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Reporter and The Daily Beast highlight role of US media brands in Romanian political party payment scandal
Reporter.London and The Daily Beast exposed for a global audience a long-running scandal in Romanian media and politics, which has drawn in the local franchises of US brands Newsweek and CNN. For several years, top political parties in Romania had been paying the equivalent of millions of dollars to news media organizations in the guise…
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Reporter.London and The Daily Beast expose plight of Transnistrian dissident opposing Putin’s Ukraine invasion
US website The Daily Beast published an article in collaboration with Reporter.London on October 25, highlighting the unjust imprisonment in Transnistria of Victor Pleșcanov, 58, for expressing criticism against Russia and support for Ukraine amid dictator Vladimir Putin’s war of genocide. Pleșcanov, a working-class man with a sense of humour and a natural desire to…
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Reporter and The Guardian expose gross lapses at crypto casino Stake
Nice to see our name in print, in the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper no less. This was a great collaboration with The Guardian and The Observer, through their ace business reporter Rob Davies, who has long investigated issues relating to gambling and sport. It was also the first successful collaborative investigation brought by Reporter.London to…
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Duet Private Equity out of business over €2.6 million compensation claim
The company was linked indirectly to ongoing scandals in Eastern Europe, Germany and the UK. LONDON—Duet Private Equity is in insolvency over a lost arbitration claim against Starbridge Development Holdings, a Seychelles company whose beneficial owner was not disclosed, according to public data filed with Companies House and people involved in the proceedings. The matter…
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What’s at Stake? A crypto casino’s shady marketing tactics revealed
The Australian company is using a lawful sleight of hand to get British clients gambling with crypto despite a statutory ban.
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European development bank mired in Moldovan legal drama
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) denies using falsified paperwork to help its reposession of the country’s only port, a year ahead of the war in Ukraine.
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Global fintech Paxum and Hungarian bank OTP caught up in Romanian fraud probe
Canada-based and offshore haven-linked Paxum Inc was defrauded of some $16 million from an OTP Bank account in Bucharest, but prosecutors allege broader financial crimes surrounding the case.