Death on the Costa del Sol: How the Double Life of a German Police Informant Ended in Tragedy
Investigative files shed new light on the dangerous dealings of a German police informant whose life was cut short by a brutal murder.
Scoop
Steward Gave Controversial Consultants an Interest in Malta Company at Heart of Huge Graft Scandal
Shaukat Ali, a Pakistani businessman who helped U.S.-based Steward Health Care secure a massive public contract in...
Scoop
Spate of Killings in Europe Reveal Escalating Conflict in Turkish Criminal Underworld
An escalation in violence involving major Turkish gangs has spilled over into European cities, where suspected...
Scoop
Family of Georgian Oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili Has Unreported Real Estate in Russia
Ivanishvili also appears to retain a Russian company through an offshore structure, despite promising to divest...
Investigation
A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions
Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions...
Investigation
Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department
As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest...
Scoop
Documents Reveal Details of Adani Group's Controversial Bid to Run Kenya's Largest Airport
Although experts advised the Kenyan government to put out a public tender to expand the airport, the government...
Scoop
Kyrgyz Activist Jailed for Facebook Posts Says She Was Framed
Kanykei Aranova says someone else created a Facebook profile in her name, and posted the anti-government messages...
Investigation
U.S. Healthcare Firm Embroiled in Malta Corruption Scandal Spent Millions on Private Spies
U.S. healthcare operator Steward paid over $7 million to U.K.-based intelligence firms that conducted surveillance...
Project
The Steinmetz Scandals
Deals that Helped Tycoon Steinmetz Combat Bribery Fallout
Beny Steinmetz’s company obtained iron ore deposits worth billions thanks to bribes paid to the wife of a West...
Beny Steinmetz: Scion of Diamond Royalty, Now At Bay Over Bribery Charges
Beny Steinmetz emerged from his father’s shadow to build a corporate empire, but his methods have left him facing...
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Project
Dubai Unlocked
Singapore Money Laundering Suspects Invested Huge Sums in Dubai Property
Three people arrested in a raid on an alleged money laundering ring in Singapore invested over $30 million in...
Top Crypto Scammers Managed to Sell Dubai Properties After Being Charged
So-called CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova and her security adviser, Frank Schneider, liquidated Dubai assets despite...
What Is 'Dubai Unlocked'? Everything You Need To Know
Frequently asked questions about the global investigation into Dubai property ownership.
A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions
Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions...
Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department
As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest...
Cyprus Firm Helped Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Move Funds
Cypriot corporate service provider MeritServus helped Konstantin Malofeev, an oligarch sanctioned for his support...
This Luxembourg Businessman Got Europe's Corporate Registries Shut Down. But Whose Privacy Was He Protecting?
Why did a man who runs a private aircraft company become a central figure in rolling back corporate transparency...
Italian Politicians and Big Business Bought into Russian Occupation of Crimea
Italian far-right politicians and businessmen accepted sponsored trips to Crimea arranged by a Russian influence...
How a Russian Influence Group Infiltrated Cypriot Party Politics
A secretive Moscow group cultivated ties with Cypriot politicians and successfully pushed through a motion in...
Theme
Banking
The Lies That Kept A Central Asian Money Launderer's Cash Flowing
For years, the Abdukadyr family’s self-confessed money launderer sent their money abroad using a variety of...
A Fake Bank Was Shut Down in Spain. Now a New One Has Popped Up in the U.K.
In 2017, Spanish authorities cracked down on over two dozen shell companies, masquerading as a bank in Madrid,...
Israeli Disinformation Expert Linked to Faked Bank Accounts in Serbian Smear Campaign
A leaked report sheds light on the source of a mysterious media attack on the Serbian president’s political...
Credit Suisse Banked Abramovich Fortune Held in Secret Offshore Companies
Credit Suisse loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to Abramovich’s offshore companies, which used U.S. stocks as...
Kosovo’s Former Ambassador to U.S. Failed to Report Millions in Credit Suisse Account
As a senior public official, Ismaili was required by law to declare his assets, including foreign bank accounts....
The Many Lives — and Credit Suisse Accounts — of Gaddafi-Linked Lobbyist Hassan Tatanaki
Accused of corruption in multiple countries, Libyan oil tycoon Tatanaki went from funding lobbying efforts that...
Banking News
South Africa’s Justice Minister Scrutinized Over VBS Loan Controversy
News
Aug 29, 2024
Swiss Government Motions for Press Freedom in Country’s Finance Sector
News
Nov 18, 2022
In Nationwide Sweep Against Financial Crime over 200 Arrested in Turkey
News
Nov 18, 2022
Ghana Junior Finance Minister Sacked Over Corruption Accusations
News
Nov 17, 2022
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