Amant Josifi
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Legal status
Under investigation
under-investigation
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Profile
Amant Josifi was named in a 2020 joint investigation led by OCCRP and Dagens Nyheter as owner of an Albanian call center linked to an international scam network (Milton Group). Exit.al (4 Mar 2020) reported that a Tirana call center he owns was reportedly run by a site manager tied to the Milton CEO, and cited a source describing up to 500 staff making up to 400 calls a day. Josifi said he was a passive owner and not responsible for the board. OCCRP reported that Spain issued an arrest warrant for him in December 2022 for fraud and criminal-organisation membership. Albanian outlets report he is wanted; the retrieved sources do not confirm arrest, extradition or charges in 2026.
Response from Amant Josifi
Per exit.al (4 Mar 2020, citing OCCRP): he said he left his role in the company and is a passive owner, and is not responsible for the current board, which denies all charges. Per OCCRP (as summarised in search results): he confirmed owning a call center in Albania, denied a formal tie to Milton Group, and called his attendance at a Milton party a coincidence.
Related cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From Dec 2017
Olsi Rama and call centers: documented link limited to a 2020 reported former co-ownership; other claims are unproven political allegations
MAIN CASE. No registry record, court decision, SPAK document or police finding was retrieved that shows Olsi Rama owning, managing or financing a call-center company. The one documented-as-reported…
Status: No charge or call-center finding against Olsi Rama in retrieved sources. Pegasus link reported (2020, unverified). Josifi investigation ongoing or unresolved;…
From 4 Mar 2020
Amant Josifi and the Milton Group call-center network (Albania)
Related case, not about Olsi Rama directly. OCCRP and Dagens Nyheter reporting (2020) named Amant Josifi, then an adviser to the Defence Minister, as owner of a Tirana call center tied to the Milton…
Status: Wanted (Spain warrant, reported Dec 2022). Later status not confirmed.
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Connections
Open the map →Co-owner until Dec 2017 (reported)
Evidence: Exit.al (6 Mar 2020) quoting OCCRP: Josifi sold his shares in December 2017.
Tirana call center tied to Milton network (reported)
Evidence: Exit.al (4 Mar 2020) citing OCCRP and Dagens Nyheter: Josifi named as owner of an Albanian call center in the Milton scam network; Josifi denies a formal tie to the group.
Timeline
Media
OCCRP and Dagens Nyheter name Amant Josifi as owner of Tirana call center in Milton Group scam network (as reported by exit.al)
Exit.al article. Olsi Rama is not mentioned in this article. Josifi says he is a passive owner; Keselman (Milton) denied to OCCRP that its call centers run a scam; the Ministry of Defence gave no response.
Linked: Amant Josifi and the Milton Group call-center network (Albania) · Olsi Rama and call centers: documented link limited to a 2020 reported former co-ownership; other claims are unproven political allegations · Amant Josifi
Media
Exit.al reports OCCRP account that Olsi Rama co-owned Pegasus Communications shpk until Josifi sold shares (Dec 2017)
Exit.al article quoting OCCRP. The only retrieved source for the Olsi Rama and Pegasus Communications link. The article says it does not claim Olsi had a role in the scam. No response from Olsi Rama or the government is reported.
Linked: Olsi Rama and call centers: documented link limited to a 2020 reported former co-ownership; other claims are unproven political allegations · Olsi Rama · Amant Josifi
Government
Edi Rama denies government shields Amant Josifi; says brother's name was dragged into political dispute
Shqiptarja report of Rama's statement. Rama said the government is not a shield for any activity and that the former official is wanted by justice; on his brother, he said there is no basis for linking him to the case. Olsi Rama is not quoted in the fetched text.
Linked: Olsi Rama and call centers: documented link limited to a 2020 reported former co-ownership; other claims are unproven political allegations · Amant Josifi and the Milton Group call-center network (Albania) · Edi Rama · Amant Josifi
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 2 sources
- Publisher
- exit.al
- Date
- 4 Mar 2020
- Publisher
- OCCRP
- Date
- Dec 2022
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
- Publisher
- exit.al
- Date
- 6 Mar 2020