DIY: The New Amphetamine Trade

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Report: Russia Laundered Millions via Danske Bank Estonia

The Estonian branch of Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest bank, closed the accounts of several companies in 2013 after realizing ...

OCCRP Statement on Cyprus Government Response to Recent Investigation

The Cypriot government responded on Saturday to an from Aug. 14. Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou the report ...

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Court Dismissed: Montenegro Whistleblowers Fear Losing Legal Recourse

Top judge says public officials fired by Parliament have no right to appeal to the courts.

Mining, Murder, and Impunity

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How a Meeting on a Yacht May Have Changed

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Questions Linger After Indictment in Slovak Journalist’s Murder

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Court Dismissed: Montenegro Whistleblowers Fear Losing Legal Recourse

Top judge says public officials fired by Parliament have no right to appeal to the courts.

A police officer guards High Court in Podgorica, Montenegro, July 19, 2017.(REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic)

Prosecutors Drop Investigation Into Millions Missing From Montenegro Bank

Even as Atlas Bank was under interim management by the Central Bank, well-connected account holders managed to recover their millions. Ordinary citizens lost their savings.

Before Campaigning for Trump, Manafort Plotted to Rig Ukraine Telecoms Deal, Leaked Emails Show

Leaked emails show how Trump’s former campaign manager plotted with two current Ukrainian legislators to snap up Ukraine’s public telephone operator.

Exposed: The Ukrainian Politician Who Funded Paul Manafort’s Secret EU Lobbying Campaign

Serhiy Lovochkin, a Ukrainian MP and a leader of its largest opposition party, secretly funded the American lobbyist’s efforts to convince European leaders to sign an important agreement with Ukraine despite rule of law concerns.

Two Tractors Outside Rivne, Ukraine

Years ago, in rural Ukraine, a farmer’s tractor disappeared in the night. Months later, another tractor disappeared from another farm in almost exactly the same way.

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Public Land, Private Hands

Between 2000 and 2008, authorities in Kyrgyzstan divided up a large swath of Ataturk Park, a beloved green space in the country’s capital, Bishkek, and handed it out to 173 people — many of them wealthy and well-connected.

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How South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment Initiative Empowered the Powerful

Investors pulled billions of rand out of public companies under the guise of a government program meant to address the inequities of apartheid. Then they turned on each other.

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How a Meeting on a Yacht May Have Changed Kosovo’s Political History

A newly revealed photo shows a Kosovar businessman and politician meeting with an alleged organized crime figure. Shortly afterwards, he unexpectedly joined Kosovo’s largest Serbian party in a governing coalition — earning him the post of foreign minister.

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The Real-Life Laundromats

Now that Meryl Streep is involved, there’s no denying it: Money laundering is a hot topic. In the new Netflix film, “The Laundromat,” the legendary Hollywood actress plays an ordinary woman who falls victim to an insurance scam that — as her dogged investigation reveals — is linked to an illicit financial network that spans the globe.

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Inside a Ukrainian Troll Farm

Fake Facebook accounts ran rampant during this year’s elections in Ukraine. Ahead of the parliamentary polls, Slidstvo.info sent a reporter undercover to see how a professional troll farm operates.

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Court Dismissed: Montenegro Whistleblowers Fear Losing Legal Recourse

TI Calls for Action, Following OCCRP Report

Danske Bank Offered Russian Clients Gold to Hide Money

Russian Authorities Permitted to Take Assets from Crooks’ Families

OCCRP Statement on Cyprus Government Response to Recent Investigation

Prosecutors Drop Investigation Into Millions Missing From Montenegro Bank

Before Campaigning for Trump, Manafort Plotted to Rig Ukraine Telecoms Deal, Leaked Emails Show

Exposed: The Ukrainian Politician Who Funded Paul Manafort’s Secret EU Lobbying Campaign

Two Tractors Outside Rivne, Ukraine

Public Land, Private Hands

How South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment Initiative Empowered the Powerful

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