Police dismantles online gambling ring exploiting Ukrainian women

Spanish and Ukrainian authorities dismantled a criminal ring that exploited displaced Ukrainian women to open bank accounts and run automated low-odds betting bots on online gambling platforms, laundering an estimated €4.75 million using stolen identities from more than 5,000 citizens across 17 nationalities; authorities arrested 12 suspects, conducted searches in Spain and Ukraine, seized devices and assets, and froze accounts and properties.