Back in Miami, journalist Laura Weffer observes the ruins of a criminal empire and reflects on the intersection of global power and financial crime, as well as what the future holds for Venezuela.
Episode 4: Carmelo, Carmelo...
As Venezuela's stolen oil money is being “cleaned abroad,” back home tens of thousands of protesters opposing corruption, authoritarianism, and a widespread economic crisis in 2017 are met with bloodshed and repression.
From Wagner to GRU, Russian Military Men Are Manning Moscow’s Shadow Fleet
Cargo ships transporting sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea are routinely setting sail with two extra crew on board: a pair of Russian men with backgrounds in security organizations.
Naser Kelmendi has been identified as the leader of one of the best organized criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking in the region, with his sons as associates. But why are they allowed to carry weapons, supposedly for their protection, or to import armored cars from the US?