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How Venezuelan Gold is Trafficked Through Brazil’s Borderlands to the US

Two alleged smuggling schemes run through the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima give a glimpse into the murky world of Venezuela’s illegal gold trade.

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Confidential Report Flags Bitfinex Security Lapses in Huge 2016 Hack

Bitfinex failed to implement operational, financial, and technological controls proposed by its digital security partner, according to a document obtained by reporters. (Photo: James O’Brien/OCCRP)
25 May 2023
Khadija Sharife (OCCRP), Jan Strozyk (OCCRP) and Joel Khalili (Wired)

Kazakhstan Has Become a Pathway for the Supply of Russia’s War Machine. Here’s How It Works.

Western sanctions are meant to prevent Russia from supplying its military from abroad, but sensitive electronics are still getting through. Reporters traced several of these supply chains ...
19 May 2023
Maria Zholobova (IStories), Benjamin Bidder (Der Spiegel), Vyacheslav Abramov (Vlast), Ilya Lozovsky (OCCRP)

PNG Prime Minister Had Undisclosed Ties to Figure at Center of Ports Criminal Probe

Papua New Guinea police have launched an international bribery probe after OCCRP and partners revealed questionable offshore dealings by Australian businessman Don Matheson. The country’s prime minister ...
17 May 2023
OCCRP, Inside PNG, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Companies Behind Malta Hospital Controversy Spent Millions on Luxuries, Payments to Director

In February a Maltese court annulled a 2.1-billion-euro public healthcare contract over suspicion of fraud. Financial records obtained by reporters show the people behind the contract used ...
17 May 2023
Khadija Sharife (OCCRP), Jacob Borg (Times of Malta), David Lindsay (The Shift News)

Alleged Associate of Burkinabè Cigarette Tycoon Apollinaire Compaoré Caught on Tape Attempting to Bribe Malian Official

A secret recording obtained by OCCRP shows how Safy Mokoko Sow, a well-connected intermediary claiming to represent tobacco mogul Apollinaire Compaoré, offered cash to the head of ...
16 May 2023
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Criminal Gangs are Logging the World’s Last Brazilwood Trees to Make Violin Bows

Inside Pau Brasil National Park, some of the last Brazilwood trees left in the wild are being illegally logged to make bows for stringed instruments. Felled Brazilwood in ...
9 May 2023
Fernanda Santana (piauí) and Luiz Fernando Toledo (Data Fixers/Fiquem Sabendo)

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