West Africa: Trade in Endangered Rosewood to be Suspended
In an unprecedented move, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) asked its members to suspend...
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting
Iranian Poet Says Tehran has Threatened her for her Art
A female Iranian singer and poet told OCCRP she is still living in fear even though she fled her country to avoid...
Council of Europe: Corruption in Kazakhstan is a Serious Problem
Although Kazakh authorities have in the past decade launched numerous initiatives to curb it, corruption remains woven into...
Report: Canada Ill-Equipped In Fight Against Money Laundering
A three-years-long investigation into money laundering within Canada’s British Columbia revealed that provincial and federal...
Jersey Tax Shelter Leak Exposes Wall Street Trading Activities of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Family
Leaked documents show how Kevin and Ian Maxwell, brothers of disgraced heiress Ghislaine, used a Jersey trust to hide their...
DR Congo: State Mining Company Subject to a Damning Audit
The anti-corruption agency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said that it found severe irregularities in the...
Russian Asset Tracker
Assets Worth Millions in U.S. and Europe Belong to Vorobyev Family, Moscow Political Clan with Close Ties to Defense Minister Shoigu
Even as Moscow governor Andrei Vorobyev has come out in favor of Putin’s war, his brother Maxim, who runs the family fish...
Greek Prosecutor: Charges against Journalists in Novartis Case Should be Dropped
A prosecutor at the Greek supreme court recommended on Tuesday that charges against five journalists accused of conspiring...
Leaked Audits Show Nordic Banks DNB, Nordea Ignored Money Laundering Red Flags for Years
Confidential banking documents obtained by OCCRP show how DNB and Nordea, ignoring risks and red flags, banked shady clients...
US Official: Collaboration Crucial for Tracing Crypto-Laundered Relief Funds
The U.S. Secret Service agent overseeing recovery of fraudulently-obtained pandemic relief funds says collaboration between...
Guatemalan Ministers Charged for Allowing Nickel Mine to Pollute Environment
Guatemalan authorities charged current and former high-ranking officials involved with one of the largest nickel mines in...
EU Blacklists Two Serbians For Supporting Russia and Belarus
The European Union announced on Friday sanctions against a controversial Serbian businessman and politician, citing his...