Nov 28 2024
Belarusian companies are secretly supplying Russia with advanced Western-made microchips, according to the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) This finding was made with the assistance of a group of Belarusian hackers known as CyberPartisans. Among the exported components are the U.S.-made Intel chips found in Russian Su-35S and Su-34 fighter jets, Kalibr cruise missiles, and Korsar …
Nov 28 2024
Microchip firm SMD Baltic publicly condemned the invasion and stated that it would no longer take orders from Russian or Belarussian firms. But the firm reportedly continued to export Western-made chips tousing a secretive network of companies. By the time theand banned the sale of microchips to Russia in late 2022, NEK had devised new …
Nov 28 2024
Transparency International criticized the G20 Rio Summit’s final declaration for dedicating just one paragraph to anti-corruption measures. This omission threatens to derail efforts to mobilize the billions, or even trillions of dollars pledged for poverty reduction and climate action. “Leaders advanced on important topics, but they underestimated the importance of anti- corruption measures to achieve …
Nov 28 2024
Belarusian companies are secretly supplying Russia with advanced Western-made microchips, according to the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) This finding was made with the assistance of a group of Belarusian hackers known as CyberPartisans. Among the exported components are the U.S.-made Intel chips found in Russian Su-35S and Su-34 fighter jets, Kalibr cruise missiles, and Korsar …
Nov 25 2024
The Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil updates its so-calledevery six months, most recently on October 7. The latest list includes two municipal councilors who were re-elected on October 6, along with two candidates who failed to win seats. Eduardo Ribeiro Lima was elected for the ninth time in Beberibe, a city in the …
Oct 04 2024
Yury Savnikov was arrested in Moscow in 2015 and later extradited to Tashkent. He faced charges of illegal business operations, money laundering, abuse of power, and corruption. Latvian authorities also confiscated over US$150,000 from two bank accounts, securities, and four real estates. The Ropazi County Council is now assessing one of these seized properties, with …
Sep 19 2024
Bonnesen was cleared of all charges in January 2023. An expert called the verdict of the Svea Court of Appeals “unprecedented.” Bonnesen claimed that there were “no suspected money laundering-ties to Danske Bank’s operations in Estonia,” and that Swedbank “had gone through everything” to make sure there were no problems in the Baltics. The court …
Jul 02 2024
Authorities in 61 countries collaborated last week to dismantle multiple online scam networks, freezing 6,745 bank accounts and seizing assets worth US$257 million. This led to the arrest of 3,950 suspects and the identification of 14,643 potential suspects. During the operation, police intercepted approximately $135 million in cash and seized real estate, luxury vehicles, high-end …
Jul 02 2024
Ibrahim al-Organi is an Egyptian tycoon and leader of a large tribe. He was once jailed during Bedouin protests, but now leads a tribal alliance that helps keep the Sinai peninsula under government control. He is also the chairman of the Organi Group, a sprawling network of companies in real estate development and security. Zambian …
Jul 02 2024
Bulgarian entrepreneur allegedly falsified documents for a loan to fund construction of a dairy processing facility. Prosecutors said that the entrepreneur requested the loan after receiving support from the Bulgarian’s State Fund for Agriculture to build and manage a factory designed to process raw milk and other dairy products. The request was rejected upon review …