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Game Insight Collapse: Alleged Asset Transfers, Unpaid Wages & Fallout Around Igor Matsanyuk

Game Insight’s shutdown left Russian staff with unpaid wages and severance, while assets and activity appear to have shifted to offshore-linked entities. A court-appointed administrator criticized leadership and signaled the pursuit of vicarious liability, with insiders naming longtime chairman Igor Matsanyuk. No final fraud ruling exists; cross-border claims and evidence are still developing.

Albania’s Boiler Room Empire: How a Balkan Nation Became the Nerve Centre of Global Investment Fraud

Albania has rapidly emerged as a central hub in the global boiler‑room and online investment fraud industry, a development deeply intertwined with weak enforcement, pervasive corruption, and the country’s strategic placement in Europe’s cybercrime ecosystem.​

Wirecard’s Ghost in Moscow: New Reporting Alleges Jan Marsalek Fought for Russia in Ukraine

A fresh cross-border investigation has unearthed striking new details about fugitive former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek: current photos, travel and phone-location data tying him to Moscow—and allegations that he fought on Russia’s side in the Ukraine war.

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Albania’s Boiler Room Empire: How a Balkan Nation Became the Nerve Centre of Global Investment Fraud

Albania has rapidly emerged as a central hub in the global boiler‑room and online investment fraud industry, a development deeply intertwined with weak enforcement, pervasive corruption, and the country’s strategic placement in Europe’s cybercrime ecosystem.​

Game Insight Collapse: Alleged Asset Transfers, Unpaid Wages & Fallout Around Igor Matsanyuk

Game Insight’s shutdown left Russian staff with unpaid wages and severance, while assets and activity appear to have shifted to offshore-linked entities. A court-appointed administrator criticized leadership and signaled the pursuit of vicarious liability, with insiders naming longtime chairman Igor Matsanyuk. No final fraud ruling exists; cross-border claims and evidence are still developing.

Albania’s Boiler Room Empire: How a Balkan Nation Became the Nerve Centre of Global Investment Fraud

Albania has rapidly emerged as a central hub in the global boiler‑room and online investment fraud industry, a development deeply intertwined with weak enforcement, pervasive corruption, and the country’s strategic placement in Europe’s cybercrime ecosystem.​

Wirecard’s Ghost in Moscow: New Reporting Alleges Jan Marsalek Fought for Russia in Ukraine

A fresh cross-border investigation has unearthed striking new details about fugitive former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek: current photos, travel and phone-location data tying him to Moscow—and allegations that he fought on Russia’s side in the Ukraine war.

Crypto Payment Processors Fuel the Rise of Offshore Casinos – While Regulators Lag Behind

Recent FinTelegram investigations have revealed that Swapped, a regulated FIAT-to-crypto payment processor, is deeply integrated into the operational infrastructure of GamDom, an offshore online casino operated by Smein Hosting B.V. in Curaçao. Despite Swapped’s terms of service prohibiting illegal gambling, it facilitates EU user deposits for an unlicensed operator.

SANCTIONS ICEBERG AHEAD: OFSI WARNS UK CRYPTO EXCHANGES OF ‘ALMOST CERTAIN’ BREACHES

EXCERPT UK Treasury’s sanctions watchdog says British-based crypto firms are...

Bitcoin.de Sounds the Alarm: How Payment Processors Enable Illegal Crypto Gambling

Germany’s flagship crypto trading platform Bitcoin.de, operated by the BaFin-regulated Futurum Bank AG, has issued a strong compliance warning to its users regarding crypto transactions linked to unlicensed online gambling. This signals a pivotal message to the entire European crypto sector: regulatory clarity and enforcement against illegal gambling are tightening – and payment processors are in the crosshairs.

WKStA indicts LNR founder Lukas Neugebauer for fraudulent bankruptcy

Austria’s anti-corruption prosecutors (WKStA) have filed charges against Vienna developer Lukas Neugebauer over ~€145,000 in luxury spending after his private insolvency opened (Oct–Dec 2024), allegedly diminishing creditor recovery. Total claims in his personal case run from >€80m (ORF) to €147.35m (media and court reporting). Max penalty: up to 5 years. Neugebauer denies wrongdoing

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Game Insight Collapse: Alleged Asset Transfers, Unpaid Wages & Fallout Around Igor Matsanyuk

Game Insight’s shutdown left Russian staff with unpaid wages and severance, while assets and activity appear to have shifted to offshore-linked entities. A court-appointed administrator criticized leadership and signaled the pursuit of vicarious liability, with insiders naming longtime chairman Igor Matsanyuk. No final fraud ruling exists; cross-border claims and evidence are still developing.

Albania’s Boiler Room Empire: How a Balkan Nation Became the Nerve Centre of Global Investment Fraud

Albania has rapidly emerged as a central hub in the global boiler‑room and online investment fraud industry, a development deeply intertwined with weak enforcement, pervasive corruption, and the country’s strategic placement in Europe’s cybercrime ecosystem.​

Wirecard’s Ghost in Moscow: New Reporting Alleges Jan Marsalek Fought for Russia in Ukraine

A fresh cross-border investigation has unearthed striking new details about fugitive former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek: current photos, travel and phone-location data tying him to Moscow—and allegations that he fought on Russia’s side in the Ukraine war.

Crypto Payment Processors Fuel the Rise of Offshore Casinos – While Regulators Lag Behind

Recent FinTelegram investigations have revealed that Swapped, a regulated FIAT-to-crypto payment processor, is deeply integrated into the operational infrastructure of GamDom, an offshore online casino operated by Smein Hosting B.V. in Curaçao. Despite Swapped’s terms of service prohibiting illegal gambling, it facilitates EU user deposits for an unlicensed operator.

SANCTIONS ICEBERG AHEAD: OFSI WARNS UK CRYPTO EXCHANGES OF ‘ALMOST CERTAIN’ BREACHES

EXCERPT UK Treasury’s sanctions watchdog says British-based crypto firms are...