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#SuisseSecrets: OCCRP reveals how the sons of an Azeri despot received millions from shell companies tied to two massive money laundering systems at multiple foreign banks, including Credit Suisse. 1/ occrp.org/en/suisse-secr…
Seymur and Rza Talibov — sons of Vasif Talibov, ruler of the autonomous exclave of Nakhchivan — received multiple suspicious transfers to their Credit Suisse accounts between 2007 and 2012. 2/
The wire transfers came from shell firms that were not only part of the #AzerbaijaniLaundromat and #TroikaLaundromat — massive money laundering schemes uncovered by OCCRP — but also figured in a human trafficking investigation in Bosnia. 3/
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NEW: Leaked bank records reveal transactions between a company controlled by a Montenegrin tycoon and the #TroikaLaundromat, a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme exposed by OCCRP in 2019.

OCCRP and @MANS_CG investigate 🇲🇪 1/ occrp.org/en/investigati…
Who is Zoran Bećirović?

The property developer is suing MANS, our member center, and two newspapers for reporting on his land deals — including one involving ex-Supreme Court President Vesna Medenica.

Today’s investigation uncovers new details of his financial activity. 2/
When Bećirović purchased land from Medenica, the company he used was a subsidiary of his Cyprus firm Caldero Trading Ltd., which received $3.4m from Industrial Trade Corp., an offshore at the heart of the #TroikaLaundromat. 3/
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🏆 Our #TroikaLaundromat and #FraudFactory investigations won #IJ4EU Impact Awards!
#FraudFactory uncovered an international scam that used Facebook ads and an army of multilingual salespeople to defraud people around the world out of millions of dollars. Many of the victims have been left in financial ruin. occrp.org/en/fraud-facto…
#TroikaLaundromat revealed an $8.8 billion network of offshore companies that allowed corrupt politicians and criminals to launder money. occrp.org/en/troikalaund…
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The suspect is alleged to have been part of the so-called “Troika Laundromat” - a money laundering network linked to the former Russian investment bank Troika Dialog, which maintained a network of offshore companies with accounts in Baltic banks. abcnews.go.com/International/…
The Troika Laundromat enabled the flow of US$ 4.6 billion into the system and directed the flow of $4.8 billion out. Among the counterparties on these transactions were major Western banks such as Citigroup Inc., Raiffeisen, and Deutsche Bank.

occrp.org/en/troikalaund…
These Are the Banks Caught Up in the Russia Money-Laundering Scandal

Danske Bank
Swedbank
Nordea Bank
ING Groep NV
Credit Agricole
Deutsche Bank
 KBC Group Ukio Bankas
Raiffeisen Bank
ABN Amro Group
Cooperatieve Rabobank
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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🌀Doldrums🌀

WhatsApp (Facebook owned) & YouTube formed a powerful, & dangerous, feedback loop of extremism & misinformation.

Together they had formed a pipeline of misinfo, spreading conspiracy theories, campaign material and political propaganda throughout Brazil [& US?]
🌀Doldrums2🌀

Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto to Reveal Identity

Founder of Satoshi Nakamoto Renaissance Holdings to disclose the origins of his iconic pseudonym and the word Bitcoin on Aug. 18, in the first installment of his three-part daily epiphany “My Reveal”

#Hoax? 🍯?
🌀Doldrums3🌀

Google has quietly hired a key exec from controversial startup Palantir to be a VP of engineering

Trump official has talked about undoc’d immigrants as 'invaders' since at least 2007

Shell Workers Had To Attend Trump Speech To Be Paid, Were Ordered Not To Protest
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NEW: We’re publishing a new investigative package on the #TroikaLaundromat, the vast financial scheme we revealed in March that allowed Russian elites, including oligarchs, politicians, and criminals, to channel billions of dollars out of the country. /1
Now we’re going behind the scenes. First, we show how IOS Group, a Latvian/Irish company registration agent, laid the groundwork for the Laundromat by creating the shell companies that allowed it to function. /2 occrp.org/en/troikalaund…
In addition to showing how IOS Group helped create the #TroikaLaundromat, the story looks into some of the other schemes that offshores created by the company were involved in, including the Russian Magnitsky affair and the PrivatBank scandal in Ukraine. /3
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Seems that Deloitte auditing firm has resigned in protest to pressure to certify the audit of Ferrexpo, the largest Ukrainian iron ore producer. Ferrexpo's stock dropped 25% or $1.5B lost in market value in response to the news that Deloitte ran away!

fcced.com/ferrexpo-plung…
Seems their board members refused to accept that a major shareholder was controlling a 'charity' that the company was supporting. He was the Chief Executive Officer Kostyantin Zhevago at the charity "Blooming Land." #ButNothingsHappening
Ukrainian authorities are investigating the transactions as potential money laundering & tax evasion. The company's board ruled unanimously that the CEO of the charity, didn't have control of the charity so it wasn't an issue for Deloitte auditors to worry about...
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💣Incoming!💣

📌Friday is the day the grand jury indictments come down!
:-)

📌Investigators looking into lawyers’ contacts with Cohen after FBI raids

📌Brennan Predicts Mueller Report, & More Indictments On Friday & added, if a DonJr is indicted Trump would likely fire him.
💣Incoming2💣

“This Fri is better than next Friday b/c next Fri is the 3/15, which is the Ides of March,"

“& I don't think Mueller will want to have that dramatic flair when he delivers what I think are going to be are his indictments, the final indictments as well the report."
💣Incoming3💣

The Trump administration’s efforts to fast track transfer of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia enjoyed the assistance of a lobbying firm Prime Policy Group (PPG), that represented Ukraine’s then pro-Russian government. #Manafort #Stone #Black
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Don't have time for a real thread on this, but there has been a lot happening on the global money laundering network cases! I just have to share it! We are seeing historic transparency into the corruption of banking, politics & enabling of crimes! #ButNothingsHappening
@OCCRP & @ICIJ & other groups are breaking stories on the Troika Laundromat, another gigantic scheme to launder money from Russia into supposedly reputable banks in West who chose to not ask questions! #TroikaLaundromat
@OCCRP @ICIJ Like many others, this case has tentacles spreading around the world & leads to the deaths of individuals involved or investigating the case.
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1/ This week, after months of work by many dozens of people, @OCCRP began publishing the first stories in a big series: The #TroikaLaundromat, which uncovers a secret mechanism that moved billions of $, mostly out of Russia, around the world.
2/ Here's the first story, which explains how and by whom the system was built, how it works, and who used it. We tried to be careful to show that it had many uses — not just money laundering. (Some retellings of our story are already getting this wrong.) occrp.org/en/troikalaund…
3/ This second story, which just came out today, goes into a specific user — an Austrian man who facilitated the functioning of the Laundromat, got in too deep, came to regret it, and ended up dead. occrp.org/en/troikalaund…
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A charity run by Prince Charles received a $200,000 donation from an offshore company tied to a scheme to launder Magnitsky-fraud loot, according to this scoop by ⁦@OCCRP⁩ and the ⁦@guardian⁩. theguardian.com/world/2019/mar…
If your ears perked up at "Magnitsky fraud," you probably have been paying attention.

The Russian attorney indicted earlier this year in SDNY - and tied to the 2016 Trump Tower meeting - allegedly fabricated evidence and blared disinfo to suppress it. courthousenews.com/distinct-from-…
Keeping an eye on the #TroikaLaundromat revelations - with more than 20 news organizations analyzing 1.3 million financial transactions - to see what more we learn about the Magnitsky scandal, and other matters.

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