New Georgian Lottery Co-Owner Has Bulgarian Crime Links

When the Georgian National Lottery resumes operation next year, it will be owned by two experienced businessmen. Only one of ...

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OCCRP Outraged by Editor’s Detention and Denial of Entry

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A murdered journalist. Shady offshore deals. A tiny nation in the grip of large-scale criminal interests. These are the leading factors behind the selection of Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat as the OCCRP 2019 Person of the Year in Organized Crime and Corruption.

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OCCRP Outraged by Editor’s Detention and Denial of Entry on Eve of UN Anti-Corruption Conference

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is deeply concerned by yesterday's detention of Stevan Dojcinovic, a regional editor for OCCRP and founder of the Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (KRIK) in Serbia, by local police upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

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The Chef’s Global Footprints

The U.S. government recently went after assets belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman close to Putin. But there’s more.

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Albanian Drug Suspect’s Banana Bonanza

An Albanian businessman wanted for smuggling drugs in a banana consignment from Ecuador was allowed to make over 100 additional shipments on exactly the same route, before a routine scan led to Albania’s biggest-ever cocaine bust.

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