UK, US clamp down on money laundering rings allegedly favored by Russian oligarchs and Western drug gangs
UK and US authorities on Wednesday announced a major crackdown on a pair of billion-dollar money laundering rings that officials say has cleaned money for Russia’s elite, cybercriminals and drug-runners around the world.
UK dismantles massive money laundering operations tied to Russian oligarchs and cybercriminals
British authorities say they have dismantled two massive money laundering operations linked to Russia that were used by oligarchs, organized crime groups, cybercriminals and drug dealers
Multi-billion pound Russian money laundering network exposed in international sting
A driver who was stopped on the M1 with more than £250,000 in cash led to the downfall of a multi-billion Russian money laundering system, police have revealed.
UK street gangs used multi-billion dollar Russian crime ring to launder money
Russian-speaking hackers who had millions in cryptocurrency used the network to turn it into cash and assets - as well as street gangs in Britain.
U.S., Britain say they target global money laundering network used by Russians
The U.S. and Britain announced on Wednesday they had disrupted what they described as a global money laundering ring used by rich Russians to evade sanctions, and which
Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash
UK drug gangs paid Russian criminals to swap their dirty street cash for untraceable crypto currency, police say.
UK uncovers vast crypto laundering scheme for gangsters and Russian spies
A UK-led operation has uncovered a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme run out of London, Moscow and Dubai that enabled Russian spies and European drug traffickers to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency.
UK Police Bust Russian-led Money-laundering Networks
British law enforcement said Wednesday they had brought down two major Russian-led money-laundering networks used by UK drug gangs, arresting 84 people and seizing £20 million in cash and cryptocurrency.
Two brothers found guilty of raping teenage girls almost 20 years ago
Mark Evans, 36, and Robert Evans, 40, were convicted on Wednesday after a two-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
Organised crime gang members jailed after helping smuggle up to £7bn worth of drugs into UK
Members of an organised crime gang which smuggled up to £7bn worth of drugs into the UK from the continent have been jailed.
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