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With Kleptocrats Untouchable, America Goes Big on Another Strategy: Taking Their Stuff Instead

dicaprAccused of involvement in stealing billions from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, Prime Minister Najib Razak did what autocratic leaders around the world do when scandal is in the air. He cleared house.

Court freezes assets in possession of Aliyev’s widow

Rakhat Aliyev 702x436A Cypriot court ordered the freeze of assets located in Cyprus in possession of Elnara Shorazova, the widow of former Kazakh diplomat Rakhat Aliyev, a source familiar with the matter said.

AG blocks House motion to scrutinise Aliyev’s millions

ALIYEV CYPRUSAttorney General Costas Clerides has blocked a motion in the House looking to scrutinise how the Famagusta Cooperative (Co-op) Bank handled accounts linked to the late ex-Kazakhstan official Rakhat Aliyev.

Victims of Kazakh kleptocrats ask Cyprus to freeze stolen

Shoraz bank receipt 672x436A group of Kazakh exile dissidents said they have asked Cypriot authorities to freeze assets worth tens of millions of euro held by the widow of the former son-in law of Kazakhstan’s ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev, on the grounds the money had been illegally seized.

Swiss Court Re-Opens Investigation Into Kazakh Spying Case

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A Swiss court has ordered the re-opening of an investigation concerning alleged Kazakh government-backed illegal surveillance of a political exile based in the Lake Geneva area.

Dirty money: Trump and the Kazakh connection.

trumppEver since a series of bankruptcies left banks unwilling to lend to him, Donald Trump has been on the lookout for partners willing to fund the buildings that bear his name.

From Almaty to Soho: Did a Kazakh Oligarch Launder Money Through a Trump Property?

trump sohoA Financial Times investigation picks through the murky path from the former mayor of Almaty to Trump Soho.

Plaza Apartment at Center of Bitter Family Feud Hits Market for $17.9 Million

plaza hotelA Kazakh tycoon—and brother of the president of Kazakhstan—is looking at a couple million dollar loss

As former PM mysteriously shuts firms that made him millions... So has Mr Blair finally found a conscience? Forget it! says DAVID HENCKE

blnazTony Blair’s most famous catchphrase was ‘Education, education, education’. Now, it really ought to be ‘Money, money, money’.

Uzbekistan: US, Netherlands Seeking US$ 1.4 Billion from Telia in Karimova Case

karimova conferenceUS and Dutch authorities are seeking a record US$ 1.4 billion settlement from Nordic telecommunications firm Telia Company to resolve allegations of large-scale bribery during the company’s entry into Uzbekistan in 2007, the company said Thursday.

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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