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Posted by: Ian (D. Withers)
Seychelles secrets: Island tourist paradise home to Russia-linked firm exploiting UK laws
Investigation reveals how islanders are hired as fronts for hundreds of shady UK firms
Author: Simon Bowers
Date: 02 Nov 2023
Investigation: Agents of Secrecy
Partner: BBC
The main findings:
Russian businesswoman recruited a team of Seychelles citizens to help front more than 900 shell firms in Britain
UK firms stuffed with Seychelles fronts linked to catalogue of controversies, from suspect oil tankers to bogus heart pills
Leaked documents suggest business figures from former Soviet Union secretly control UK firms
Britain’s promised crackdown on illicit Russian finance backfires as new legislation fails to close loopholes
Investigation adds pressure on Seychelles to clean up offshore industry
Interesting Article – recommended read
From Finance Uncovered…
Seychelles secrets: Island tourist paradise home to Russia-linked firm exploiting UK laws
https://financeuncovered.org/stories/seychelles-secrets-island-tourist-paradise-alpha-consulting-valkovskaya-uk-economic-crime-act