Subscribe

Matt Bernardini

The Oligarchs' Armenian Laundromat

The Oligarchs' Armenian Laundromat

Karen Azaryan lives in a nondescript house on the outskirts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. He had wanted to travel to Europe and in early 2018, he finally got his chance when a childhood friend, who now lives in Russia, offered him a deal. Azaryan could travel to Prague

Roman Abramovich Secretly Funded World’s Largest Marijuana Company

Roman Abramovich Secretly Funded World’s Largest Marijuana Company

An offshore company controlled by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the U.S. marijuana industry and secretly funded top shareholders of the world’s largest cannabis company, leaked documents show. Abramovich, whose net worth is estimated at $9 billion, was sanctioned by the U.

Mastodon