Russian accused of money laundering in the US through cryptocurrency: he faces up to 20 years in prison

Denis Dubnikov, 30, a Russian crypto-dealer previously extradited from the Netherlands, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money. This is stated on the website of the US Department of Justice. From August 2018 to August 2021, Dubnikov and his accomplices…

US charges two businessmen with helping Russian oligarch hide yacht and avoid seizure

Two businessmen have been charged with running a money laundering scheme to protect Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, from having his $90 million yacht confiscated. 51 year old…

A Russian was arrested in Miami: he used his crypto exchange for money laundering and drug trafficking

In Miami (Florida), Russian citizen Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested. He is the owner of Bitzlato, a Hong Kong-listed cryptocurrency exchange. She was used for drug trafficking and money laundering. This is stated on the website of the US Department of Justice. He is accused of money laundering and…

Russian-speaking nurse pulled off a $4,4 million insurance scam in New York and Florida

A practicing nurse, an immigrant from Russia, pleaded guilty to bill fraud for commercial insurance companies and Medicare. He billed nearly $4,4 million for services he never provided to patients. AP News writes about it. In a statement from the U.S. Attorney...

US judges Russian man who gave false evidence for anti-Trump dossier

In Alexandria (Virginia) began the trial of the Russian Igor Danchenko. He is considered the main source of data for the long-disputed dossier on the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. It was called the Steele Dossier, after its compiler, former British spy Christopher Steele. Read more…

'I'd rather sit down than go there again': a former Russian contract soldier told how he fought in Ukraine

Participants of the Anti-Propaganda project, which is coordinated by the organization Russian America for Democracy in Russia, interviewed a former Russian soldier who came to Ukraine at the beginning of the invasion. He told his misadventures to Important Stories. Further - from the first person. "We're just on...

His life was no less mysterious than death: what do we know about Russian businessman Dan Rapoport who died in Washington

Recently, a well-known American, Ukrainian and Russian businessman and investor Dan Rapoport was found dead in Washington, DC. According to the preliminary version, he crashed to death after falling out of the window of an apartment building. Although the version of suicide does not believe not only that ...

'This is an idiotic war': Russian paratrooper, who visited Ukraine, told what he thinks about the invasion

Pavel Filatiev knew the consequences of his words. The former paratrooper understood that he was threatened with prison, that he would be called a traitor and that his friends would turn away from him. His own mother urged him to flee Russia while he still could. But he still expressed his opinion...

He paid for the protests and interfered in the elections: the Russian was accused of spreading propaganda in the United States

A Russian with a trimmed beard and a graphic T-shirt appeared live on a Florida political group on YouTube in March, less than three weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine. He falsely stated that what happened was not an invasion, ...

US offers $10 million for information on 'Putin's chef' and his troll factory

The US is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the identification or whereabouts of Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin. This is stated on the official Rewards for Justice website. Rewards for Justice is looking for information about Internet Research Agency (IRA) LLC, Evgeny Prigozhin, and…

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