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Gabon’s First Family Stashed Cash in DC Property

Gabon's ruling Bongo family and their inner circle have bought at least seven properties worth over US$4.2 million in and ...

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The Price of Blowing the Whistle

OCCRP spoke to three people who have alerted the public to wrongdoing by the rich and powerful. They described an ...

New EU Prosecutor’s Office Takes Aim at 50-Billion-Euro-a-Year ‘Carousel Fraud’ Schemes

OCCRP spoke with the head of the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office about the challenges in fighting the widespread — ...

African Economies Haunted by Oil-Backed Loans as Traders Call in Debts

Controversial deals that offered quick cash in exchange for future oil production are eating up government budgets.

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A Fishy Business: Shifting Profits Out of Africa

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The Price of Blowing the Whistle

OCCRP spoke to three people who have alerted the public to wrongdoing by the rich and powerful. They described an experience both traumatic and transformative, altering their lives in ways they could scarcely have imagined.

Whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning depicted in an art installation entitled “Anything to Say?” in an art installation outside the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2015. (Credit: Pierre Albouy/Reuters)

Down the Bitcoin Funnel: The Tech Firms Driving Investors to Ruin with Fake Celebrity News

Supercharged by Google and Facebook, a flood of fake news stories touting get-rich-quick schemes are funneling hopeful Bitcoin investors toward dubious brokers and organized criminals.

New EU Prosecutor’s Office Takes Aim at 50-Billion-Euro-a-Year ‘Carousel Fraud’ Schemes

OCCRP spoke with the head of the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office about the challenges in fighting the widespread — but often-ignored — criminal scheme.

EPPO-Top-Image A carousel fraudster is led away by authorities after a recent bust in Hungary. (Credit: Europol)

Flight of the Monarch: US Gov't Contracted Airline Once Owned by Russian Criminals

U.S. authorities awarded Monarch Air Group over 100 contracts, including transporting protected witnesses and fuel for the military.

African Economies Haunted by Oil-Backed Loans as Traders Call in Debts

Controversial deals that offered quick cash in exchange for future oil production are eating up government budgets.

South Sudan's former Minister of Petroleum, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, visits the Al-Nar oil fields north of Bentiu, South Sudan, in April 2019. (Credit: Jok Solomun/Reuters)

'I Already Knew Who Was Behind Her': A Mysterious Woman, a Top Russian Official, and Contracts Worth Millions

A mysterious woman negotiates state contracts for a major security company and owns firms that do lucrative business with the help of Russia’s Interior Ministry. Sources say she was once the romantic partner of Viktor Zolotov, Putin’s former top bodyguard and now the head of Russia’s National Guard.

Gabon’s First Family Stashed Cash in DC Property

Gabon's ruling Bongo family and their inner circle have bought at least seven properties worth over US$4.2 million in and near the U.S. capital, a destination whose real estate has long attracted African dictators.

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Prevezon Holdings: The Black Money Collector

A small Russian-owned real estate investment company based in Cyprus leaves an unusually large footprint in stories about global crime and politics.

'His Murder Is Necessary': Man Who Exposed Kyrgyz Smuggling Scheme Was Hunted by Contract Killers

A money launderer told journalists what he knew about a secretive smuggling empire and a senior Kyrygz official who enabled it. Now, leaked documents shed light on his shocking murder.

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Luxury London Residence of Azerbaijan Official’s Son Purchased With Mysterious Payment to Shell Company

After a Turkish conglomerate won a major contract to build a dam in Azerbaijan, a mysterious $3 million was sent to an offshore firm — which then bought the luxurious London flat where an Azeri official’s son was living.

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The Price of Blowing the Whistle

Interpol: Vaccine Ushers an ‘Onslaught’ of Criminal Activity

U.S., Europe Crack Down on Money Laundering

NGO: Poverty Fuels South African Wildlife Crimes

The Year Ahead in Global Crime and Corruption: OCCRP Co-Founders Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu Discuss Trends in Virtual Event

Down the Bitcoin Funnel: The Tech Firms Driving Investors to Ruin with Fake Celebrity News

New EU Prosecutor’s Office Takes Aim at 50-Billion-Euro-a-Year ‘Carousel Fraud’ Schemes

Flight of the Monarch: US Gov't Contracted Airline Once Owned by Russian Criminals

African Economies Haunted by Oil-Backed Loans as Traders Call in Debts

The Year Ahead in Global Crime and Corruption: OCCRP Co-Founders Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu Discuss Trends in Virtual Event

'I Already Knew Who Was Behind Her': A Mysterious Woman, a Top Russian Official, and Contracts Worth Millions

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