Publications
Former Swiss intelligence officer targeted by new EU sanctions against Russia
The EU has sanctioned former Swiss colonel Jacques Baud for promoting conspiracy narratives and false claims about the war in Ukraine on Russian media. Comment by Ilya Shumanov, Managing Partner at TriTrace Investigations.
January 9, 2026
Golden Youth: How a wealthy Gen-Z Russian came to run a cash-to-crypto money laundering scheme from his Kensington flat
A podcast episode dives into the Golden Youth series on crypto-laundering by Russia’s elite. Ilia Shumanov and Rachel Wolcott discuss the case of Semen Kuksov, jailed in the UK in 2024 for laundering £12 million. He conversation explores modern methods of sanctions evasion and money laundering.
June 26, 2025
The privileged, privately educated Russian who ran a cash-to-crypto MLAAS for other wealthy Russians and drug traffickers
Semen Kuksov, son of Vladimir Kuksov, former chairman of AKROS was part of a multi-billion-pound Russian money laundering network working with drug traffickers, ransomware gangs and spies. The article was written in collaboration with Ilya Shumanov, Managing Partner at TriTrace Investigations.
June 24, 2025
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