Ivanishvili also appears to retain a Russian company through an offshore structure, despite promising to divest from Russia.
Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Photo: Imago XINHUA/Alamy...
Ivanishvili also appears to retain a Russian company through an offshore structure, despite promising to divest from Russia.
Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Photo: Imago XINHUA/Alamy stock photo)
Read more: Family of Georgian Oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili Has Unreported Real Estate in Russia
Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions by the regime of strongman Alexander Lukashenko to help move the mineral through the Port of St Petersburg?
Read more: A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit.
Artisanal miners search for gold in the waters downstream from the Panguna mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. (Photo: Aubrey Belford/OCCRP)
As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides.
Read more: Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department
Although experts advised the Kenyan government to put out a public tender to expand the airport, the government instead has been quietly moving forward with a “privately-initiated proposal” submitted by Adani.
Kenyan anti-government protests in Nairobi have been ongoing for six weeks. (Photo: OCCRP)
Kanykei Aranova says someone else created a Facebook profile in her name, and posted the anti-government messages that led to her conviction.
Activist Kanykei Aranova. (Photo: Screenshot of Facebook post by Каныкей Аранова)
Read more: Kyrgyz Activist Jailed for Facebook Posts Says She Was Framed
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)
Read more: How Crypto ATMs in the U.S. Became A Favorite Tool for Scammers
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.
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