Cars, Connections, and Contracts in Putin’s Russia
The owners of the Avilon Automotive Group, a top Russian dealer in luxury vehicles that does substantial business with law enforcement agencies, have secret business connections with relatives ...
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Budget Is Big Loser in Georgian State Lottery
Six years ago, the young brother-in-law of Davit Kezerashvili, Georgia’s former (and now fugitive) Minister of Defense, gave his nation an unusual gift.
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Watchdogs Cite Shortcuts, Accidents at Belarus Nuclear Plant Construction Site
An investigation by Belsat TV has uncovered potentially dangerous defects and omissions in the construction of Belarus’s first nuclear power plant.
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How the Camorra Went Global
Tracking down what British investigators couldn’t, IRPI journalists pieced together how the modern Italian mob uses the British financial system to stash its ill-gotten cash.
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Serbian President’s Party Tied to Football Hooligans
A social media analysis reveals the criminal ties of a man who assaulted protesters during the inauguration ceremony of Serbia’s new president -- with the ruling party’s blessing.
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Mafia Boss: “The State is Me.”
ROME, Italy - On a hot night in early July, the southern Italian region of Calabria woke to the roar of helicopters and the wail of police sirens.
Shrouded ...
Romanian Politician Named in Scandal Hits Back at Journalists: “Peace is Over”
The Bucharest office of RISE Project, an Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) partner, underwent an unannounced inspection by the anti-fraud bureau of Romania’s National Fiscal Agency ...
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Budget Is Big Loser in Georgian State Lottery
Six years ago, the young brother-in-law of Davit Kezerashvili, Georgia’s former (and now fugitive) Minister of Defense, gave his nation an unusual gift.
...
How the Camorra Went Global
Tracking down what British investigators couldn’t, IRPI journalists pieced together how the modern Italian mob uses the British financial system to stash its ill-gotten cash.
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Serbian President’s Party Tied to Football Hooligans
A social media analysis reveals the criminal ties of a man who assaulted protesters during the inauguration ceremony of Serbia’s new president -- with the
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Mafia Boss: “The State is Me.”
ROME, Italy - On a hot night in early July, the southern Italian region of Calabria woke to the roar of helicopters and the wail...
OCCRP Investigations Named Global Shining Light Award Finalists
The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) included two OCCRP investigations as finalists for the bi-annual Global Shining Light Award, a prize honouring “investigative...
Romanian Politician Named in Scandal Hits Back at Journalists: “Peace is Over”
The Bucharest office of RISE Project, an Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) partner, underwent an unannounced inspection by the anti-fraud bureau of Romania’s...
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Venezuelan president wins OCCRP person of the year for 2016
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been named 2016’s Person of the Year by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). The award recognizes the individual who has done the most in the world to advance organized criminal activity and corruption.
Read more: Venezuelan president wins OCCRP person of the year for 2016
Pals Prosper from Proximity to Putin’s Power
Nikolay Tokarev, a major general in the Russian secret service, is a long-time associate of Vladimir Putin. Tokarev, 65, and Putin served as KGB agents together in Dresden, East Germany, in the 1980s.
Skyscraper in the Moscow-city business district. (Photo by: KRO)
Global Partnership to Open New Fronts in Fight Against Corruption
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The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Transparency International (TI) are joining forces in a first of its kind partnership to root out grand corruption on a global scale, the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium.
Read more: Global Partnership to Open New Fronts in Fight Against Corruption
Clan Obiang: The Eastern European Network of an African Dictator
Credit: Austėja Usavičiūtė / 15min.lt
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the world’s longest-serving president, rules oil-rich Equatorial Guinea with an iron hand. The tiny country halfway down the west coast of Africa is considered one of the 15 most corrupt states in the world, according to Transparency International.
Read more: Clan Obiang: The Eastern European Network of an African Dictator
Ukrainian Top Officials Involved in Secret Offshore Deals
Oleksandr Tereshchenko
A number of high-ranking Ukrainian officials used a complex web of offshore companies and bank accounts to conduct property deals in multiple countries, according to a cache of leaked documents obtained by OCCRP.
Read more: Ukrainian Top Officials Involved in Secret Offshore Deals
With Kleptocrats Untouchable, America Goes Big on Another Strategy: Taking Their Stuff Instead
Accused of involvement in stealing billions from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, Prime Minister Najib Razak did what autocratic leaders around the world do when scandal is in the air. He cleared house.
Clear Cut Crimes
The once-lush woods have been turned into a graveyard of stumps. Once extending from northern Romania to western Ukraine, the last virgin forests in Europe were mercilessly cut down.
Dead Souls: Moldova's Zombie Voters
It’s a grave matter. About 2.8 million Moldovans are listed on the official electoral roll for the country’s Oct. 30 presidential election. But Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) partner RISE Moldova has found that many approved voters have already departed this earth.
Platon’s Money
Businessman Veaceslav Platon, 43, is considered by Moldovan law enforcement to be a mastermind of financial crime. They believe he is linked to money laundering and the theft of billions of dollars from banks, the state and businesses in the former Soviet bloc states including the Republic of Moldova.
In July 2016, Emmanuil Grinshpun sat next to Pavel Filip, the prime-minister of Moldova, during a government meeting with the American Jewish Committee
Uzbekistan: After Karimov, A Struggle for the Spoils
On Sept. 2, Uzbek authorities confirmed the death of President Islam Karimov, the strongman who ruled the country for 25 years. The announcement came after nearly a week of official denials of media reports of his passing, reflecting the secretive nature of the Central Asian country.
Read more: Uzbekistan: After Karimov, A Struggle for the Spoils
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