Two organized crime groups (OCG), dealing with syphoning of Value Added Tax (VAT) and dubbed by former Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov “The Untouchables 1” and “The Untouchables 2” were …
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Only Candidate to Become Bulgaria’s New Prosecutor General Teams Up with Organized Crime?
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In the context of the previous scandal, known as ApartmentGate, Bivol scrutinized the property deals of the main contenders for the mayoral seat in the Bulgarian capital Sofia – Yordanka …
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Prosecutor’s Office Accuses Two Individuals of Extortion of Senior Bulgarian Politicians
Bulgarian and Romanian nationals have been in custody for four months because the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office believes they have blackmailed controversial businessman and lawmaker from the party Movement for Rights …
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The infamous underworld boss from the 1990s, Mladen “Madjo” Mihalev is the real owner of a company that has profiteered from a swindle causing damage worth millions to two banks …
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‘Wolf of Sofia’ ‘Stings’ Tens of Thousands of Europeans with Over EUR 100 Million
Israeli citizen Gal Barak, suspected of financial fraud, was detained in Sofia in February 2019 at the request of the Austrian authorities. The next hearing on his extradition to Austria …
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Sergio Gozza, investigated in Italy for illegal waste trafficking, delivers via Ecoexport S.r.L. the waste that is burned in the Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) associated with Bulgarian energy boss Hristo …
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Company of Top Witness in Legal Case Finances Apartment Purchased by Prosecutor’s Life Partner
A company of Alexander Vaklin and Mario Krakovski has financed the residence where the life partner of Prosecutor General hopeful Ivan Geshev has bought an apartment at a price far …
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The owner of “Retro Museum Varna” Tsvetan Atanassov told Bivol how a businessman from the town of Peshtera had tried to sell him a new Mercedes, bought under a European …
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Bulgarian Resort Town Repairs Street before Announcing Public Tender
The repair of the pavement on “Tsar Simeon Street” in the Bulgarian winter resort town of Bansko had been nearly finished a few days before selecting the contractor for the …





