Vatican: Scandal-Plagued Vatican Bank Says It Will Clean Up Its Image
The Vatican Bank, according to its 2013 financial statement, has blocked the accounts of more than 2,000 clients and ended...
Money Laundering
Italy: Police Raid Oil Company
Italian police raided the headquarters of oil company Eni S.p.A. in Milan last week as part of an investigation into...
United States: Increased Pressure on Banks to Prevent Money Laundering
US regulatory authorities have stepped up efforts to curb money laundering by systematically scrutinizing international...
Hidden in Plain Sight: New York Just Another Island Haven
By Michael Hudson, Ionut Stanescu and Samuel Alder-Bell Lax U.S. rules and real estate industry’s no-questions-asked...
Brazil: Technology Security Company Uncovers Massive Cybercrime Ring
An American computer and network security company said it has uncovered a significant “malware-based fraud ring” that sought...
Spain: Princess Cristina and Husband Face Trial For Corruption
A Spanish judge ruled yesterday that Princess Cristina, the sister of the recently crowned King Felipe VI, should face...
Italy: Members of Carige Bank’s Management Arrested for Fraud
Italian police arrested seven people and seized US$ 30 million in assets following an investigation into one of the largest...
Unholy Alliances
Montenegro: Buying up Paradise (Part 2)
Plans to turn the ancient coastal town on Budva into a new Monte Carlo collapsed leaving taxpayers the ultimate bill.
Unholy Alliances
Montenegro: Prime Minister’s Family Bank Catered to Organized Crime
A documents obtained by OCCRP reveal indicted cocaine smuggler Darko Saric was First Bank of Montenegro’s top depositor and...
Europol Director Says, Expand Fight Against Digital Currency Crime
The director of Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, has urged legislators to expand police powers as a way...
Italy: $14 million in Assets Seized after Mob Money Laundering
According to Italian prosecutors, organized crime figures manipulated the bid process for a high-speed railway project...
Montenegro: Local Mayor Investigated for Abusing Office
Authorities from the Prosecutor’s Office for OrganizedCrime have detained the mayor of Budva, Lazar Rađenović, on suspicion...