Selected investigative journalism pieces by Sergei Ezhov

Selected investigations about the FSB:

Safe houses: FSB counterintelligence chief behind arrest of Evan Gershkovich is a secret billionaire rentier https://theins.ru/en/corruption/273576 (The Insider)

Cold head and sticky fingers. FSB Chief of Supply’s family owns assets worth millions of dollars https://theins.ru/en/corruption/254784  (The Insider)

FSB’s Fifth Service Chief’s family is hiding assets worth hundreds of millions https://theins.ru/en/corruption/254250 (The Insider)

Putin’s Chief Enforcer: What the FSB General Is Hiding https://youtu.be/k7pyP2vXf-A (Anti-Corruption Foundation)

Family values: FSB chief’s nephew tied to corrupt businessmen including Putin’s old judo partners https://theins.press/en/inv/284967 (The Insider)

Selected investigations about the Russian military:

Special-purpose stewardess. How Shoigu’s mistress made billions on government contracts https://theins.ru/en/corruption/253296 (The Insider)

The Russian Defense Ministry invests in Lithuania. How Shoigu mistress’s money ended up in Vilnius https://theins.ru/en/corruption/256079 (The Insider)

The American secret of Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister https://youtu.be/XKu7LQon_rA (Anti-Corruption Foundation)

Putin’s armorer embezzles billions from Russia’s defense industry https://youtu.be/IGDVfxJA2Vw (Anti-Corruption Foundation)

Selected investigations about intelligence officers:

Spy Kids: The son and daughter of Russian GRU head Kostyukov own real estate worth hundreds of millions https://theins.ru/en/corruption/246056 (The Insider)

All in the family: Relatives of Russia’s former PM and ex-foreign intelligence chief Mikhail Fradkov own property worth millions https://theins.ru/en/corruption/273551 (The Insider)

Russian heads the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering program. His father is a high-ranking intelligence officer https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/news-ausland/europarat-in-strassburg-hier-arbeiten-ukrainer-und-russen-noch-seite-an-seite-83203168.bild.html (Bild)

Selected investigations about the Russian National Guard:

Zolotov’s Secret Gold: Head of Russia’s National Guard Has Another Billion Missing https://sobesednik.ru/politika/20180917-tajnoe-zoloto-zolotova-u-generala-rosgvardii-zateryalsya-eshe-milliard (Newspaper Sobesednik)

Favoritism in the ranks: Select officers in Russia’s National Guard get lavish apartments from the state while majority left empty-handed https://sobesednik.ru/obshchestvo/20180625-pochemu-byvshie-rosgvardejcy-godami-zhdut-polozhennogo-im-zhilya  (Newspaper Sobesednik)

Rublyovka guardsman: General Vorobyov, known for dispersing Moscow protests, has elite real estate registered to daughter and mother-in-law https://theins.ru/korrupciya/238888  (The Insider)

Selected investigations on sanctions evasion:

Our man in Brussels: The Insider has unmasked the GRU officer helping the Kremlin evade sanctions from his base in the heart of Europe  https://theins.press/en/politics/268669 (The Insider)

Sanction-dodging armor: Which Western countries are helping Russia make Armata and Proryv tanks https://theins.press/en/economics/267767  (The Insider)

BiZness as usual: 25 European companies still supplying the Russian army https://theins.ru/en/economics/261792 (The Insider)

The regime’s minority stakeholders: Key Putin oligarchs still profiting from trade with Europe, despite sanctions https://theins.press/en/corruption/277396 (The Insider)

Selected investigations into Putin’s inner circle:

The “Immortal Dreamer”: Putin’s family still buys its yachts and spare parts for private jets in the West, despite sanctions https://theins.press/en/corruption/272305 (The Insider)

Billions around Kabaeva: How much oligarchs close to Putin pay Russia’s “unofficial” first lady https://theins.ru/korrupciya/236997 (The Insider)

Perks of the job: How presidential affairs manager Alexander Kolpakov amassed billions while aiding Putin hide stolen funds https://theins.ru/en/corruption/260392 (The Insider)

Selected investigations about senior Russian politicians and officials:

The Russian Duma’s “Bachelor Club”: Meet 39 MPs whose secret partners own their undisclosed wealth https://theins.press/en/inv/284222 (The Insider)

Hawks on boats: Russia’s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev buys new UK-built yacht and profits from livestock and “patriotic” video games https://theins.press/en/corruption/276735 (The Insider)

Public-private liaison. How the girlfriend of Russia’s Finance Minister gained access to billions in budget money https://theins.press/en/corruption/275546 (The Insider)

Mr. Speaker and his millions: State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin’s young wife and $7 million luxury apartment exposed https://theins.ru/korrupciya/220491 (The Insider)

Truckloads of Money. Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov makes hundreds of millions on corrupt deals https://theins.ru/en/corruption/259298 (The Insider)

Selected investigations about state-owned companies:

Palme d’Oil: Gazprom Neft CEO avoids sanctions, buys mansion in French Riviera https://theins.ru/en/corruption/268435 (The Insider)

Billions by the wagonload. Who and how gets rich on contracts with Russian Railways https://sobesednik.ru/politika/20190805-milliardy-vagonami (Newspaper Sobesednik)

2 billion scam: Mafia oligarchs and a simple lawyer from Mytishchy become new owners of Russian Railways’ electric trains https://theins.ru/en/corruption/252691 (The Insider)

Embezz-tech: how Rostec chief’s children make millions off the defense corporation https://theins.ru/en/corruption/273572 (The Insider)

How much does Rosneft head Igor Sechin actually earn? https://youtu.be/rpyqJVZgE3w (Anti-Corruption Foundation)

Proxy billionaire: Ties with some of Putin’s oldest allies propel mystery businessman onto Russia’s Forbes list https://theins.ru/en/corruption/275410 (The Insider)

Selected investigations about oligarchs:

Ministers and oligarchs: The billionaires with ties to Russia’s government https://theins.press/en/inv/280194 (The Insider)

Soaring above sanctions: Miller, Timchenko, Deripaska, Rotenberg, and other Russian oligarchs buy parts for their private jets in the West https://theins.press/en/society/274188 (The Insider)

Death metal: Russian Defense Ministry contractor close to Putin buys Maltese passport and French villa with money from weapons disposal https://theins.press/en/corruption/271911 (The Insider)

Messieurs Kingpin: Makhmudov and Bokarev, Russian oligarchs with gang ties and Ukraine war profits, buy villas in France https://theins.press/en/corruption/265966 (The Insider)

Our man in Miami. Pro-Putin Russian billionaire accused of meddling in U.S. elections evades sanctions, moves family to America https://theins.ru/en/corruption/264556 (The Insider)

Other selected investigations:

Vaulted interests: Russian Ministry of Defense contractor supplies safes to the Lithuanian army https://theins.press/en/corruption/276042 (The Insider)

Microloans and mega-fraud: notorious Russian swindler’s family living in the West binds thousands of Russians in debt https://theins.ru/en/society/273175 (The Insider)

Russia’s chief obstetrician acquires opulent real estate just as Putin’s reported mistress Alina Kabaeva welcomes newborn sons https://theins.ru/korrupciya/231970 (The Insider)

Cashing in on Crimea: Sergei Aksyonov’s family profits from Russian-occupied peninsula and buys up elite real estate in Moscow https://theins.ru/korrupciya/156512 (The Insider)

Executive at Russia’s Channel One grants himself TV production contracts, buys $3M apartment and luxury mansion with the proceeds https://theins.ru/korrupciya/241640 (The Insider)

Killer cereal: Russian intelligence chief sells groats to NATO despite war https://theins.ru/en/politics/265263 (The Insider)

Prigozhin’s empire. Trillions, murders and a family villa in Italy https://youtu.be/w-Ji3VdPBDo (Anti-Corruption Foundation)

Bolshevik Homeowner: A former Russian propaganda executive is still living freely in Spain https://theins.press/en/politics/269186 (The Insider)

Stamp them through: Russian oligarchs, FSB generals, religious figures, and children of the elite travel abroad under diplomatic cover https://theins.press/en/corruption/276280 (The Insider)

Tipsy Telegram: Medvedev’s scandalous posts coincide with wine deliveries from Italy https://theins.ru/en/politics/269816 (The Insider)