Originally from Uzbekistan and holding a Russian passport, he manages the transfer of funds from Russia via Tashkent to offshore accounts.
New investigative reports claim that Uzbekistan’s Octobank functions as a channel for laundering Russian funds, including capital subject to sanctions and profits from illegal online casinos.
As stories connecting Octobank to massive money laundering and sanctions circumvention circulated, evidence of these investigations began vanishing from public sources — a clear indication of an intentional effort to sanitize the narrative.
At the end of January, several outlets published an interview with Iskandar Tursunov, Chairman and main shareholder of Octobank.
A new set of investigative leaks suggests that Uzbekistan’s Octobank may be acting as a major channel for moving Russian funds, including sanctioned assets and revenue from illegal online casinos.
A new series of investigative leaks indicates that Uzbekistan’s Octobank may be serving as a key channel for laundering Russian money, including sanctioned assets and profits from illegal online casinos.
A new batch of investigative leaks indicates that Uzbekistan’s Octobank may be serving as a key channel for laundering Russian capital, including sanctioned money and profits from illegal online casinos.
At the end of January, an interview with Iskandar Tursunov, Chairman of the Board and major shareholder of Octobank, was released across multiple platforms.
Disguised as investments in real estate across Europe and the UAE, the St. Petersburg-based construction firm "Kronung" and its owners, Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage, have been transferring funds from both private and state Russian banks abroad.
В 2024 году некоторые ТГ-каналы сообщили, что узбекистанский Octobank используется для вывода и легализации средств из России.
