Son of Alleged Smuggling Tycoon Spent $3 Million on London Mosque
The Satuq Bughra Khan mosque in Palmers Green is also a Uyghur cultural and educational center. The owner’s family is implicated in vast corruption in Central Asia.
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Oct 6, 2025
Doctor Has the Right to Practice in Romania — Despite Allegedly Sexually Abusing British Patients
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Oct 3, 2025
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Oct 3, 2025
Global Outrage Erupts Over Israel’s Interception of Gaza-Bound Ships
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Oct 2, 2025
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Investigation
System Failure: How Banned Doctors Move Across Europe, Leaving Patients Vulnerable
Failed warning systems, official complacency and a lack of accountability mean doctors who have lost their medical licenses...
Investigation
Tapas and Toxins: Family of Spanish Restaurateurs Investigated for Selling Sanctioned Dual-Use Chemicals to Russia
A Russian-Spanish wine exporter whose family runs a chic tapas bar is under investigation for shipping sanctioned chemicals...
Investigation
Deal With Real-Estate Investment Trust Helps Bring Down Another U.S. Hospital Operator
U.S. hospital operator Prospect Medical Holdings imploded this year after long-term neglect and crippling debt. At the...
Scoop
Toxic Agrochemicals Entered Nigeria Despite Ban
Nigerian authorities have banned the import and sale of two herbicides that have been found to be toxic, but inconsistent...
Scoop
Telecom Chief and United Group CEO in Talks to Weaken Serbia’s Last Independent Broadcaster
United Group's flagship Serbian TV channel N1 has been an outlet for opposition voices amid mass anti-government protests.
Investigation
Behind the Scam: How Fraudsters Use Social Media, Software, and Shell Companies to Steal Millions
Professional scammers call upon a global network of service providers to execute their work in a sophisticated, streamlined...
Dubai Unlocked
Investigation
Alleged Russian Tax Fraud Mastermind Funneled Millions Into Luxury Dubai Properties
A company owned by the alleged mastermind behind a massive tax fraud in Russia poured millions into two luxury hotel resorts...
Investigation
DRC Minister Owned Shares in Company That Made Millions from Road Project
Guy Loando and his wife controlled over a third of the shares of a newly-formed company that won a $25 million deal to work...
Project
Dear Compatriots
Under the banner of legal aid for fellow Russians in trouble abroad, a state-backed foundation in the center of Moscow has for years advanced the Kremlin’s agenda across the world.
Impact following our reporting:
Dear Compatriots
Russian State-Backed Foundation Paid Allies in the EU Despite Sanctions
Pravfond, a Russian legal-aid foundation for “compatriots” abroad, has continued to fund people and organizations across the...
Dear Compatriots
Russian Foundation, Aimed at Helping ‘Compatriots’ Abroad, Supports Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists
For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians across the world. Internal emails obtained by...
Project
Scam Empire
An unprecedented leak of nearly two terabytes of data from two major scam operations — thousands of hours of phone calls, screen recordings, spreadsheets, and other files — enabled journalists to enter the world of scammers and even to watch them at work.
Impact following our reporting:
Exposed Tbilisi Call Center Scammers Delete Social Media Accounts
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Mar 5, 2025
Georgia Launches Criminal Probe Into Scam Call Center Exposed by Journalists
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Mar 7, 2025
From Rumors to Ugly Reality: Georgians Stunned by Scam Call Center’s Cruelty
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Mar 14, 2025
Georgia Freezes Assets of Top Scammers in Massive Call Center Fraud
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Mar 13, 2025
Scam Empire
Huge Ecosystem of Unregulated Payment Providers Helps Scammers Collect Victims’ Money
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies,...
Scam Empire
Scam Operations Relied on Third-Party Marketing Companies for Steady Stream of Potential Victims
Two professional scam call-center operations depended on affiliate marketing firms to supply them with contact details of...
Scam Empire
Diamonds, Dior and Dubai Vacations: The Luxurious Lives of Georgia's Call-Center Scammers
They called themselves “skameri.” In behind-the-scenes chats, they celebrated bilking victims out of their life savings and...
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Behind the Scam: How Fraudsters Use Social Media, Software, and Shell Companies to Steal Millions
Professional scammers call upon a global network of service providers to execute their work in a sophisticated, streamlined...
Scam Empire
Huge Ecosystem of Unregulated Payment Providers Helps Scammers Collect Victims’ Money
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies,...
Scam Empire
Scam Operations Relied on Third-Party Marketing Companies for Steady Stream of Potential Victims
Two professional scam call-center operations depended on affiliate marketing firms to supply them with contact details of...
Scam Empire
Diamonds, Dior and Dubai Vacations: The Luxurious Lives of Georgia's Call-Center Scammers
They called themselves “skameri.” In behind-the-scenes chats, they celebrated bilking victims out of their life savings and...
Scam Empire
Everything You Need to Know About 'Scam Empire'
How many scam operations did reporters reveal? Who leaked the data? What's the evidence these are scams and not legitimate...
Scam Empire
Scam Empire: Inside A Merciless International Investment Scam
An unprecedented leak exposes the inner workings of a global investment-scam industry, where ruthless call center agents...
Georgia News
Georgia Expands Crackdown on NGOs, Targets TI Georgia Director
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Oct 2, 2025
Georgia’s Local Vote Faces Credibility Crisis as Party Loyalists Fill Observer Ranks
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Oct 1, 2025
Georgia Targets Media and NGOs With Donor Disclosure Demands
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Sep 30, 2025
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Sep 23, 2025
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