A Franciscan foundation running homes for orphans and abandoned children in Romania, which was previously implicated in sexual abuse, has tried to cover up yet another case of sexual violence against one of its foster children, as reported by OCCRP's Romanian partner Átlátszó Erdély.

United States authorities indicted an American-Chinese man for allegedly acting as an agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC), tasked with providing the Chinese authorities with information about Chinese dissidents in the U.S.

France issued an international arrest warrant against Lebanon's controversial central bank governor, Riad Salame, after he failed on Tuesday to attend his trial for money laundering and embezzlement, according to various media reports.

An ophthalmic supply company was ordered by a U.S. federal court on Monday to forfeit US$487 million for paying kickbacks to eye surgeons performing cataract surgeries.

As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has now cost its armed forces north of 200,000 casualties, recruitment drives for fresh replacements are now turning to migrants to fill the boots of the dead left behind by their prospective comrades.

Prominent U.K. businessman, philanthropist, and Conservative Party donor Javad Marandi received US$230 million from offshore companies that received suspicious funds, according to documents filed by the National Crime Agency in a forfeiture case against a business partner.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's law enforcement dismantled a cocaine gang that was uncovered thanks to the decryption of the covert Sky ECC application - a communication app EU law enforcement managed to crack and get access to conversations between various criminals, including Europe’s drug gangs.

The European Parliament has taken a major step towards creating the world’s first regulations for Artificial Intelligence (AI) that would prohibit the most harmful use of this rapidly advancing technology, including real-time facial recognition in public spaces and the regulation of "generative foundation models" like ChatGPT.

United States Congressman George Santos reached an agreement with Brazilian authorities on Thursday to avoid prosecution for stealing two checks from a deceased person and using them to buy personal items, including a pair of sneakers.

Serbian officials announced Thursday that they apprehended the largest criminal group involved in drug trafficking in the Balkans.