A faction of the 'Ndrangheta based in Toronto allegedly relied on relationships with staff at two major Canadian banks to facilitate their financial activities.
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A faction of the 'Ndrangheta based in Toronto allegedly relied on relationships with staff at two major Canadian banks to facilitate their financial activities.
Despite repeated rounds of sanctions, the notorious arms dealer Slobodan Tešić remains a dominant player in Serbia’s weapons trade. A leaked chat and other evidence suggests he has taken over a company that once answered to his top competitor.
Read more: Sanctions Haven’t Stopped Notorious Serbian Arms Merchant Slobodan Tešić
Wood that may have been logged illegally is entering the supply chain due to a flaw in Romania’s new digital system to track timber.
Read more: The Simple Fraud Undermining Europe’s Most Sophisticated Timber Tracing System
The prime minister of the Pacific Island nation has recently gone on a home-building spree, constructing eight valuable new houses in and around the capital city of Honiara.
Read more: Solomon Islands PM Has Millions in Property, Raising Questions Around Wealth
Men detained by Russian forces in Ukraine say they were subjected to sexual violence and torture.
Prominent Fiji-based businessman Zhao Fugang is a trusted advocate for China’s interests in the Pacific. But Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies suspect he plays another part: as a senior organized crime leader. Fugang has not been charged with any crime.
Read more: Chinese Communist Party-Backed Businessman in Fiji is a Top Australian Criminal Target
A broken and exploited system where money is skimmed at every point in the commercial supply chain puts the trickle of goods coming into Gaza beyond the reach of its destitute citizens.
Read more: Middlemen Push Up Prices As Gazans Struggle To Survive
Carrying on the work of our jailed colleagues in Kyrgyzstan.
The authorities have accused Temirov Live, a respected investigative outlet, of inciting mass unrest, and jailed nearly a dozen of its current and former employees. A palpable sense of fear has descended on this country, once known as the freest in the region.
Read more: With Journalists Behind Bars, Kyrgyzstan Enters New Era of Repression
Curious patterns in the political donations reported by Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party could reveal an effort to evade anti-corruption reforms -- that were passed by the party itself.
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