The Wolf of Sofia: Gal Barak, Marina Andreeva, and a Web of Offshore Entities
Court Disruption Delays Extradition Proceedings A bomb threat at the Palace of Justice in Sofia recently postponed a critical hearing on the extradition of Gal Barak…
Court Disruption Delays Extradition Proceedings A bomb threat at the Palace of Justice in Sofia recently postponed a critical hearing on the extradition of Gal Barak…
Documented Collaboration Contradicts Barak’s Denial Scam-or Project has reviewed dozens of internal documents and communications that contradict Gal Barak’s claims of having no business connection to…
Background: Binary Options, Wirecard, and the Lenhoff Case In a revealing report published by Felix Holtermann in Handelsblatt, new details have emerged regarding Wirecard’s indirect role…
Overview of an Expanding Cybercrime Network The unfolding case of Uwe Lenhoff, his publicly traded company Veltyco Group PLC, and the associated network of fraudulent trading…
Background: Pressure on Scam-or Project and Its Partners Israeli national Gal Barak, alleged operator of boiler room networks and fraudulent brokers such as XTraderFX, SafeMarkets, OptionStarsGlobal,…
Coordinated Enforcement Action in the Balkans In June 2019, law enforcement authorities in Germany and Kosovo conducted a coordinated enforcement operation targeting individuals suspected of involvement…
Massive Data Breach in Bulgaria On July 17, 2019, major international outlets, including the New York Times, reported on the hacking of Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency…
New Court Session Held in Bulgaria Today, judicial authorities in Sofia are once again addressing the extradition request from Austria regarding Gal Barak, an Israeli national…
The Need for a Pan-European Strategy In the context of increasing cybercrime and investment fraud targeting EU citizens, a number of stakeholders have emphasized the urgency…
Background and Corporate Conflict In December 2016, Werner Boehm, co-founder of the publicly listed Canadian company BitRush Corp, became the subject of accusations by the company’s…