It's known that exiled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad lives with his wife and children, Hafez, Karim, and Zein, in a comfortable central Moscow apartment. According to reports by Western and Russian media and NGO, Global Witness, Assad's maternal relatives, the Makhloufs,
owned 19 apartments, total value about $40 million. They obtained them as revenue shares from major investments in Neva Towers, formerly the Renaissance Moscow Towers project (struck by a drone July 30 2023).
Dec 13, 2024 • 56 tweets • 17 min read
Prince Andrew says he 'ceased all contact' with suspected Chinese spy abc.net.au/news/2024-12-1…
Known as H6, the Chinese man was invited to the royal's birthday party in 2020, and was told by Andrew's aide Dominic Hampshire that he could help in potential dealings with Chinese investors.
Dec 5, 2024 • 26 tweets • 7 min read
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Putin supporter Calin Georgescu was almost unknown in Romania until he won the first round in the presidential elections two weeks ago. Romanian intelligence says his sudden, surprise popularity surge is attributable to a highly organised social media campaign.
Nov 30, 2024 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
The vessel, named Hurry Up, was produced by Plymouth-based Princess Yachts in 2024 and imported to Russia through a foundation allegedly linked to Medvedev, Foundation for the Support of National Maritime Programs. themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/29/dmi…
Although the foundation received 2.3 billion rubles ($21.2 million) in donations in 2023, its most publicized initiative was providing kayaking equipment to a youth organization in Ukraine’s Kherson region.
Nov 9, 2024 • 19 tweets • 8 min read
Understanding the federal agencies involved in Alfie Oakes' investigation - suggestion of concerns about large-scale financial misconduct, fraudulent trend transactions or cyber security vulnerabilities within oaks, farms, financial systems via @winknewswinknews.com/2024/11/08/und…
@winknews Total Awarded Amount $17.8 million usaspending.gov/recipient/6581…
Oct 27, 2024 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Conservative US commentator Candace Owens refused entry to Australia ahead of national speaking tour via @ABCaustraliaabc.net.au/news/2024-10-2…
@ABCaustralia "During the pandemic, Owens suggested the US military invade Australia to free its people “suffering under a totalitarian regime” while drawing comparisons to Hitler, Stalin and the Taliban." theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…
Sep 13, 2024 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Death sentence handed down for six foreigners, including three US citizens convicted of aiding in Congo coup attempt via @ABCaustraliaabc.net.au/news/2024-09-1…
@ABCaustralia @stringwallapp Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt in May led by opposition figure Christian Malanga. The coup targeted the presidential palace. Malanga’s 21-year-old son, Marcel, a U.S. citizen, and two other Americans were convicted.
Sep 5, 2024 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
Dimitri Simes, who worked for Channel One Russia charged with violating U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia, with wife Anastasia Simes, schemed to commit money laundering and violate U.S. sanctions for the benefit of, and to receive funds from, sanctioned oligarch Aleksandr Udodov.
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Aug 20, 2024 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
Sentenced to 24 years - Shan Hanes made $47 million in wire transfers from the Elkhart KS based-bank to buy cryptocurrency in a scheme known as pig butchering. The loss caused Heartland Tri-State Bank to fail in July 2023. kake.com/home/former-ka…
Hanes tried to buy crypto from 'pig-butchering' scammers with funds embezzled from the church he attended, Church of Christ, Elkhart, a local investment club, and other bank clients. The 'pigs' to be butchered are victims lured into investing in virtual or foreign currencies
Aug 15, 2024 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
A property just raided by the FBI belongs to Dimitri K. Simes and his wife Anastasia R. Simes. cbs19news.com/news/state/fbi…
Kira Korolev — employed as an Australian Army information systems technician — has been secretly employed by Russian Basic Information Technologies (RusBITech), whose computer operating system Astra Linux powers the Russian armed forces, reported by Seven's The Nightly.
RusBITech is a contractor for the FSB, Russia’s domestic intelligence agency; FSTEC, its military information security agency; SVR, its foreign intelligence agency; and the Ministry of Defence, including military intelligence agency GRU.
May 15, 2024 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Slovakia's PM Robert Fico shot outside government meeting, official says his condition is 'life-threatening' via @ABCaustraliaabc.net.au/news/2024-05-1…
"Embroiled in allegations of corruption he has always denied, Fico is brash and outspoken."
Robert Fico's politics theguardian.com/world/article/…
Mar 28, 2024 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Prague-based 'Voice for Europe' a Russian propaganda medium. "Some European politicians cooperating with the news site were paid from Russian funds that in some cases also covered their 2024 EU election campaign," according to online independent media platform, Denik N.
"The payments targeted politicians from Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and Poland, Denik N said, citing a Czech foreign ministry source.
It singled out the far-right German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as being involved."
Mar 1, 2024 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
"The US State Department announced Feb. 29 that Boeing has agreed to pay a $51 M fine after foreign employees and contractors in China, and elsewhere, improperly downloaded files related to military aircraft like the F-22, the Apache attack helicopter, and Air Force One."
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Dec 20, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
As @davetroy posted, Deripaska's Rusal quietly morphed to avoid sanctions and is now PerenniAL. On April 28, 2022, Brian Hesse and his business partner formed a new U.S. company through a MBO of Rusal America Corp to form PerenniAL. Hesse is President and CEO of PerenniAL.
Brian Hesse joined Rusal America in May 2019 as President/CEO. He was hired to lead the company's emergence from US Government sanctions. He has been a member of the foundation board of his alma mater, Northwest University since 2022. nwmissouri.edu/foundation/abo…
@StringwallApp Reza Zarrab intentionally visited the US and surrendered based on a plan, according to Amir Abbas Soltani, a fmr Iranian lawmaker and fmr member of the parliamentary committee tasked with pursuing the Babak Zanjani case. Zanjani is imprisoned and sentenced to death
in Iran for siphoning oil billions. Soltani claims Zarrab is “the black box” of Zanjani’s case. Soltani says that following Zanjani’s case in Iran, Zarrab thought he would be captured by Iranian officials if he stayed in Turkey.
Jun 10, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Frank Schneider, who was under house arrest in France awaiting extradition to the US, has evaded authorities. He faces up to 40 years in jail on fraud and money laundering charges for his alleged role in a $4bn crypto scam. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
Schneider is an alleged participant in OneCoin's $4 billion Ponzi scheme. coindesk.com/policy/2022/12…
Jun 9, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Hackers broke websites of Moscow provider and number of Russian companies: they wish success to Ukraine's Armed Forces news.yahoo.com/hackers-broke-… via @YahooNews
"Due to a cyberattack, the main banks of Russia and credit organizations throughout the Russian Federation do not have access to banking systems and cannot make payments. Interruptions with communication in Moscow are also possible." 🇺🇦 🌻epravda.com.ua/news/2023/06/8…
Jun 3, 2023 • 29 tweets • 8 min read
On May 28, 2023, four people drowned on Lake Maggiore south of the Swiss Alps. One was a former Mossad agent, two were Italian intelligence officers and the fourth victim was a Russian woman. They were among 23 people aboard the small boat. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
"An Israeli man, 50-year-old Simoni Erez, also died. He was a retired Mossad agent."
@Stephaniefishm4@tomiahonen@AG_Hays When FBI agents searched Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment just after dawn on April 28, they brought warrants to seize computers and devices like cell phones. According to reports, investigators were looking for comms with "powerful Ukrainian tycoons and government officials."
