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Ex-Prison Warden in Lithuania Struck $1M Deal with Sanctioned Belarusian State Truckmaker

A former prison warden from Lithuania may have helped the regime of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko dodge sanctions by benefitting from a $1.1 million deal to export ...

25 Nov 2021

Sarunas Cerniauskas (Siena.lt), Ales Yarashevich (Belarusian Investigative Center), and Migle Kranceviciute (Siena.lt)

Nominate Your Pick for Most Corrupt Person of the Year

OCCRP recently opened nominations for its annual Person of the Year award and has been flooded with worthy candidates. There’s ...

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 ...

YouTube Blocks Video Posted by Independent Outlet Kloop Ahead of National

YouTube has inexplicably removed a video uploaded by Kloop, an independent Kyrgyz media outlet and OCCRP member center. The platform ...

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How Syria’s Embassies in Europe Help Fund the War Back Home

Large fees to avoid military conscription have helped turn Syria’s diaspora into a major source of revenue for the cash-strapped ...

Why Russian Journalists Are Being Branded ‘Foreign Agents’ — And Why It Matters

The last few months have been the most difficult for independent Russian journalists since the Soviet era. Here’s how the ...

Canadian Giant Brookfield’s Brazilian Projects Investigated for Environmental Violations

Authorities have opened multiple probes, including into Brookfield’s alleged part in floods that deluged the eastern city of Raul Soares.

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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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Trail of Venezuela’s Stolen Billions Leads to Caribbean Luxury Properties

People linked to alleged corruption in Venezuela appear to have invested millions in luxury properties in the Caribbean.

YouTube Blocks Video Posted by Independent Outlet Kloop Ahead of National Elections in Kyrgyzstan

YouTube has inexplicably removed a video uploaded by Kloop, an independent Kyrgyz media outlet and OCCRP member center. The platform also temporarily banned Kloop from posting any further videos on its channel during a critical election period.

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Soon After Taking Over Belarus’ Tobacco Industry, Oligarch Donated Luxury Cars to Lukashenko Regime

Leaked data shows that Aliaksei Aleksin gave Alexander Lukashenko’s security services vehicles worth around $1.7 million.

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Ex-Prison Warden in Lithuania Struck $1M Deal with Sanctioned Belarusian State Truckmaker

A former prison warden from Lithuania may have helped the regime of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko dodge sanctions by benefitting from a $1.1 million deal to export Belarusian trucks through Lithuania’s biggest seaport.

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Nominate Your Pick for Most Corrupt Person of the Year

OCCRP recently opened nominations for its annual Person of the Year award and has been flooded with worthy candidates. There’s still time if you have a suggestion.

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Offshore Documents Show Ukrainian Ex-Tax Boss Linked to Car-Smuggling Case

Newly uncovered company data from the Pandora Papers sheds light on the network behind a smuggling ring in Central Ukraine.

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Philippine President Duterte’s Former Economic Adviser was a “Drug Lord,” Says Affidavit in New ICC Case

Testimony in a new International Criminal Court (ICC) case corroborates a police report claiming Michael Yang, who is close to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, ran meth labs on the island of Mindanao in the early 2000s. Yang has since been linked to alleged procurement corruption, and a Philippine Senate committee has suggested he could face criminal charges.

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Trail of Venezuela’s Stolen Billions Leads to Caribbean Luxury Properties

Italian Police Arrest 37 Martorano-Stefanutti Mafia Clan Members

Belarus Hackers Declared Terrorists After Exposing Dubious Donation to Regime

Over 1,000 Arrested in Global Cyber Financial Crime Operation

YouTube Blocks Video Posted by Independent Outlet Kloop Ahead of National Elections in Kyrgyzstan

YouTube Blocks Video Posted by Independent Outlet Kloop Ahead of National Elections in Kyrgyzstan

Soon After Taking Over Belarus’ Tobacco Industry, Oligarch Donated Luxury Cars to Lukashenko Regime

Ex-Prison Warden in Lithuania Struck $1M Deal with Sanctioned Belarusian State Truckmaker

Nominate Your Pick for Most Corrupt Person of the Year

Offshore Documents Show Ukrainian Ex-Tax Boss Linked to Car-Smuggling Case

Philippine President Duterte’s Former Economic Adviser was a “Drug Lord,” Says Affidavit in New ICC Case

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