Omar H., a Romanian national of Syrian origin and convicted terrorist, seems to have escaped the authorities after reportedly being extradited from Syria to serve a 20-year jail sentence in Romania, the local media reported, July 23. ...

Serbian investigators published a list of companies involved in money laundering operations carried out by infamous Serbian entrepreneurs, the Karic brothers, Serbian daily, Blic reported, July 21. ...

The setting up of businessmen and entrepreneurs to get hold of their assets happens often in Russia, according to center left minority party, A Just Russia, which appealed to have a recently passed bill on economic amnesty changed, the Russian media reported, July 22. ...

Having covered scams, money laundering, mafia activities and all dark and sundry in Central Europe for more than a decade, what has often occurred to me is the simple fact that while the high-profile cases get the press (or sometimes infamously don’t), the average business rip-off is simply shrugged away as a tax on doing business here. ...

Polish and international media have expressed concern that with 3D printers becoming a commercial, widely-available commodity, the counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals may become easier than ever before. ...

Krzysztof R., known in mafia circles as ‘Faszysta’ (‘fascist’), is being investigated by the Polish police for an alleged fictitious trade in scrap metal, Polish media reported July 11. ...

A Russian court sentenced British investment fund, Hermitage Capital’s boss, William. B, to nine years in prison for tax evasion, the Russian media reported, July 11. ...