Parnas’ Adventures in MAGAland
He was a political neophyte who found his way into the inner circle of the Trump administration and helped get the president...
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Behind Trump’s Turkish ‘Bromance’: Oligarchs, Crooks, and a Multi-Million-Dollar Lobbying Deal
Turkey’s president has enjoyed an unusually powerful sway over the Trump administration. A new investigation reveals the...
Corruptistan: Uzbekistan
In Bed With a Dictator’s Daughter — Again
Even as Swedish telecom TeliaSonera emphatically denied bribing Gulnara Karimova, the company was busy negotiating another...
GROUP AMERICA: A US-Serbian Drug Gang With Friends In The Shadows
Powerful Serbian-American Drug Traffickers May Have Ties to Intelligence Agencies
Mileta Miljanić, a Bosnian-born U.S. citizen, is a wanted man in Italy and faces arrest if he so much as changes planes...
GROUP AMERICA: A US-Serbian Drug Gang With Friends In The Shadows
The Hardest-Working Drug Gang You’ve Never Heard of
On a cold winter day in Gdansk, Zoran Jakšić scrambled to fix a problem not of his making.
Holy Rollers: The Religious Leaders Using Churches to Launder Illicit Cash Across the Americas
A Cross Border Investigation Reveals Links Between Churches and Organized Crime.
Tax Rules for the Super-Rich Make the Isle of Man a Haven for Private Jets
The British crown dependency has registered over 1,000 private jets while offering liberal tax loopholes for the wealthy.
Private U.S. Contractors Part of the ‘Kill Chain’ in East Africa Anti-Terrorist Operations
A Cold War military procurement program, preferred private contractors, and escalating drone strikes in Somalia.
How a Notorious Arms Dealer Hijacked Niger’s Budget and Bought Weapons From Russia
At least $137 million of public funds was stolen from one of the world’s least developed countries through corrupt arms...
How a Representative of a Top Chechen Leader ‘Solved’ Russian Business Disputes — And Walked Away With Millions
Multiple major business conflicts in Russia have been swiftly resolved after one little-known businessman got involved. His...
Laundering Misery: The Khouri Network’s Global Reach
This barrel bomb was different. This one sent up plumes of yellow vapor, a telltale sign of chlorine attack.
The Cruel Road North
Back in India with Broken Dreams
On U.S. Independence Day last year, three young men from northern India set out for America. Two were sent back. One will...