OCCRP reports a major Uzbek state company funneled over $200M to shadowy foreign firms, exposing suspected front companies, hidden beneficiaries, and corrupt corrupt favoritism in govt contracts

by | Feb 4, 2026

The Almalyk Mining‑Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) a major state‑owned mining company in Uzbekistan and a key driver of the country’s economy has awarded more than $200 million in procurement contracts to a network of foreign firms from the UK, Georgia, Singapore, and...

Reuters: Italy’s Police launch a ML probe into third‑tier football club Triestina Calcio, owned by U.S. crypto firm House of Doge, investigating €50M in suspicious funds and alleged accounting fraud

by | Feb 4, 2026

Investigators, led by prosecutors in Trieste, are scrutinising roughly €10 million in public funds and about €40 million transferred through U.S. and Canadian banks between 2022 and 2025, amid concerns that these sizable inflows don’t align with the club’s heavy...

BBC: German authorities raid Deutsche Bank over a 2013–2018 ML probe, potentially linked to Roman Abramovich, highlighting the bank’s ongoing scrutiny in high-profile financial crime investigations

by | Jan 29, 2026

The probe targets unknown individuals and employees over allegedly late filings of suspicious activity reports, with media reports suggesting a connection to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. This adds to the bank’s history of high-profile financial crime...

INTERPOL’s Global Operation Liberterra III rescues 4,414 trafficking victims, flags nearly 13,000 irregular migrants, and arrests 3,744 suspects, exposing deep links to human smuggling, fraud, and ML

by | Jan 27, 2026

The operation mobilised more than 14,000 officers, leading to 3,744 arrests, including over 1,800 suspects linked to human trafficking and migrant smuggling, and triggered more than 720 new investigations. Key findings highlighted evolving criminal tactics — including...