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Veaceslav Platon – Mastermind of Russian Laundromat
March 23, 2017August 27, 2020In Investigations

Veaceslav Platon – Mastermind of Russian Laundromat

An Instagram photo showing a Bentley Continental GT V8 doing 250 kilometers an hour reads “We take off. #IAmRocket #Gagarin.” Elina Cobaleva, a Russian celebrity stylist, sits behind the wheel. She is the ex-wife of Veaceslav Platon, a Moldovan businessman, and one of the country’s richest men. The two were married in 2001 and divorced...

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The Russian Laundromat
February 5, 2017August 27, 2020In Investigations

The Russian Laundromat

Three years ago, the “Russian Laundromat” was exposed – an immense financial fraud scheme that enabled vast sums to be pumped out of Russia. The money was laundered and moved into Europe and beyond through bribery and a clever exploitation of the Moldovan legal system. Recently, OCCRP and Novaya Gazeta obtained detailed banking records for...