The Latest US Sanctions Hit Putin’s Alleged Girlfriend
The U.S. sanctioned the reputed girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding her tothe list of members of the...
Asia
Kazakhstan Arrests 23 for Running Crypto Crime Ring
Kazakh authorities arrested 23 people suspected of being members of a gang that used threats and blackmail to force IT...
US Charges Members of Forsage Group Over Alleged $300M Crypto Fraud
Authorities in the U.S. have charged 11 people, including a group of promoters known as the ‘Crypto Crusaders’, over an...
U.S. Offers $10 Million Bounty for Tips on North Korean Hackers
The U.S. Department of Service doubled last week the $5 million reward it promised in March to anyone offering information...
Oligarch’s Case Against Swiss Art Dealer Continues in Geneva
A Swiss court has decided to continue investigating the case Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev has been pursuing against a...
Arrested ex-Coast Guard Member Worked at Russia-focused Air Station
A retired U.S. Coast Guard chief petty officer shown in photos wearing Soviet military garb and alleged by federal...
Georgian Official: Ruling Party Founder Ordered Azeri Journalist’s Abduction
A former high-ranking official of the Georgian State Security Service accused the former prime minister of personally...
Russian Asset Tracker
Sanctioned Russian Banker Andrei Kostin, Head of ‘Putin’s Piggy Bank,’ Uses Canadian Man as Proxy For Vast Holdings
A man named Eric Whyte controls offshores that own luxury properties and investments worth millions. Clues suggest he is...
European Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Pesticide Production
Pesticides are the newest counterfeit product spreading through the EU, Europol reported in a statement Tuesday.
Graft Accusation Against Indian Opposition Leader Sparks Protests Nationwide
Protests erupted throughout India on Tuesday after the country’s top agency for combating financial crimes detained...
UK Establishes New Unit to Combat Kleptocrats & Money Laundering
The U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has established a new unit with a mandate to investigate corrupt elites, sanction...
Korean Doomsday Sect Gets Rich in Fiji With Government Help
Grace Road Church believes a nuclear-tinged Judgment Day is rapidly approaching — and that Fiji is the post-apocalyptic...