British Virgin Islands Ex-PM Jailed in Cocaine Case
A U.S. court has sentenced former British Virgin Islands (BVI) Prime Minister Andrew Alturo Fahie to more than 11 years in...
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UAE Suspends 32 Gold Refineries in Anti-Money Laundering Investigation
The United Arab Emirates suspended this week operations in 32 of its gold refineries after inspections revealed that its...
Azerbaijani Ex-Banker's Wife Forfeits Luxury UK Properties
The U.K.'s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Monday the forfeiture of a luxurious London townhouse and a golf club...
How Crypto ATMs in the U.S. Became A Favorite Tool for Scammers
While crypto ATM operators insist they take steps to protect the public, investigators say the machines are a gift to...
U.K. Offshore Ownership Registry Reveals Luxury Properties Owned By Armenian Ex-President’s Family
Armen Sarkissian's family owns five previously unreported properties in and around London.
The Cleaner and the Laundromat: Belarusian Cleaning Magnate Allegedly Laundered Millions Through Disgraced Latvian Bank ABLV
Latvian investigators suspect the owner of “Clean World,” a well-known cleaning business that stretches across Russia,...
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With Backing from Uzbek State, Family Implicated in Smuggling Secretly Funds The Transformation Of Tashkent’s Skyline
President Mirziyoyev promised reforms and transparency. But among the top foreign investors pouring money into his new...
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The Lies That Kept A Central Asian Money Launderer's Cash Flowing
For years, the Abdukadyr family’s self-confessed money launderer sent their money abroad using a variety of invented...
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To help make sense of this complex story and provide additional context, we’ve put together this list of questions and...
Cyprus Firm Helped Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Move Funds
Cypriot corporate service provider MeritServus helped Konstantin Malofeev, an oligarch sanctioned for his support of...
Will the Real Sovereign Wealth Fund Please Stand Up? How Civil War Undermined the Hunt for Libyan Assets
Muammar Gaddafi used Libya’s financial institutions as conduits for graft and nepotism on a huge scale. Rather than bring...
A Fake Bank Was Shut Down in Spain. Now a New One Has Popped Up in the U.K.
In 2017, Spanish authorities cracked down on over two dozen shell companies, masquerading as a bank in Madrid, that were...