
Chinese ‘Miracle Water’ Grifters Infiltrated the UN and Bribed Politicians to Build Pacific Dream City
A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into a future metropolis. They ended up in an American jail...
A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into a future metropolis. They ended up in an American jail...
A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into a future metropolis. They ended up in an American jail instead. How they got there is an untold tale of international bribery and grifting that stretched to the very center of the United Nations.
The latest Georgian official found to have failed to declare a valuable property, as required by law, is David Peradze, head of Georgia Railway. It’s a pattern journalists have revealed before.
Read more: Head of State Railway Company of Georgia Has Undeclared Villa
Documents leaked from Cyprus show that, just before Russia invaded Ukraine and Abramovich was sanctioned last year, the billionaire passed control of the massive collection to his ex-wife.
South Africa’s Moti Group has announced plans for a $1 billion lithium battery factory in Zimbabwe. But leaked internal communications show executives casting doubt on their own mining concessions before they brought a major Chinese investor on board.
A data leak from Finaport, an asset manager based in Zurich, shows the firm worked with clients that included politically exposed persons, two Russians accused of embezzling funds from a bank they owned, and a businessman accused of insurance fraud.
Last month, police confiscated cash, cars and real estate owned by members of an alleged crime group in Singapore. Now, reporters have uncovered properties they own in some of London’s poshest neighborhoods.
Episode One Drops September 12, 2023.
Raimbek Matraimov, a shadowy Kyrgyz political operator, has long denied his ties to Khabibula Abdukadyr, the secretive tycoon who made millions in alleged smuggling with his help. In 2021, his son married Khabibula’s daughter.
Read more: Two Families, Notorious for Enabling Corruption in Kyrgyzstan, United in Marriage
President Sadyr Japarov has promoted two major projects — a large mosque and a complex in the center of Bishkek — that will be developed by an infamous tycoon accused of smuggling. The projects also appear to have a personal connection to the president’s family.
Members of OCCRP’s Accomplice program are invited to a live discussion on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. EEST.
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