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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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Slaves to Progress

Few authoritarian states have worked harder than Azerbaijan to leverage major international events to boost their image on the world stage.

Japanese Gangs Vie for Power Amid Pandemic

Japan’s government has been criticized for its slow and inadequate response to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Japanese organized crime, meanwhile, has moved to take advantage of the crisis.

In Europe’s Scramble to Buy COVID-19 Supplies, Anti-Corruption Measures Fall Away

In a crisis, there’s no time for bureaucracy. But the special expedited procedures now being used by European governments to buy medical supplies have raised serious transparency concerns — and dodgy purchases are already multiplying.

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The Convict and Coronavirus: Romania’s Million-Mask Mess

A Romanian national healthcare supplier bought a million masks of questionable quality from a convicted organized crime associate with political ties.

How Angolan Elites Built a Private Banking Network to Move Their Riches Into the European Union

A handful of powerful officials created their own secretive financial system to move hundreds of millions of dollars through a pipeline that stretched from Angola to Portugal.

Revolution to Riches

Venezuela’s National Bolivarian Armed Forces have been described as “impenetrable,” with very little about the country's military publicly known — other than that it clearly plays a large role in the survival of the embattled regime of Nicolás Maduro. Even attempts to pinpoint the number of its generals vary widely.

OCCRP and Partners From Kyrgyzstan Win Top U.S. Award for Crime Reporting

A joint team from OCCRP, RFE/RL's Radio Azattyk, and OCCRP member center Kloop has received the 2019 Tom Renner Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) for Plunder and Patronage in the Heart of Central Asia, a series of stories that expose a massive outflow of dark money from Kyrgyzstan.

Opaque Coronavirus Procurement Deal Hands Millions to Slovenian Gambling Mogul

A Slovenian businessman with investments in gambling — and no background in healthcare — managed in just one day to secure a lucrative contract for millions of dollars in coronavirus protection equipment. It’s unclear what that equipment even is.

Skoll Award Marks Major Investment to Scale OCCRP's Impact

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has received the 2020 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, given to a select group of social entrepreneurs whose innovations have already had significant, proven impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems — and who are poised to scale that impact. The award includes a $1.5 million core support grant over the next three years.

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Crime, Corruption, and Coronavirus

Countries around the world are struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic. But in times of crisis, there are those who seek their own advantage.

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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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