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How Crypto ATMs in the U.S. Became A Favorite Tool for Scammers
While crypto ATM operators insist they take steps to protect the public, investigators say the machines are a gift to criminal networks.
(Photo: James O’Brien/OCCRP)
...While crypto ATM operators insist they take steps to protect the public, investigators say the machines are a gift to criminal networks.
(Photo: James O’Brien/OCCRP)
...While crypto ATM operators insist they take steps to protect the public, investigators say the machines are a gift to criminal networks.
(Photo: James O’Brien/OCCRP)
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U.S. healthcare operator Steward paid over $7 million to U.K.-based intelligence firms that conducted surveillance and disinformation operations against its critics — and even a Steward employee. The fees were billed to Steward’s Maltese division, which was largely funded with taxpayer money.
A small company that donated to the U.K. Conservatives in 2020 has multiple connections to Doug Barrowman, who is at the center of a major scandal involving allegations that he secretly obtained lucrative PPE contracts during the Covid-19 pandemic with his wife’s help.
Bankrupt U.S. company Steward Health Care sent 7.6 million euros ($8.1 million) to a Swiss firm that paid consultancy fees to former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who is now on trial for corruption.
Two young women gave their accounts of rape by Russian soldiers to the Kyiv Independent, who set out to identify those responsible.
Daria, a Ukrainian woman in her 30s who asked for her identity to be concealed, was one of two rape survivors interviewed by the Kyiv Independent. (Photo: The Kyiv independent)
OCCRP is hosting a live webinar about the domestic and international operations of a pervasive Italian organized crime group on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 5pm CET. You can join by making a donation to OCCRP.
An environmental inspection report shows ArcelorMittal failed to meet deadlines to implement anti-pollution measures at its Bosnian steelworks.
School football pitch in the Pehare area of Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Photo: Dženat Dreković/CIN)
Read more: Leaked Report Highlights Pollution Problems at ArcelorMittal’s Bosnian Steelworks
Beny Steinmetz was a titan in the diamond world, but scandal brought his flagship firm to its knees. As he awaits his appeal decision in a bribery case, OCCRP investigated…
Beny Steinmetz’s company obtained iron ore deposits worth billions thanks to bribes paid to the wife of a West African president. As revelations of the corruption mounted, and Steinmetz came under pressure in courts around the world, he and his firms struck a series of deals with companies connected to Greek businessman Sabby Mionis. The deals helped Steinmetz protect his assets and fight back against adversaries.
Read more: Deals that Helped Tycoon Steinmetz Combat Bribery Fallout
Beny Steinmetz emerged from his father’s shadow to build a corporate empire, but his methods have left him facing jail sentences for bribery. His reputation, and perhaps his freedom, now depend on the outcome of an appeal before Switzerland’s supreme court.
Read more: Beny Steinmetz: Scion of Diamond Royalty, Now At Bay Over Bribery Charges
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