Middlemen Push Up Prices As Gazans Struggle To Survive
A broken and exploited system where money is skimmed at every point in the commercial supply chain puts the trickle of goods coming into...
A broken and exploited system where money is skimmed at every point in the commercial supply chain puts the trickle of goods coming into...
The Jordanian parliament is discussing a draconian draft law on Thursday, which will deal a severe blow to free speech in the country.
A Palauan newspaper publisher entered into a media deal with a company that turned out to have connections to Chinese security services. The deal fell through, but it highlights China’s efforts to influence the Pacific states — including Palau, a U.S. ally and one of the few countries to recognize Taiwan.
Read more: Failed Palau Media Deal Reveals Inner Workings of China’s Pacific Influence Effort
A Hong Kong trading company was allegedly defrauded out of more than $13 million in a sophisticated international scam. Their investigations led them to a convicted Bangladeshi fraudster — and uncovered payments he made to his long-time friend, the head of Bangladesh’s capital markets regulator.
Leaked property data shows that Anton Obolashvili, a member of parliament with the ruling Georgia Dream party, failed to list his luxury assets in Dubai in his annual asset declarations. He attributed the omission to “human error.”
High-end French real estate has long attracted illicit funds. Analysis by OCCRP’s Latin America team and partners shows how alleged money launderers, officials accused of corruption, and other dubious figures have bought property in Paris and elsewhere.
Reporters looked into who imported millions of euros of Ukrainian “black grain” into the European Union. They found liquidated companies, proxies — and multinational agribusiness giants.
Multiple scams involving fake biofuels have erupted in northern Europe in recent years. A new investigation shows several cases were linked by a Bosnian company that sold thousands of tons of fraudulent fuel across the European Union.
Read more: How Biofuels Scams Have Undermined A Flagship EU Climate Policy
A flood of drugs out of Syria has opened a new phase in the country’s conflict, pitting drug traffickers — with apparent support from Syrian authorities — against security forces in neighboring countries.
Read more: A ‘Drug War’: Syria’s Neighbors Fight a Flood of Captagon Across Their Borders
Leaked emails reveal the wide range of services — from fighting the tax authorities to preparing a PR campaign to writing complaint letters — that Russian oligarch Boris Rotenberg required from a distinguished Monaco lawyer. Not everything went smoothly.
When Russian billionaire Boris Rotenberg was sanctioned by the U.S., his wife Karina was left in an awkward position. Leaked records show his blacklisting led to complications, including banks blocking their joint accounts.
Read more: Sanctioned Russian Oligarch’s Wife Had U.S. Passport
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