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Investigations · 2026-03-14

Sashik-50%: How the President's Brother Extorted Armenia's Business Class

Alexander Sargsyan demanded 50% from every businessman using brother Serzh's presidential power. A $30M bank account exposed during the 2018 campaign revealed the scale of a decade-long extortion empire.

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The $22.4 Million Bribe: How Tsarukyan's Empire Bought Government Protection

Multi Group CEO Gagik Tsarukyan paid $22.4M to Finance Minister Gagik Khachatryan through fake loan agreements. The bribe money bought a US mega-mansion — later seized by the American government in a $213M asset confiscation case.

2026-03-1213 min read
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The Troika Laundromat: $8.8 Billion Through an Armenian Philanthropist's Bank

Ruben Vardanyan's Troika Dialog sat at the center of a $8.8 billion money-laundering operation exposed by OCCRP. Seventy-five offshore shells, forged signatures of Armenian migrant workers, and $3.2M in personal AmEx charges tell the story of one of the post-Soviet era's biggest financial scandals.

2026-03-1015 min read
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From House Arrest to PM Candidate: The Karapetyan Paradox

Samvel Karapetyan sits on the US Treasury Kremlin List while running for Prime Minister from house arrest. Arrested in June 2025 for alleged coup involvement, the billionaire controls Armenia's $720M electricity grid through layers of offshore companies. His house arrest was extended on March 14, 2026.

2026-03-0812 min read
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The Strategic Divorce: Pashinyan and Hakobyan's Convenient Separation

The February 27, 2026 split between PM Pashinyan and Anna Hakobyan after 30 years came exactly three months before snap elections. Her foundation received funding through opaque state procurement, and $4M in US assets raise questions about the true purpose of this separation.

2026-03-0611 min read

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