Money laundering network active in UK ‘bought bank to fund Russian war effort’ The National Crime Agency said money launderers are operating in at least 28 UK cities and towns. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025
How billion-dollar money laundering network in UK ‘bought bank to fund Russian war effort’ Launderers for the group operate in at least 28 UK cities and towns, with couriers collecting cash for crypto conversion The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
Russian criminals and UK drug gangs caught in multi-billion pound money laundering scheme Russian elites and UK drug gangs exchanged currency in a quid pro quo, illicit enterprise The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024
Global investigation exposes alleged billion-dollar Russian money-laundering network UK and foreign law enforcement agencies say networks laundered cash and cryptocurrencies for organised crime gangs across the west The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2024
'Cash for Crypto' gangs operating out of Russia smashed in global law enforcement crackdown Ekaterina Zhdanova, dubbed the ‘Cash for Crypto Queen’, among targets of ‘most significant money laundering operation the NCA has ever undertaken’ Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024
Multibillion-dollar money laundering system used by criminals and spies exposed The secretive Russian network allowed UK drug dealers and foreign hackers to hide the source of their money earned through crime The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024