Explained Explained: What Is The ‘Fake Dubai Prince’ Scam?
How fraudsters are posing as the real-life Crown Prince of Dubai to ensnare victims in their romance scams.
EU Honors Alexei Navalny; Labs Say He was Poisoned with Rare Neurotoxin
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Feb 16, 2026
"Powerful" Epstein Accomplices Named by Congressmen Appear To Be Ordinary New Yorkers
News
Feb 13, 2026
News Exclusive Brazil Charges Slain Paraguayan Congressman’s Son With Drug Trafficking
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Feb 13, 2026
NEWS EXCLUSIVE Chinese Crypto Scam Fugitive With St. Kitts Passport Owns Dubai Property
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Feb 12, 2026
Scoop
Jeffrey Epstein Arranged Employment for Romantic Partner at Top U.S. Think Tank
Emails show Epstein helped a girlfriend obtain roles at the International Peace Institute, a New York-based think tank, and...
Podcast: White Collars, Dirty Hands
Investigation
Episode 3: There You Are, Carmelo
A secret recording from a clandestine sting operation reveals the plans of financial experts enlisted to help former...
Scoop
Epstein Bought Venezuelan Oil Bonds on Advice From Chávez-Era Insider
Newly released documents show businessman Francisco D’Agostino visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, and advised his...
Scoop
Epstein Made Efforts to Free the Son of Senegal’s Former President After Corruption Conviction
Emails released by the U.S. Justice Department trace a years-long friendship between Jeffrey Epstein and Karim Wade — the...
Investigation
How We Tracked a 'Fake Prince' Scammer to His Nigerian Mansion
He posed as the Crown Prince of Dubai. She sent him $2.5 million. Then his own partners betrayed him.
Investigation
Secretive Firms From U.K. to Singapore Win $200M in Tenders From Uzbek State Giant
A major Uzbek state mining company awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in tenders to companies in the U.K., Georgia, and...
Podcast: White Collars, Dirty Hands
Investigation
Episode 2: Carmelo, Where Are You?
With reporting from Miami to Madrid, Venezuelan journalist Laura Weffer unpacks the mechanics of the corrupt loan schemes...
Scoop
Nigerian Pension Reformer Bought US and UAE Properties Before Money Laundering Conviction
Authorities seized at least 20 properties in Nigeria after former pension fund official Abdulrasheed Maina was convicted of...
Project
Dear Compatriots
Under the banner of legal aid for fellow Russians in trouble abroad, a state-backed foundation in the center of Moscow has for years advanced the Kremlin’s agenda across the world.
Impact following our reporting:
Dear Compatriots
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...
Project
Scam Empire
An unprecedented leak of nearly two terabytes of data from two major scam operations — thousands of hours of phone calls, screen recordings, spreadsheets, and other files — enabled journalists to enter the world of scammers and even to watch them at work.
Impact following our reporting:
Exposed Tbilisi Call Center Scammers Delete Social Media Accounts
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Mar 5, 2025
Georgia Launches Criminal Probe Into Scam Call Center Exposed by Journalists
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Mar 7, 2025
From Rumors to Ugly Reality: Georgians Stunned by Scam Call Center’s Cruelty
News
Mar 14, 2025
Georgia Freezes Assets of Top Scammers in Massive Call Center Fraud
News
Mar 13, 2025
Scam Empire
These 81 Investment Platforms Were Part of a Scam Network. Here’s What We Learned About Them.
They looked like different brokers competing for your investment. Underneath, they shared the same staff, the same...
Scam Empire
Despite Criminal Probe, Georgian Call-Center Scammers Are Back At Work
Last month, more than 30 media outlets reported on a global scam operation based in Tbilisi, prompting Georgian authorities...
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,...
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Podcast: White Collars, Dirty Hands
Episode 2: Carmelo, Where Are You?
With reporting from Miami to Madrid, Venezuelan journalist Laura Weffer unpacks the mechanics of the corrupt loan schemes...
Podcast: White Collars, Dirty Hands
Episode 1: Hola, Carmelo
Exiled Venezuelan journalist Laura Weffer travels to Florida to look for Carmelo Urdaneta, a former oil ministry official...
Podcast: White Collars, Dirty Hands
Behind Closed Doors: Secret Tape Reveals Plans To Launder Venezuela’s Oil Money
An undercover recording from 2017 reveals the financial maneuvers of shadow bankers called upon to launder millions of...
The Case of the Missing $1.4 Billion: How Hugo Chávez’s Handshake Deals With Belarus Left Venezuela A Legacy of Wasted Public Funds
Leaked documents show how Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, struck...
Venezuelan Spy and Alleged Drug Trafficker Linked to Luxury Flats in Barcelona
Pedro Luis Martin Olivares is a former Venezuelan intelligence chief wanted in the U.S. for drug trafficking. His family has...
Suisse Secrets
The ‘Savage Years’: Credit Suisse and Venezuela’s Toxic Bond Market
The Suisse Secrets leak lays bare the extent of the relationship between Credit Suisse and the politically-connected...
Venezuela News
Netherlands Refused All Involvement in US Operations Against Venezuela: Minister
News
Jan 9, 2026
Netherlands to Limit Joint Anti-Drug Operations with US After Venezuela Attack
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Jan 7, 2026
From Lima to Buenos Aires to Madrid, Millions of Phones Buzzed the Night Maduro Fell
News
Jan 4, 2026
Leaked Emails Reveal ‘Air Bridge’ of Drug Flights from Venezuela to Belize
News
Sep 30, 2025
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