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Pressure on Independent Media Reflects Investigative Journalism’s Growing Impact

On this World Press Freedom Day, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) stands with all members of the ...

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 ...

The Secret of the St. Princess Olga

In 2013, Oceanco, one of the top yacht builders in the Netherlands, launched a top-of-the-line creation, an 85.6 meter super-yacht ...

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The Canine Connection: Europe’s Illegal Dog Trade

After 13 years together, the death of her dog left a gaping hole in Laura’s life, and she didn’t want ...

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

Kyrgyzstan is the only Central Asian country that publishes its officials’ asset declarations. But the system, meant to fight corruption, ...

Hong Kong Firm Cancels Contract with Myanmar Military After OCCRP Investigation

A Hong Kong company has cut ties with Myanmar’s military, which staged a coup last week, terminating its contract to ...

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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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Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko Secretly Controlled Offshore Firms that Banked at Austria’s Raiffeisen

The shell companies handled extravagant transactions on behalf of the former president while the bank turned a blind eye.

Poroshenko-PA-Images

Pressure on Independent Media Reflects Investigative Journalism’s Growing Impact

On this World Press Freedom Day, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) stands with all members of the media who face threats for doing their jobs.

WPFD 2021

Argentina’s Franco Macri Had Secret Deal with Disgraced Austrian Bank over Postal Service Insolvency

A leaked audit shows how the Argentine Macri family may have attempted to use a secret agreement with Meinl Bank to manipulate creditors over the landmark Correo Argentino bankruptcy case.

A post office worker carries a ballot box for the presidential election in Buenos Aires on October 21, 2011.

The Regina Martínez Files

After obtaining the full case file of the investigation into the murder of Mexican journalist Regina Martínez, OCCRP is releasing the documents in full.

How Afghanistan’s President Helped His Brother Secure Lucrative Mining Deals with a U.S. Contractor

With the stroke of a pen, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani put his sibling into the chromite business with a tarnished U.S. defense contractor.

Task Force Mountain in Kunar

How Iran Used an International Playboy to Launder Oil Money

Iran had a problem: Despite being under international sanctions, it needed to keep selling oil. A money launderer with close ties to the Turkish government provided a solution.

The prime minister’s bodyguard who lives luxuriously in a dual-wing, classically designed, multi-million-dollar mansion. The son of a railway official who sits on the throne of a real estate empire spread across an entire continent. The city mayor whose offshore holdings control some of his home country’s most lucrative construction firms.

What Is a Company Formation Agent?

Hidden assets, money laundering, tax dodging, and the firms that help make it all possible. Here’s how formation agents can facilitate abuse of the global financial system.

What is a company formation agent

The Canine Connection: Europe’s Illegal Dog Trade

After 13 years together, the death of her dog left a gaping hole in Laura’s life, and she didn’t want another. But she changed her mind after speaking with friends, and early last year she arrived in the city center of Hamburg, Germany, to collect her new puppy.

Three puppies in cages Some claim the illegal pet trade is Europe’s third biggest illicit economy (Photo: Courtesy of FOUR PAWS, Pogotowie dla Zwierząt)

iStories: Top Russian FSB Official Has Multiple Underworld Ties

Sergei Korolev, who was appointed to a key FSB position earlier this year by President Vladimir Putin, is connected to leaders in the Russian criminal underworld accused of dozens of murders and kidnappings.

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Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko Secretly Controlled Offshore Firms that Banked at Austria’s Raiffeisen

As COVID Restrictions Ease, Smuggling in the Indian Ocean is on the Rise

Gang Made Millions Selling Fake Saffron as High-Quality Product

Catholic Church Beatifies Italian Judge Killed by the Mafia

Pressure on Independent Media Reflects Investigative Journalism’s Growing Impact

Pressure on Independent Media Reflects Investigative Journalism’s Growing Impact

Argentina’s Franco Macri Had Secret Deal with Disgraced Austrian Bank over Postal Service Insolvency

The Regina Martínez Files

How Afghanistan’s President Helped His Brother Secure Lucrative Mining Deals with a U.S. Contractor

How Iran Used an International Playboy to Launder Oil Money

What Is “Unexplained Wealth”?

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