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...
A new leak, dubbed the Rotenberg Files, has shed light on how two of Russia’s most infamous oligarchs dodged Western sanctions. Who are the Rotenbergs, what is in the leak, how was it verified, and why should we care? Find the answers in our FAQ.
Leaked emails show how a series of lawyers and corporate service providers executed a series of complex schemes to seemingly try to disguise Rotenberg’s connection to the villa. Despite their efforts, the Spanish authorities froze the villa last year.
When the oligarch brothers Boris and Arkady Rotenberg were sanctioned for being part of Putin's inner circle, they relied on Western lawyers, bankers, and corporate service providers to preserve their wealth. The Rotenberg Files, an investigative series based on a new leak of over 50,000 emails and documents, reveals how they did it.
Boris and Arkady Rotenberg were two of the most prominent Russian oligarchs to be sanctioned after the Kremlin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea. Never-before-seen insider documents now offer unprecedented insight into how they shielded their fortune — and who helped them do it.
Read more: Leaked Emails Reveal How Putin’s Friends Dodged Sanctions With Help of Western Enablers
Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Prince Michael, distanced himself from earlier ties to the Putin regime in the wake of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But leaked emails and corporate records show he co-owns a company with two Russian businessmen who helped billionaire oligarch and Putin ally Boris Rotenberg dodge Western sanctions.
Read more: U.K. Royal’s Russian Allies Helped Putin Crony Rotenberg Dodge Western Sanctions
A holiday property in an exclusive skiing destination was frequented by Vladimir Putin’s eldest daughter, locals say. New documents suggest the house was purchased using a loan financed by Arkady Rotenberg, a sanctioned billionaire and childhood friend of the Russian president.
Drug barons from Serbia, Brazil, Peru, and Mexico plotted a would-be escape from a maximum security prison using heavy weapons and a helicopter, a secret Peruvian police report shows.
Read more: How Bosses from Four Cocaine Cartels Planned a Wild Prison Break
Authorities in Sierra Leone claim that measures to keep better track of fishing vessels have stopped industrial trawlers from intruding into waters reserved for artisanal fishermen. But video recordings and fishermen’s testimonies suggest their efforts are still falling short.
Rza and Seymur Talibov, sons of the longtime ruler of Azerbaijan’s isolated Nakhchivan region, transferred ownership of properties worth tens of millions of dollars after their father resigned under pressure from Baku, property records show.
Read more: Amid Political Purge, Sons of Longtime Azerbaijan Autocrat Talibov Offloaded Assets
On June 5, 2022, British journalist Dom Phillips and his Brazilian guide Bruno Pereira disappeared in Brazil’s Javari Valley, in the Amazon. Reporters investigated the illegal fishing gangs thought to be behind their deaths.
Read more: The Last Investigation of the Journalist Who Wanted to Save the Amazon
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