Newfound Assets of Russian Billionaire Besties: London Flats and Show Horses
With Russian oligarchs in the global spotlight and U.K. authorities holding his two executive jets, sanctioned billionaire...
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United Kingdom
UK Court Convicts Three For Smuggling Drugs in Sweet Potato Boxes
A court in the United Kingdom found three men belonging to a known organized crime group from East London guilty of trying...
UK Sends Major Irish Organized Crime Figure Behind Bars for 21 Years
A British court sentenced a high-ranking member of an organized crime group to 21 years in prison for orchestrating the...
UK Detains 38 Million Superyacht Owned by Russian National
In the hunt for Russian-owned superyachts worldwide, British officials have identified and detained one belonging to a...
Lebanon Charges Central Bank Governor with Illicit Enrichment
A Lebanese judge charged in absentia Central Bank governor Riad Salame with illicit enrichment and money laundering only...
Azeri Politician Bought Two London Homes During Probe into His Family’s Wealth
Land registry documents show that an Azeri lawmaker purchased two luxury London homes for 26.5 million pounds (US$34.5...
Russian Asset Tracker
Sanctioning an Oligarch Is Not So Easy: Why the Money Trail of Alisher Usmanov, One of Russia’s Wealthiest Men, Is Difficult to Follow
Alisher Usmanov, who has been closely tied to top Russian leaders, hides behind trusts, secretive offshore companies, Swiss...
Mystery Mansions Revealed: The Secret Assets of Putin’s Oligarchs
A luxurious estate on the French Riviera, Sardinian villas, mansions in London and Paris, and a billion-dollar offshore...
Armenia Investigates ex-President’s Second Passport Discovered by OCCRP
Armenian authorities said they are investigating whether former President Armen Sarkissian purchased a St. Kitts and Nevis...
Activists Ask for Probe into 3 Swiss Banks over Lebanon Central Banker
Seven activist groups requested that Switzerland’s financial watchdog, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority...
UK to Slap Russia with More Sanctions
The United Kingdom acted together with the United States, European Union, Japan and Canada to cut Russia’s Central Bank off...
Suisse Secrets
Suspect in Massive Kenyan Corruption Case Stashed Millions in Swiss Bank Account
A businessman on trial for a huge Kenyan government procurement scandal had a Credit Suisse account that appears to have...