Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Witness protection, a challenge for small countries

Israel’s dozen major crime families have become more brazen in recent years as they fight over the usual industries – ...

DIY: The New Amphetamine Trade

By Mujtaba Ali

Last summer, when UK police raided an industrial building in the picturesque market town of Newton-le-Willows, about 20 ...

New Husband of Putin's Ex-Wife Buys Posh Villa in South of

When Lyudmila Putin, 59, divorced Russian President Vladimir Putin and married the director of a Russian non-profit organization, she might ...

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African Economies Haunted by Oil-Backed Loans as Traders Call in Debts

Controversial deals that offered quick cash in exchange for future oil production are eating up government budgets.

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‘You Don’t Kill a Story by Killing a Journalist’

Three years ago today, Corinne Vella received a call that would forever change her family, her life, and even her ...

OPINION: Governments Have Failed to Learn from the Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Companies spun off from Cambridge Analytica’s parent firm continue to offer similar services with little oversight.

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A Fishy Business: Shifting Profits Out of Africa

An Icelandic company at the centre of a Namibian bribery scandal may have avoided paying ...

The Players and the Paperwork: Romania’s Trade in Black...

Undercover reporters from OCCRP and RISE Romania found a trade run by dealers with ties ...

The Spoils of Russia’s Trash Reforms Go to the...

Russia’s trash reforms were meant to close old landfills and introduce new waste management technologies ...

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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.

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A Road of Pain and Blood

Broken bones, pools of blood and excrement, and sadistic humiliation: These are the conditions faced by peaceful protesters detained in Belarus this week.

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Corruption and Poverty Made West Africa Hot Spot for Piracy

It was 7:40 a.m. when the chief officer of the MV Duke called Captain Ripusad Prasad in his quarters to say that a boat was following them.

An undated photo of West African pirates. (Credit: U.S. Naval Institute CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Lebanon’s Offshore Governor

Central Bank Governor Riad Salame has touted investment in Lebanon while sending his own money to Europe.

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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 deals.

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Murder, Drugs and Extortion in Tuscany’s Chinese Underworld

A Chinese gang is using guns, threats, and fear to corner the market for transporting Chinese-made goods in Europe.

The Spoils of Fishrot: Tracking the Property Holdings of Key Figures In Namibia’s Biggest Bribery Scandal

Late last year, the southern African nation of Namibia was rocked by the “Fishrot” scandal, in which officials stood accused of arranging for lucrative fishing rights to be granted to the Icelandic fishing giant Samherji.

Argentina Confronts its Multi-Billion Dollar Offshore Wealth Problem

As Argentina has been renegotiating its US$65 billion debt with foreign creditors, it is also grappling with the fact that up to six times that amount is believed to be held by its citizens and companies offshore.

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Hundreds of Millions Flow From Russian Ministry Into An Obscure Geneva Organization — And Officials’ Pockets

For years the ICDO, a decades-old international organization based in Switzerland, functioned essentially as a front for the Russian government. The organization’s lack of transparency and dependence on Moscow also gave officials an opportunity to pad their pockets.

A Fishy Business: Shifting Profits Out of Africa

An Icelandic company at the centre of a Namibian bribery scandal may have avoided paying millions in taxes by moving cash — and fish — between countries.

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African Economies Haunted by Oil-Backed Loans as Traders Call in Debts

Italian Customs Seize China-made Counterfeit Bearings

UN: Terrorists, Criminals Spread Conspiracies About COVID-19

Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pleads Guilty to Felony Offences

The Year Ahead in Global Crime and Corruption: OCCRP Co-Founders Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu To Discuss the ‘Criminal Services Industry’ in Live Webinar

'I Already Knew Who Was Behind Her': A Mysterious Woman, a Top Russian Official, and Contracts Worth Millions

Gabon’s First Family Stashed Cash in DC Property

Prevezon Holdings: The Black Money Collector

'His Murder Is Necessary': Man Who Exposed Kyrgyz Smuggling Scheme Was Hunted by Contract Killers

Luxury London Residence of Azerbaijan Official’s Son Purchased With Mysterious Payment to Shell Company

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