billion pounds (US$13 billion) in assets held by two Russian...
Cyprus Retracts “Golden Passports” from Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs
Authorities in Cyprus have revoked the passports of four sanctioned Russian nationals and their families who were awarded...
Italian Financial Police Seize 82 Tonnes of Counterfeit Cigarettes
Italian police seized 82 tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes and arrested one person during a raid of an abandoned factory in...
UK Sanctions 178 Donbas Separatists, Oligarchs Associates
The U.K. announced on Wednesday sweeping sanctions against 178 individuals from the seperatist regions of Donetsk and...
Spanish Police Discover Private Museum With 1,000 Stuffed Animals
Spanish police discovered a veritable underground natural history museum and seized more than a thousand taxidermied...
Sex Trafficking Ring Disbanded in France, Spain
French and Spanish police dismantled a human trafficking ring that was targeting vulnerable South American women in Europe...
Irish Crime Group Hit With US Financial Sanctions
There was no luck of the Irish for the Kinahan crime family this week.
Piracy Returns to the Gulf of Guinea After a Period of Calm
After three months of calm that offered hope the problem may be receding, another incident of piracy has been reported in...