Where Did the Money Go?

Austria, €1,585,180. Frivent GmbH, an Austrian manufacturer of ventilation systems, received a total of €1,585,180 from various Laundromat companies throughout 2013, most of which came from Crystalord.

Austria, €1,792. The smallest Laundromat payment in Austria may also be the most mysterious: On Oct. 25, 2013, Kedassia Ltd. transferred €1,792 from an Austrian bank account supposedly owned by “Handelsgericht Wien”.

Austria, €52,716. Anna and Rudolf J., a married couple in their seventies, received a total of €52,716 through the Laundromat in just over a dozen small tranches ranging from €1,959 to €3,600 in 2013.

Austria, €576,076. The Austrian branch of a Japanese electronics manufacturer received €576,076 through the Laundromat in June 2012. The company specializes in the import and export of electric tools.

Austria, €19,473. The American International School is a private school in Vienna with 775 students from over 50 countries. According to the school's website, Russian students are the third largest nationality after Americans and Austrians.

Austria, €406,000. VA Intertrading (VAIT) is a commodity trader with an annual revenue of almost €1 billion in 2015. In late 2013, the company received €406,000 through the Laundromat from Westburn Enterprises.

Czech Republic, $5,652,143. SG Group, an exporter/importer focused on Central Asia, Russia, and Belarus, received a total of $5,652,143 from Laundromat companies Alaro Business, Caldon Holdings Ltd., and Drayscott Overseas over several months in early 2014.

Czech Republic, $2,511,143. Harold Invest is an Austrian company with a Czech bank account which is in the business of purchasing old apartments in Vienna, renovating and upgrading them, and then selling them. It has bought at least nine apartments for this purpose in recent years.

Czech Republic, $81,500. Petrof is a Czech piano manufacturer. The company received a single payment of $81,500 from a Laundromat company, Caldon Holdings, in October 2013, with “equipment electric tools” listed as the reason for the transaction.

Czech Republic, $4,698,997. Smart Company, a Czech firm with Ukrainian and Latvian shareholders, appears to exist only on paper. Reporters visiting its listed address found no trace of the company, and office workers employed there have never heard of it.

Czech Republic, $1,000. Valeria spol. s r.o., a company in Znojmo, received one payment of $1,000 for “electrical equipment” from Laundromat shell company Crystalord Ltd. in November 2013. The company does indeed trade in electronic equipment.

Denmark, $1.2 billion. Danske Bank is a Danish bank with branches in 16 countries, primarily in the Nordic countries. A total of 1,567 Laundromat transfers worth about $1.2 billion were made between June 2011 and May 2014 to accounts at the bank’s branches in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, and Estonia.

Denmark, $1.2 million. Kopenhagen Fur is a cooperative owned by more than 1,500 Danish fur farmers, and is the world's largest auction house for furs.

Denmark, $2.1 million. Martin Professional is a Danish manufacturer and distributor of stage and architectural lighting. It is owned by Harman International Industries, which in turn is a subsidiary of Samsung.

Denmark, $44 million. Nordea is a Swedish bank with more than 10.5 million customers in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia.

Finland, $20 million. Makita Oy is a Finnish subsidiary of Makita, a Japanese power tool manufacturing company.

Finland, $659,811. Saga Furs is an auction house for fur, the only publicly listed company of its kind in Finland. The company received $659,811 in 10 transactions from Kedassia, a Laundromat company, in late 2013.

Poland, €21,000. The European Center for Geopolitical Analysis (ECAG) is a Warsaw-based think tank founded in 2007 by Mateusz Piskorski, leader of the pro-Russian Zmiana political party.

Poland, $3,096,143. Registered in 2007, Intradecom has an office in a block of flats in Sluzew, a Warsaw business center. The company has no advertisements or signs on its doors and only a rudimentary website.

Poland, $133,843. Several recipients of Laundromat money in Poland appear to be distributors of fruits and vegetables in Eastern Europe, including Belarus and Russia.

Serbia, $270,000. Montinvest AD is a Serbian construction company whose biggest projects are in Russia.

Serbia, $18,438. Vajati-Logistika is a Serbian shipping company that exports fruits and vegetables to Russia. It received $18,438 from Laundromat shell company Ronida Invest in April 2012.

Slovenia, $2,234,514. Founded in 1994, Dorville Ltd. holds a Slovenian bank account but is owned by two Cypriot companies - Intertrea Nominees Ltd. and Trea Secretarial Ltd. - which are in turned owned by Fiduserve Management Ltd., a fiduciary services provider also located in Cyprus.

Slovenia, $1,807,409. Jillava Shipping, which claims to offer shipping services, was founded in 2010 in Cyprus. It is owned by another Cypriot company, Totalserve Consultants Ltd., which offers tax planning and fiduciary services.

Slovenia, $3,624,571. Kerissaco Management Ltd., founded in Cyprus in 2008, markets itself as a provider of film production services and equipment. The company received a total of $3,624,571 through Laundromat to its Slovenian bank account in 2014.

Slovenia, €5,243,864. Omnia Arhing is a Slovenian architecture, planning, and interior design company founded in 1997. The company received a total of €5,243,864 through Laundromat firms Drayscott Overseas and Ronida Invest in 2012 and 2014.

South Korea, $3.5 million. M3Mobile is a South Korean industrial PDA manufacturer. Through Laundromat, the company received over $3.5 million through 37 transactions.

South Korea, $23 million. Samsung Electronics Overseas (SEO), founded in 1997, is the Netherlands subsidiary of the South Korean multinational electronics company.

South Korea. Smaller South Korean recipients of Laundromat money revealed that their transactions are genuine trade deals, explaining that money paid by counterparts from Russia or Middle Eastern countries tend to come from a third party companies.

USA, $179,999. ED Capital Management, a New York-based investment and asset management firm, received $179,999 in transfers from Crystalord Ltd., a company active in the Laundromat, in 2013.

USA, $1.8 million. Arben International was the US payee with the most Laundromat payments, receiving just over $1.8 million in 12 transactions from Kedassia Ltd. throughout 2013.

USA, $1,750. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a Hungarian-born psychologist living in the United States. He is best known for popularizing the concept of "flow," that psychological state of intense focus experienced when immersed in a task or activity.

USA, $8.3 million. Parason Inc. is a Delaware corporation whose shareholders, directors, and officers aren’t on the public record.

USA, $249,997. Trident International, a company belonging to Pavel Flider, an American citizen of Russian origin, received $249,997 from Kenovetco Ltd., a company active in the Laundromat, in June 2012.

USA, $499,974. Total Golf Construction is a Florida company that specializes in the construction of golf courses.

Ukraine, $1.87 million. In 2013-2014, a Ukrainian wallpaper factory called Slovyanski Shpaleri (Slavic Wallpapers), located in the country’s northeast, received $1.87 million from the Laundromat.

United Kingdom, $17,717. Millfield Prep is one of Britain’s most expensive and prestigious preparatory schools. Some families who send their children here work in London; others are wealthy foreigners attracted by the lure of a first-class UK education.

United Kingdom, $110 million. RF Procurement is a mysterious firm with opaque ownership. It received about $110 million through the Laundromat, the largest amount of any entity in the UK.