News 2025

In the first BIRD publication of 2024. We summarized the shock termination of prosecutorial files and pre-trial proceedings in 2023, under the leadership of the only candidate for the post and acting director. Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov. През 2024 нищо не се е променило, дори напротив, още Significant files have been terminated. Знакови дела, като […]

Материалът Sarafov’s big prosecutorial laundering continues in 2024 е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

A corruption scheme with military supplies worth hundreds of millions. A team of Ukrainian and Bulgarian journalists revealed how Russian citizens with a phantom Bulgarian company delivered unfit bulletproof vests and camouflage clothing to the Ukrainian army for 86 million euros. The money was invested in real estate in Bulgaria and luxury living on the […]

Материалът Russians with a Bulgarian company  stung Ukraine with 170 million and bought the iconic building of the Paris Hotel in Sofia е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The company “Creative Invest“, owned by the ex-wife and managed by the son of the only candidate for the post and acting director. Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov, is building the luxury residential building “Tilia”, part of a gated complex in Sofia, together with not accidental friends. It also promises 18 more houses with swimming pools. […]

Материалът Creative Investing: Sarafovi with a new mega-construction and plans for 18 more houses with swimming pools е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The savings of magistrates have almost tripled over a period of ten years. This is shown by an analysis of the public declarations that magistrates submit to the Inspectorate of the Supreme Judicial Council, and before 2017 to the CAFIAP. The analysis was prepared by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Bulgarian Institute for […]

Материалът Magistrates’ money: what public data tell us е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Her name is Maya Metodieva, she was born in Vratsa in 1979 as Maya Krasteva and had a small hairdressing and cosmetics business, but in 2018 she created a very successful IT company. For three years, the annual turnover has risen from zero to BGN 43 million. Maya and her husband Petar moved into a […]

Материалът From Vratsa to the Camorra: The Bulgarian Trail in the Operation “Moby Dick” of the European Prosecutor’s Office е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The former head of the Bulgarian Development Bank, Stoyan Mavrodiev, wanted for embezzlement on a particularly large scale, became a resident of Dubai months before taking over the leadership of BDB, according to data from the international investigation Unlocked Dubai. The scandal surrounding his ties to offshore companies and real estate in Greece reveals deep corruption practices and a cover-up by the Bulgarian authorities.

Материалът The fugitive Stoyan Mavrodiev rented an apartment in Dubai from the visa officer Nessebarski е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The AllatRa movement, originating in Ukraine, is spreading globally and spreading disinformation under the guise of climate change awareness. In Ukraine, AllatRa was attacked by the security services and banned as a pro-Russian sect, but its supporters recently secured an audience with Pope Francis and hired a registered lobbyist to work on their behalf in […]

Материалът A global pro-Russian sect spreading disinformation has set foot in Bulgaria е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Материалът The “Eight Dwarfs” case starts without prosecutors and Snow White, only against Pepi the Euro е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

A new echelon of dummies, or the so-called. “straw people“, have become managers and owners of some of the British and Cypriot companies behind the Bulgarian companies from the so-called.smoking empire” of thermal power plants, district heating and coal mines, associated with the energy boss and “consultant” Hristo Kovachki. BIRD проучи всички фирми в регистрите. […]

Материалът The thermal power plants and mines associated with Kovachki have new “straw” owners е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Martin Bozhanov – The Notary Has Invested Money in the “Black Box” of Nikolay Filipov, also known as “Niki the Customs Officer” or “The Quail”. Това разказва пред BIRD Валентин Каравълчев – доскорошен приятел и съдружник на Филипов. С част от тези средства бил придобит their common property in Greece, the man also claims. Filipov […]

Материалът About the inheritance of a Notary е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Mihail Mariykov Stoyanov is considered a favorite of Georgi Cholakov – the chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC), also known as the “Court of Miracles“. The young man with ease wins competitions for desirable positions in the judiciary. Триумфалният му рейд минава през позиции на адвокат, съдия по вписванията и магистрат. На Стоянов обаче […]

Материалът Successful young lawyer: Cholakov’s protégé conquers the judiciary е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Материалът Bulgaria cannot issue Schengen visas due to the fault of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The Executive Director of the state-owned company Montagi EAD, Nikola Nachev, has made a complete waiver of the lawsuits filed against OZK – Insurance. Thus, the state irrevocably loses amounts of over BGN 14 million. Hristo Kovachki, owner of OZK, wins. The agreement is on the orders of Minister Petko Nikolov, according to sources. […]

Материалът How the state gave Kovachki over 14 million from the scandalous “Montagi” е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

A Putin fan is investigating the attempted poisoning of arms manufacturer Emilian Gebrev, his son and the commercial director of Emko in April 2015. Another prosecutor, Nikolay Naydenov, who was trained in Russia, is actively involved in the battle for the Dunarit arms factory on the side of Peevski against Gebrev. Detelin Georgiev is a […]

Материалът Prosecutor-Putinist /not/ investigates the Russian attacks in Bulgaria е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

First Investment Bank (FIB), also known as FiBank, blocked millions of the German investor Irving Löbe, on the accounts of his Bulgarian counterparties, on the grounds that the latter had alerted about fraud. According to the subsequent court rulings ordering the seizure of assets, on 22.12.2023, two messages were received through the payment order system […]

Материалът Bank Dwarfs: FIB Blocks Millions of a German Investor in Combination with the Prosecutor’s Office and the State Agency for National Security е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

He answered from front to back. Lyubena – “Snow White” from “The Eight Dwarfs” – plays the following fragment of Borislav Sarafov’s recording: The euro: “Look, we have to let this Yavor go, that he will die in custody.” Sarafov: “You have become very pitiful?! Leave him alone, let him die there!!” After that, Lyubena […]

Материалът How the involved prosecutors – dwarfs are washed. And where is Lyubena е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Christoforos Amanatidis – Taki and his associates celebrated together the anniversary of Krasimir Kamenov – Karo. В компанията е Razmig Chakaryan – What about with the “Golden Laboratory” of Kapitan Andreevo, who is wanted together with Petyo the Euro. Това става ясно от снимка, с която екипът ни се сдоби от източници, свързани с разследването, […]

Материалът Taki, Karo, Ami… The brother of the head of Parliament: A freeze-frame of the captured state е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

In September 2019, the BBC began telling the incredible story of Ruzha Ignatova, the Bulgarian wanted by the FBI after defrauding investors of $4.5 billion (£3.54 billion) through her fake cryptocurrency before disappearing without a trace. In a new episode of the investigation, BBC Eye and Panorama investigate her close ties to organised crime boss […]

Материалът BBC confirms Taki’s connection to Ruzha Ignatova and the OneCoin scheme е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The “Srebrenica” scandal unfolded after the caretaker Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dimitar Glavchev changed Bulgaria’s position in the UN vote on the resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica. Опитите впоследствие да се замаже този безпрецедентен гаф гравитира около един ключов въпрос – защо го е направил. Отговорът на въпроса „защо“ засега няма друго обяснение, […]

Материалът Srebrenica, Sreten Josić and the missing millions from VMZ-Sopot е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

A person from Boyko Borisov’s close circle – “The Cat” Rosen Rusimov – paid in 2019. nearly 130,000 euros directly to “Miss Bikini” Borislava Yovcheva or for expenses related to her daughter. Само няколко месеца по-късно, през 2020 г., фирми на съпругата на Русимов – Ekaterina Rusimova – get two sea beaches near Sozopol for […]

Материалът Barcelonagate: Miss Bikini’s benefactor received two beach concessions е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Strange things are happening in the Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal (SCA), even two years after its closure. A study by BIRD showed how the court panel there has been unable – or unwilling – to move a landmark case to the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) for two (!) years. We are talking about […]

Материалът The “Taki’s Hammers” case hit the specialized court anvil е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Pre-election and quietly, on May 10, the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office (Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office) has terminated the separation from Barcelona Gate pre-trial proceedings, something like a “satellite” case without the participation of the Man from Bankya. So the big prosecutor’s office Sarafov’s laundry continues “by 200” this year as well. Barcelonagate died in the […]

Материалът Sarafov crushed all branches of Barcelona Gate е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

From the 37th floor of Dubai’s tallest skyscraper, the wife of an alleged Bosnian member of a criminal cartel posted video after video on TikTok of the couple’s elegant rental apartment, often featuring their gray cat. The images provided enough clues for reporters to identify the exact location of the apartment in the city’s iconic […]

Материалът Unlocked Dubai: How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

High-ranking Russian mafia boss Andrei Evgenievich Miroedov He is building a hotel complex in Bulgaria with the wife of a senior government official. He received Bulgarian citizenship probably in 2008. In our famous spa resort Strelcha, a new complex is springing up, in which tens of millions are obviously invested. The buildings and the land […]

Материалът A Russian mafia boss became a Bulgarian. He is building a spa hotel for millions in Strelcha е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Within a few days in May 2021, Kiril Petkov transferred to Martin Dragulev his participation in four companies, two foundations and the “Let’s Save Coral” association in order to become a caretaker minister without being in a situation of conflict of interest. All documents are submitted with the electronic signature of Lena Borislavova. Everywhere you […]

Материалът The documents of all companies and foundations of Kiril Petkov have “assembled” signatures е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

In 2010, a group of eco-activists and journalists organized a protest against the intentions to build up the Coral Beach. A protest on the beach itself, widely covered by the Bulgarian and even some European media. The association “Let’s Save Coral” was created, which aimed to protect the beach. Its founder and member of the […]

Материалът Lena Borislavova replaced the manager of “Let’s Save Coral” with fake documents е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

One of the high-profile cases for draining tens of millions from VAT, known as “The Untouchables“, again came to suspended sentences at first instance. But not for all the accused. One of them – Rumen Lazarov, associated with the group of the murdered Martin Bozhanov – the Notary, turned out to be more untouchable than […]

Материалът The Notary and the Untouchables е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The ubiquitous prosecutor from the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office, Yordan Petrov , became famous for simultaneously investigating the case of the murder of Martin Bozhanov – the Notary and dismissing the case of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office against Petyo Petrov – the Euro. But there is another moment in his career that was not known. […]

Материалът Prosecutor Yordan Petrov: The Prime Minister Must Know What Checks Are Being Conducted Against Him е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The assembly, through the Ministry of Energy and respectively the state-owned Bulgargaz, does not take action to forcibly collect the awarded over BGN 37 million. liabilities of the better known as TPP Dogan (TPP Varna), which through Sigda Investment is 50% owned by Ahmed Dogan, and thus protects the honorary chairman of the MRF and […]

Материалът The state-owned Bulgargaz does not collect BGN 37 million in liabilities of Ahmed Dogan’s TPP е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

Ivayla Bakalova and Nikolay Staykov from the Anti-Corruption Fund had a meeting with the Minister of Interior Boyko Rashkov in mid-October 2021 . The latter is now the Minister of the Interior. Minutes after the end of the meeting, a conversation on a mobile application from Kalin Stoyanov’s phone was detected in the building of […]

Материалът Kalin Stoyanov and the Notary communicated after Ivayla Bakalova’s visit to Boyko Rashkov? е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.

The honorary chairman of the MRF, Ahmed Dogan, who until now was only a user of the summer sheds on the seashore near the Rosenets Park in Burgas and has been considered a hidden owner of Doganserai and the company Hermes Solar, has recently shed light on his ownership and has become the real owner […]

Материалът Ahmed Dogan officially took Dogansaray е публикуван за пръв път на BIRD.