As Russia Condemned the West, Putin’s Daughter — And an Army of Bodyguards — Made Dozens of Trips to Europe
Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, traveled frequently to Germany to visit her romantic partner, a ballet dancer. She...
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‘I Confess to All the Crimes’: A Russian Soldier Admits to Executing a Civilian and Denounces His Commanders
For one unbearable month, the Ukrainian village of Andriivka was terrorized by its Russian occupiers. Reporters from...
Unexplained Wealth of Top Georgian Judge Highlights Obstacles Along Country’s Path to Europe
The influential judge, who failed to declare apartments and luxury purchases made by his long-term partner, is said to be...
Dead Body in Paraguay Is Likely Serbian Drug Smuggler
A cutting-edge facial recognition algorithm finds a “strong possibility” that an unidentified man found dead in a car in...
‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World
An organized crime group spent years smuggling rare exotic birds from South America and Asia to collectors across Europe....
Venezuelan Spy and Alleged Drug Trafficker Linked to Luxury Flats in Barcelona
Pedro Luis Martin Olivares is a former Venezuelan intelligence chief wanted in the U.S. for drug trafficking. His family has...
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Sanctioned Russian Banker Andrei Kostin, Head of ‘Putin’s Piggy Bank,’ Uses Canadian Man as Proxy For Vast Holdings
A man named Eric Whyte controls offshores that own luxury properties and investments worth millions. Clues suggest he is...
Russian Asset Tracker
Sanctioned VTB Bank and Putin Ally Andrei Kostin Behind Luxury Austrian Hotel
VTB, a Russian bank sanctioned by the EU for its ties to the Kremlin, secretly owned a luxury Alpine hotel until 2015. Its...
Korean Doomsday Sect Gets Rich in Fiji With Government Help
Grace Road Church believes a nuclear-tinged Judgment Day is rapidly approaching — and that Fiji is the post-apocalyptic...
How Illegal Land Grabs in Brazil’s Amazon Feed the Global Beef Industry
Land grabs and deforestation have devastated Brazil’s northern Pará state. But slaughterhouses, including some owned by top...
Signs of Political Motivation Permeate Case Against Kyrgyz Investigative Journalist
Kyrgyz authorities allege Bolot Temirov is a drug user and used falsified identification documents. But case files obtained...
Secret Operations: The Peruvian Charged with Laundering Massive Amounts of Drug Money
For decades, Carlos Sein Atachahua allegedly led a global money laundering empire. Police say his gang’s drugs, sent with...