mastermind

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Five Albanian nationals were arrested, including the suspected mastermind and owner of the call centre, who was remanded into custody pending trial.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Najib's defense lawyers blamed Low and dubbed him the mastermind of the scheme.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The Cryptolocker mastermind was eventually identified as Evgeniy Bogachev, a Russian national known to be fond of luxury cars and yachting on the Black Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Halperin’s accusers were gobsmacked to see Kelly, who’d once given them a sympathetic platform on the Today show, turn around and mastermind his comeback.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

In the trial of Vincenzo Perugia, there was no mastermind.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day