Kyrgyz Charity Run by Powerful Family Received Suspicious Funds Linked to Murdered Money Launderer
Investigation
Nearly half of donations received by a well-known Kyrgyz charity run by the powerful Matraimov family have been linked to an illicit underground network.
A secret recording from a clandestine sting operation reveals the plans of financial experts enlisted to help former Venezuelan oil ministry official Carmelo Urdaneta move the illicit money and bypass international banking controls.
A major Uzbek state mining company awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in tenders to companies in the U.K., Georgia, and Singapore. Reporters found they have connections to an Uzbek ping-pong official, while some have unclear ownership information or received contracts despite company filings indicating they were inactive.
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