Key Witness and High-Profile Arrests On July 23, 2020, German prosecutors announced that the now-infamous Wirecard case involved an organized…
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Background: Origins of Payvision Rudolf Booker, an Amsterdam-based entrepreneur, founded the payment service provider Payvision in 2002. The company operated…
Overview and Disclaimer A recent Serbian media investigation has raised serious allegations about the possible use of funds obtained through…
The Central Role of High-Risk Payment Processors in Online Fraud High-risk payment processors (HRPPs) are frequently identified as core facilitators…
Background: Connection Between Payvision and Key Defendants Rudolf Booker, founder and former CEO of the Amsterdam-based payment processor Payvision, maintained…
Background and Legal Findings The Czech-registered company Xtrabit s.r.o., associated with Russian-born Australian citizen Vladislav “Vlad” Kogan, has been legally…
Profile Overview Vladislav Kogan, born in March 1973 in Krasnodar, Russia, later relocated to Australia. According to documents in an…
Role of PSPs in Broker Fraud Ecosystems Fraudulent online trading platforms would not have been able to flourish without the…
Overview: Tracing the Financial Facilitators of Investment Scams Scam-Or Project recently initiated a campaign aimed at identifying unregulated and unauthorized…
U.S. Federal Charges Target Illicit Crypto-Linked Financial Activities The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, in collaboration…