Denis Gorbunenko is a UK-based banker and investor, who allegedly acted as a fixer for Dmitry Firtash to enable corrupt schemes and facilitate the transfer of the suspected proceeds of corruption, while holding a position at Rodovid Bank. [1] Information
Dmitry Firtash’s wife, Lada Pavlovna Firtash has been sanctioned by the UK for allegedly profiting from the suspected corrupt activities of her husband. In particular, she is believed to own properties bought through illicit funds – such as the old Brompton subway house, which the couple acquired in 2024 for £53 million. [1] Dmitry Firtash, a …
Kamlesh Pattni is at the head of a global network of companies, allegedly designed to facilitate illicit activities. After Kenya’s 1990s Goldenberg scandal, where he was accused of exploiting government export programs and bribing officials, he fled the country to Zimbabwe. He then allegedly built a similar scheme, with support from then-President Robert Mugabe. [1] …
Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, was once considered as the richest woman of Africa. During her father’s 38-year dictatorial rule over the country, she was appointed chair of Angola’s state oil company, Sonangol, and ran the main telecom operator, Unitel. She achieved renown for having created or run …
Raikundalia was Sonangol’s Chief Financial Officer during Isabel dos Santos‘ direction of the Angolan state oil company. He was designated by the UK in 2024 for allegedly having participated in the embezzlement of millions of USD out of Angola, through Sonangol, and for the benefit of Isabel dos Santos and her allies. [1] Information
Paula Oliveira is a long-time partner of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos and famous businesswoman. Since 2017, Isabel dos Santos has been charged in several jurisdictions with embezzlement, fraud, money laundering, and causing state losses of around $219 million while she was head of Sonangol, the Angolan state-owned …
Liga Lemberga is the daughter of Aivars Lembergs, former mayor of Ventspils, Latvia, and known to be one of Latvia’s wealthiest persons. She is sanctioned for allegedly owning investment trusts and other structures acquired through the proceeds of his corruption. [1] Her name and acquisitions were disclosed in the Panama Papers, in 2018. [2] Information
Дмитро́ Васи́льович Фі́рташ Dmitry Firtash, a prominent Ukrainian oligarch, has been embroiled in multiple legal controversies over the years. In 2013, he was indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury on charges of bribery, racketeering, and money laundering, stemming from an alleged scheme to pay $18.5 million in bribes to Indian officials for titanium mining …
Mae Thomas is the former Permanent Secretary to Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs and current Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Labour. She is sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for allegedly having misused her position as Permanent Secretary to Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs between 2020 and 2023 to favour Mohamed’s Entreprise, a gold and money …
Nazar Mohamed, along with his son Azruddin Mohamed, is a Guyanese businessman operating in the gold sector. His company, Mohamed’s Entreprise, has grown over the years into one of Guyane’s largest gold exporters, selling and trading gold throughout the world. Mohamed’s Entreprise is accused of tax evasion, to an amount that could approach €50 million …
