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DIY: The New Amphetamine Trade

By Mujtaba Ali

Last summer, when UK police raided an industrial building in the picturesque market town of Newton-le-Willows, about 20 ...

New Husband of Putin's Ex-Wife Buys Posh Villa in South of

When Lyudmila Putin, 59, divorced Russian President Vladimir Putin and married the director of a Russian non-profit organization, she might ...

OCCRP Publishes Spanish-Language “Follow the Money” Handbook

First-of-its-kind manual contains tips and tricks on how to access records and information in 19 Latin American countries.

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Analysis: How Kyrgyzstan is Losing its Transparency

Kyrgyzstan’s government, long known as Central Asia’s most democratic, is becoming less and less transparent — and the country’s once-active ...

Despite Denials, Abramovich Companies Have Supplied Materials for Russian Military

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s Evraz group of companies supplied Russia’s National Guard and provided steel and explosives products to weapons ...

Russian Tankers Delivering Oil to EU Ports Despite Sanctions

A Russian state-backed shipping company sanctioned by the U.S. and EU in February continues to deliver crude oil to European ...

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iStories: Top Russian FSB Official Has Multiple Underworld Ties

Sergei Korolev, who was appointed to a key FSB position earlier this year by President ...

Asset Declarations of Kyrgyz Officials Increasingly Useless as Anti-Corruption...

Kyrgyzstan is the only Central Asian country that publishes its officials’ asset declarations. But the ...

Slovak Businessman Accused of Masterminding Ján Kuciak's Murder Had...

Thousands of Marian Kočner’s text messages, backed by court testimony, provide a remarkable inside look ...

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Swiss-Based Fund AOG Poured Cash Into Joint Accounts With African Politicians

In the 1990s, executives at an obscure energy company bribed Nigerian officials to obtain spectacularly profitable oil mining licenses. Now, the Suisse Secrets project reveals that the company’s parent firm poured money into Swiss bank accounts held jointly by its employees and African elites, including a Nigerian spy chief.

German Police Raid Residence of Russian Oligarch Alisher Usmanov; Tax Evasion and Money Laundering Suspected

The raid follows months of investigation into the sanctioned oligarch’s suspicious financial transactions and failure to file tax returns.

Italy’s Most Powerful Mafia Mingles With Devoted Christians at the Sanctuary of Polsi in Calabria

The sacred and the profane mix uneasily at this holy spot for both the ’Ndrangheta mafia and Catholic worshippers in Italy’s south.

“I Will Take My Percentage”: Congolese Presidential Adviser Caught on Tape Negotiating Corrupt Mineral Deal

Videos from an apparent sting operation show high-ranking Congolese political adviser Vidiye Tshimanga offering access to the country’s minerals in exchange for a cut. The makers of the videos have refused to identify themselves.

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OCCRP Publishes Spanish-Language “Follow the Money” Handbook

First-of-its-kind manual contains tips and tricks on how to access records and information in 19 Latin American countries.

(Para leer en español, haga clic aqui.)

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Company Where Afghan President’s Brother Held Secret Stake Received Valuable Mineral Shipments, Documents Show

Last year, OCCRP reported that the former Afghan president’s brother held a secret stake in a subsidiary of a U.S.-based company that won lucrative contracts to buy mined chromite ore. New documents shed fresh light on the backdoor deal.

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Explore: Telegram chats from a group of neighbors under siege in Russian-occupied Bucha give insight into daily life during the war in Ukraine

From the profound to the mundane, residents of an apartment block in Bucha traded thousands of messages, memes — and cat pictures.

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Riviera Maya ATM-Skimming Gang Invests Fortune, Dodges Justice in Paraguay and Brazil

As the seemingly endless legal case of one alleged key lieutenant drags on, we investigate the gang’s operations and investments in the poorly policed border area between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Inventing Anna: Ukrainian-born Scammer Posed with Trump and Wandered Mar-a-Lago

Inna Yashchyshyn, a self-confessed grifter linked to a fraudulent charity, posed as a member of one of the world’s most famous banking families, gained access to Donald Trump’s Florida home, and mingled with top Republicans.

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As Russia Condemned the West, Putin’s Daughter — And an Army of Bodyguards — Made Dozens of Trips to Europe

Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, traveled frequently to Germany to visit her romantic partner, a ballet dancer. She also visited Italy, Sweden, and the U.K. And Russia’s Presidential Security Service was always in tow.

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Swiss-Based Fund AOG Poured Cash Into Joint Accounts With African Politicians

Former Honduran First Lady Sentenced to 14 Years for Corruption

New Surveillance Scandal Erupts in Georgia after Leaked Videos Emerge

EU-Wide Hackathon Targets Human Traffickers: Ukrainian Refugees Vulnerable

OCCRP Publishes Spanish-Language “Follow the Money” Handbook

German Police Raid Residence of Russian Oligarch Alisher Usmanov; Tax Evasion and Money Laundering Suspected

Italy’s Most Powerful Mafia Mingles With Devoted Christians at the Sanctuary of Polsi in Calabria

“I Will Take My Percentage”: Congolese Presidential Adviser Caught on Tape Negotiating Corrupt Mineral Deal

OCCRP Publishes Spanish-Language “Follow the Money” Handbook

Company Where Afghan President’s Brother Held Secret Stake Received Valuable Mineral Shipments, Documents Show

Explore: Telegram chats from a group of neighbors under siege in Russian-occupied Bucha give insight into daily life during the war in Ukraine

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