Sun, Cigars, and Sexism: How Spain's Marbella Became a Hotspot for 'Manosphere' Influencers
The city on the Costa del Sol has become a stomping ground for male influencers and entrepreneurial friends of Andrew Tate.
Anti-Corruption Raids Prompt Resignation of Ukraine’s Top Presidential Aide
News
Nov 28, 2025
Mexico’s Attorney General Resigns Amid Scrutiny and Ambassadorship Offer
News
Nov 28, 2025
International Cocaine Network Based in Albania and Italy Dismantled
News
Nov 27, 2025
Peru Jails Ex-President Vizcarra After 14-Years Corruption Sentence
News
Nov 27, 2025
Scoop
How Sweeping Sanctions Missed a Business Partner of the Alleged Head of a Major Asian Crime Organization
The U.S. and U.K. froze many assets of the “Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization.” But one man sanctioned as an...
Scoop
Libyan Businessman Who Ran for President Squandered Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Money, Government Audit Claims
In 2021, Abdelhakim Baayo made headlines for becoming the first person to register to run in Libyan presidential elections....
Scoop
Leaked Russian Records Reveal Obscure Firms Helping Bust Oil Sanctions on North Korea
Companies in Russia and the United Arab Emirates are involved in secretive exports of oil products to North Korea — in...
Scoop
As Singaporean Police Investigated Money Laundering, Two Men Bought Up London Properties — And Dinosaur Bones
Authorities seized London properties — and dinosaur skeletons — from a man previously wanted for questioning in relation to...
Investigation
Is This Luxurious ‘Hotel Complex’ a Future Residence for Belarusian Dictator Alexander Lukashenko?
Newly obtained documents reveal the people and companies who paid for the elite development near the Russian resort city of...
Scoop
Alleged Member of ‘Notorious’ Cambodian Scam Network Bought Luxury Dubai Properties
Zhu Zhongbiao was already wanted in China on charges related to money laundering. He’s now been sanctioned by both the U.K....
Investigation
Ships Accused of Stealing Ukrainian Grain Linked to Assad Regime Front
Three Syrian cargo vessels have been accused of trafficking in grain stolen from Russian-occupied Ukraine. Newly uncovered...
Scoop
Gold Taps and Towel Racks: How a Plane Used by Turkmenistan’s Ruling Family Got a Royal Makeover
In authoritarian Turkmenistan, even a single airplane trip abroad is out of reach for most citizens. But the country’s...
Project
Dear Compatriots
Under the banner of legal aid for fellow Russians in trouble abroad, a state-backed foundation in the center of Moscow has for years advanced the Kremlin’s agenda across the world.
Impact following our reporting:
Dear Compatriots
Russian State-Backed Foundation Paid Allies in the EU Despite Sanctions
Pravfond, a Russian legal-aid foundation for “compatriots” abroad, has continued to fund people and organizations across the...
Dear Compatriots
Russian Foundation, Aimed at Helping ‘Compatriots’ Abroad, Supports Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists
For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians across the world. Internal emails obtained by...
Project
Scam Empire
An unprecedented leak of nearly two terabytes of data from two major scam operations — thousands of hours of phone calls, screen recordings, spreadsheets, and other files — enabled journalists to enter the world of scammers and even to watch them at work.
Impact following our reporting:
Exposed Tbilisi Call Center Scammers Delete Social Media Accounts
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Mar 5, 2025
Georgia Launches Criminal Probe Into Scam Call Center Exposed by Journalists
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Mar 7, 2025
From Rumors to Ugly Reality: Georgians Stunned by Scam Call Center’s Cruelty
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Mar 14, 2025
Georgia Freezes Assets of Top Scammers in Massive Call Center Fraud
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Mar 13, 2025
Scam Empire
Despite Criminal Probe, Georgian Call-Center Scammers Are Back At Work
Last month, more than 30 media outlets reported on a global scam operation based in Tbilisi, prompting Georgian authorities...
Scam Empire
Huge Ecosystem of Unregulated Payment Providers Helps Scammers Collect Victims’ Money
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies,...
Scam Empire
Scam Operations Relied on Third-Party Marketing Companies for Steady Stream of Potential Victims
Two professional scam call-center operations depended on affiliate marketing firms to supply them with contact details of...
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Behind the Scam: How Fraudsters Use Social Media, Software, and Shell Companies to Steal Millions
Professional scammers call upon a global network of service providers to execute their work in a sophisticated, streamlined...
Scam Empire
Huge Ecosystem of Unregulated Payment Providers Helps Scammers Collect Victims’ Money
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies,...
Scam Empire
Scam Operations Relied on Third-Party Marketing Companies for Steady Stream of Potential Victims
Two professional scam call-center operations depended on affiliate marketing firms to supply them with contact details of...
Scam Empire
Diamonds, Dior and Dubai Vacations: The Luxurious Lives of Georgia's Call-Center Scammers
They called themselves “skameri.” In behind-the-scenes chats, they celebrated bilking victims out of their life savings and...
Scam Empire
Everything You Need to Know About 'Scam Empire'
How many scam operations did reporters reveal? Who leaked the data? What's the evidence these are scams and not legitimate...
Scam Empire
Scam Empire: Inside A Merciless International Investment Scam
An unprecedented leak exposes the inner workings of a global investment-scam industry, where ruthless call center agents...
Georgia News
Georgian Prosecutors Link Bridge Collapse to Corruption and Falsified Records
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Nov 12, 2025
Suspected German Scammer Arrested in Georgia on Extradition Order
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Nov 4, 2025
Jail Chief Linked to Ivanishvili Aide’s Beating Found Dead in Tbilisi
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Oct 8, 2025
Georgia Expands Crackdown on NGOs, Targets TI Georgia Director
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Oct 2, 2025
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