The United States have sanctioned Delyan Peevski and Vassil Bozhkov, known as the Skull, under the global Magnitsky Act. Former MP Peevski has now been cut off from cash flows…
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After Peevski, the Magnitsky Act must target his puppeteers. #LUSTRATION is crucial!
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Dogan, Peevski, Borisov, Bulgartabak, smuggled tobacco and money for terrorism
Under guidance from political leader Ahmed Dogan and in Delyan Peevski’s ownership, Bulgartabak developed a complex financial, legal and logistical system for the manufacturing and distribution of cigarettes. The merchandise…
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Investigation by Bivol and Armando Info
Machine voting in Bulgaria: Non-transparent as in Chavist Venezuela
In January 2021 Democratic Bulgaria called for an independent audit of the voting machines to be used in this year’s parliamentary election, while Bivol published an investigation into the secrets…
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Panama Papers:
Vassil Bozhkov acquired luxury property and jets through offshore companies
Vassil Bozhkov, “Bulgaria’s richest and most dangerous man” in the words of chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev, owns a staggeringly expensive property in the heart of Paris, in a stately building…
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OpenLux: Top Constitutional Court Judge’s Son in Posession of €0,6 mln. in Luxembourg
Lyubomir Konstantinov Penchev is the owner of a company in Luxembourg which is in possession of assets worth BGN 1.2 million. The joint-stock company with the name of Promobelle S.A.…
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Uncovering the Clients of Cyberespionage Firm Circles
Running in Circles
Five years ago, Bivol exposed the operations in Bulgaria of Circle, a surveillance company that eavesdrops on calls, texts and phone locations. The firm has registered in Bulgaria as a…
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An unprecedented influx of refugees from the Middle East is observed along the Bulgarian border with Turkey. According to Bivol’s own information, entire refugee camps in Turkey have been released…
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Irish MEP Clare Daly arrived in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort town of Pomorie with a purpose – to get acquainted with a long-standing problem of Irish citizens who bought homes…
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FinCEN Files: Vice President of Atlantic Council Linked to Deripaska, Nazarbayev’s Financial Schemes
The name of Bulgarian national Alexander Mirtchev is found in the leaked files of the US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN. It is included in a suspicious…
