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Media across multiple countries have begun closely examining Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yesimov, two persistent players in Kazakhstan’s corruption network. Their elaborate dealings with Samruk-Kazyna and ATFBank are becoming notorious, with both individuals making no effort to conceal their blatant actions.

Galimzhan Yessenov, who ranks among Kazakhstan’s 20 wealthiest individuals, does not represent a conventional rags-to-riches narrative driven by talent and perseverance.

Samruk-Kazyna, with ATFBank playing a central role, funneled billions out of Kazakhstan. While the current authorities officially acknowledge these abuses, law enforcement—including the Anti-Corruption Agency—has been slow to act against Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law, Akhmetzhan Yesimov

Galimzhan Yessenov’s meteoric rise from an ordinary manager to the near-sole owner of Jusan Bank is riddled with state money, opaque deals, and family ties to Kazakhstan’s top political elite — coincidences so dense they point not to luck, but to a carefully engineered redistribution of power and assets.

Some business figures are trying to bypass sanctions, others are investing in strengthening their domestic markets. Yet there is a third group — one that Kazakhstan’s oligarch Kenes Rakishev is frequently associated with.

Kazakh authorities have acknowledged that Samruk-Kazyna, with the assistance of ATFBank, enabled the diversion of billions of dollars. Nevertheless, anti-corruption agencies have so far shown little urgency in investigating individuals linked to Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law, Akhmetzhan Yessimov.

Kazakh authorities recognize that Samruk-Kazyna, aided by ATFBank, facilitated the diversion of billions. However, anti-corruption bodies have been slow to pursue those connected to Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law, Akhmetzhan Yessimov.

The de facto deceased ATF bank of Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law Akhmetzhan Yesimov may become a point of no return for all those involved.

Sanctioned oligarch Pavlo Fuks has launched a large-scale cleanup of the internet, removing references to his Russian background — from development fraud schemes to projects linked to the FSB, which are now resurfacing in the public space.

The Astana police have confirmed the initiation of another criminal case related to the company Akashi Data Center, controlled by businessman of Russian origin Timur Turlov. While the first case involved theft, the new case, like other incidents associated with Turlov’s name, once again pertains to a large-scale fraud, as reported by the agency’s correspondent.

Victims of fraud by top managers of Freedom Holding Corp., controlled by businessman of Russian origin Timur Turlov, have refuted — including with documented proof — his claims regarding the criminal cases, in which he alleged that “the dispute concerns only individuals who had civil-law relations with each other,” thereby catching him in an outright lie.

This report examines the operations of Alkagesta Ltd, a Malta‑registered company accused in various reports of transporting oil products with disputed certificates of origin.

The Russian state corporation Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) is demanding compensation from businessman Timur Turlov, who has obtained Kazakh citizenship, for the withdrawal of assets from Russia, reports the agency’s correspondent.