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Turkey, United States
Lobbying firm Straife comes to Turkey's rescue in dealings with US Treasury

Increasingly concerned about being sanctioned by the US over their alleged links with Russian industry, Turkish companies have hired the services of the lobbying firm Straife, which employs former US intelligence veterans.

Spotlight | United States
European far-right hired Beltway lobbyists to build US political ties

Logan Circle Group brokered introductions for European politicians with a constellation of far right wing counterparts in Washington and Arizona.

United Kingdom, United States
London and Washington grow ever closer in hunt for oligarchs

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, the United Kingdom and the United States have further increased their financial intelligence sharing, first to track down Russian oligarchs and then, more surreptitiously, for reasons of economic security in the face of China.

Luxembourg, United States
Bowed by OneCoin fraud case, Sandstone shuts down

A co-founder of Luxembourg investigation firm Sandstone is to be extradited to the United States, where the FBI is convinced that he was involved in the giant OneCoin fraud case, one of the biggest cryptocurrency scams.

The Tech Telegraph
EC launches hybrid warfare centre, ICEYE hires Apeldoorn, Plath appoints lobbyists, Carbyne's advisory board slims

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

BrusselsEuropean Commission orders hybrid warfare centre in response to Russian threat

Paris/HelsinkiJeffrey Apeldoorn takes charge of ICEYE public contracts in Europe.

BerlinPlath seeks to influence German defence policy.

New York/Tel-AvivCarbyne's advisory board slims.

Spotlight | United States
Legal battle draws hackers-for-hire and private investigators out of the woodwork

The US court battle between Kazakh conglomerate ENRC and lawyer Neil Gerrard is bringing elements of the hack-for-hire operation against former aviation magnate Farhad Azima out into the open. Underway behind the scenes is a Black PR campaign to discredit the body of evidence accumulated against Indian cyberspace hackers, corporate intelligence firms and Western lawyers.

Europe, Ukraine
Europe's Ukraine anti-corruption drive loses steam

Investigations by Ukraine's NABU anti-corruption bureau continue even amid the ongoing war, with enthusiastic backing from its partner countries - but a European data storage programme financed by Denmark has just been suspended.

The Tech Telegraph
Whooster tested by US Marshals, Sergio Caltagirone leaves Dragos

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

ArlingtonUS Marshals call in Whooster for their OSINT.

BaltimoreFormer NSA analyst Sergio Caltagirone says goodbye to Dragos.

UAE, United Kingdom, United States
NMC fraud case proves to be major boon for financial investigators

A report from Muddy Waters uncovering financial fraud triggered the demise of the medical giant, which has since mobilised an army of financial and forensic investigators.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Nardello, BPCE, Alaco, Paris forensic investigators

Appointments, financial results, new contracts, in Washington, London and Paris: each week, we recount the great and small events in the global corporate intelligence community.

WashingtonNardello loses cyber chief.

ParisBPCE strengthens security with financial intelligence specialist.

LondonAlaco expands with Liberia contract.

ParisForensic investigators network.

United States
Counterintelligence, poor relation of US intelligence community, in Senate spotlight

A recent senate report claims US counterintelligence is not up to dealing with China and other threats. The main counterintelligence agency has been without a permanent chief for the past year.

United States
FBI faces increasing political scrutiny as election security and counter-espionage work piles up

FBI head Chris Wray needs to continue adapting the bureau to meet new internal and external threats. Paradoxically, the supposedly traditionally conservative organisation is confronted by increasingly fierce attacks from the Republican Party.

Ukraine
Ukraine's new economic security bureau finds its feet while war rages on

Ukraine's investigation and economic intelligence entity, which is heavily mobilised in the war, is gradually establishing its place in Ukraine's security architecture and trying to respond to donor countries' demands for greater transparency and stronger measures against corruption.

United Kingdom, United States
Former FBI officer Mark Rossini in legal spat over consulting for Walter Soriano and CT Group

After a lengthy period below the radar after his departure from the FBI, Mark Rossini is in the spotlight again for his work with intelligence consultant Walter Soriano and with the influence firm CT Group in Puerto Rico.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
GPW/Schillings, Exiger Diligence, Nardello, Banque de France, Opus Pear Tree

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both great and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to London, New York and Paris.

London Irwin leaves Nardello

Paris Banque de France recruits new security chief

London GPW nabs investigator Waters from Schillings

New York Exiger exodus

London Opus Pear Tree assists gold giant Petropavlovsk