Notorious Israeli conman Shimon Hayut, commonly known as the Tinder Swindler, recently signed a contract with a talent management company, which explains how the alleged fraudster is still living his extraordinarily-lavish lifestyle despite pending litigations. According to a report in the Israeli news site Mako, Hayut was signed by the U.S.-based company to finance his…
Russian journalist Leonid Parfyonov is being investigated by police due to not notifying relevant authorities of his Israeli citizenship, a law enforcement source told Russian news source RIA Novosti on Friday. The news was accompanied by a photo of what appeared to be Parfyonov’s Israeli passport shared in the RIA Novosti Telegram channel. Parfyonov received…
US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has been named as the worst offender in a list of Western companies still operating in Russia. Banks HSBC and Goldman Sachs come next followed by consumer goods giant Unilever and its US rival Procter & Gamble, on a list compiled by the Moral Rating Agency (MRA). Moscow’s invasion…
Iron pellet producer Ferrexpo Plc FXPO.L said on Thursday its controlling shareholder, Kostyantyn Zhevago, will leave the board with immediate effect, following the billionaire’s detention by French authorities. Earlier in the day, Ferrexpo said Zhevago’s detention was unrelated to matters at the London-listed firm and the board was seeking to clarify the situation. Zhevago holds a 50.3% stake in…
Eva Kaili and her partner are at the heart of a bribery scandal that has rocked the European Parliament. Once dubbed the ‘Brangelina of Brussles’, this high-flying couple is now linked to the ‘Qatargate’ scandal that has sent shockwaves across the world. Eva Kaili, the Greek Member of the European Parliament, was arrested by Belgian…
The boss of Goldman Sachs has told staff that he will make job cuts early next month, as the US investment bank seeks to improve its profits amid concerns over the global economy. The bank is reportedly considering cutting about 8% of its 49,000 employees, which could equate to as many as 4,000 job losses.…
Here’s some free advice for 2023: Delete all your personal information — and sexual content — from your electronic devices before donating them to Goodwill. A German TikToker, who goes by the name @dankeunextgay on the platform, is going viral for detailing the juicy documents and photos he claims to have found on a $15…
A Ukrainian oligarch was arrested at an elite French ski resort, Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) said. French law enforcement detained Konstantin Zhevago in a hotel in the famed alpine ski resort of Courchevel on Tuesday, the agency said in a statement. An DBR spokesperson said French police made the arrest after Ukraine asked…
Sberbank on Monday accused Glencore of choosing not to foot a bill for oil supplied via the Russian lender, saying the global commodities trader could have found a way to pay up without violating Western sanctions. Sberbank has taken legal action to recover debt and penalties from Glencore Energy UK Ltd over the two consignments,…
A former Russian deputy Prime Minister who quit Putin’s government and fled the country over the Ukraine invasion has been pictured in Israel where he has ‘taken citizenship’ after a poisoning scare. Anatoly Chubais, 67, once also the Kremlin chief of staff, is the most senior official to have walked out on Putin and was…