A whistleblower dossier alleges that Russian national Nail Gafurov—ex-owner of Dubai brokerage Rella—raised ~$10 million for luxury-property deals that never closed, slipped past a UAE travel ban, and resurfaced in Texas seeking asylum. The same dossier says he’s weaponizing a Telegram channel to recast himself as a victim of his former associate, influencer Dmitry Portnyagin.
Russian expatriate Anatolii Pasternak is alleged to have pumped more than US $300 million through four TRON-based USDT wallets in Dubai, acting as the personal money-mover for influencer-entrepreneur Dmitry Portnyagin’s “Club 500.” Emerging whistle-blower evidence and on-chain data suggest a mature, service-based laundering arrangement now drawing UAE regulatory fire.
A collectible‑toy startup touts partnerships with Coca‑Cola and Mike Tyson from glitzy Dubai pop‑ups—yet its co‑founder Dmitry Portnyagin is listed as owner of a Kazan legal entity and has funnelled at least ₽20 million to Russian troops occupying Ukraine. What looks like lifestyle marketing may in fact be a sanctions‑evasion pipeline, the investigative platform Scam-Or reports.