Telegram, the FSB, and the Man in the Middle
The technical infrastructure that underpins Telegram is controlled by a man whose companies have collaborated with Russian...
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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...
Using Stolen Identities, Balkan Gangsters Armed Themselves With Bosnian Passports
Dozens of notorious Balkan crime figures have obtained Bosnian passports using stolen identities and insider access. The...
After Sierra Leone's President Took Office, His Wife and Her Family Went Real Estate Shopping
Since Julius Maada Bio became Sierra Leone’s president in April 2018, his wife Fatima Bio and her close relatives have...
Pricey Private School Tuition for Serbian Official’s Children Was Paid Through Offshore Companies
Siniša Mali, the former mayor of Belgrade and Serbia’s current finance minister, sent his children to an elite school where...
Major Nickel Supplier Harita Knew About Water Contamination at Indonesian Operation for a Decade
Harita Group’s Indonesian nickel mines feed the supply chains of some of the world’s biggest electric vehicle makers. But...
Co-Founders of a Lithuanian Crypto Coin Scooped up Luxury Property While Investors Were Left in the Lurch
Once a darling of Lithuania’s cryptocurrency scene, the Bankera digital coin raised tens of millions but has since collapsed...
Leaked Letters Give Insight Into Anti-Money Laundering Gaps at Swiss Bank Reyl
The correspondence shows how a Swiss private bank courted a roster of questionable clients linked to autocratic regimes and...
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,...
Banned Russian Channel RT Secretly Pays Video Bloggers Who Promote Kremlin Narratives
The bloggers rack up millions of views, promote Russia as a haven for conservatives, glorify the war in Ukraine — and never...
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...