U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Vulnerabilities Counter its Efforts to Aid Ukraine, Experts Say
The U.S. is a magnet for the world’s dirty money, financial crime experts say, as they weigh in on how vulnerabilities in...
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Celebrities Settle with SEC Over Failure to Disclose Crypto Promotion Payments
Federal regulators said Lindsay Lohan, Akon, recording artists Ne-Yo, and Lil Yachty, boxer and internet personality Jake...
The Misuse of European Privacy Laws Hits OCCRP’s Italian Member Center
Google briefly removed from its search engine an IrpiMedia article about a company that can be hired to “clean up” a...
Insult, Defamation to Enter Criminal Code of Bosnian Serb Autonomous Region
The National Assembly of Republika Srpska (RS), one of two Bosnia and Herzegovina’s semi-autonomous regions, passed Thursday...
U.S. Sentences a Romance Scammer Who Cashed In Over $4 Million
A federal court in Boston sentenced Ghana-born Kofi Osei to 54 months in prison for helping steal millions of dollars from...
Brother of Investigative Journalist Beaten in Bangladesh over Articles about Graft
Four men in Bangladesh have attacked the brother of an OCCRP-affiliated journalist, telling him while they were beating him...
The UN Deeply Concerned Over Hundreds of Deaths and Kidnappings in Haiti
During the first two weeks of March, Haiti, which is almost four times smaller than the state of New York, recorded 208...
U.S. Sanctions Procurement Networks for Iran’s UAV Program
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Tuesday seven entities and individuals from Iran and Turkey for their role in...
French Journalist Released after 2 Years in Jihadists’ Captivity
“Olivier Dubois is free,” French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Monday, announcing the release of a French journalist...
Vietnam Customs Detect One of the Largest Ivory Shipments Ever
Customs in Vietnam busted a shipment containing seven tonnes of ivory in one of the largest-ever ivory seizures recorded...
Brazil Rescues 19 Foreigners in Conditions Similar to Slavery
Brazilian police rescued 19 Paraguayans who were lured to the country with the promise of a better life, but instead found...
Iraq Central Bank Sues Executives of Private Bank Investigated by OCCRP
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has filed several lawsuits against the chairman of the North Bank for Finance and Investment...