US Prosecutors to Feature Corrupt Romanian Businessman in Hunter Biden Trial
U.S. prosecutors plan to feature a wealthy Romanian businessman, convicted of corruption charges in his home country, in the...
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Fraud
How Crypto ATMs in the U.S. Became A Favorite Tool for Scammers
While crypto ATM operators insist they take steps to protect the public, investigators say the machines are a gift to...
Emails Show How Millions Flowed to ‘Political Consultants’ in Malta Hospital Corruption Case
Bankrupt U.S. company Steward Health Care sent 7.6 million euros ($8.1 million) to a Swiss firm that paid consultancy fees...
The Steinmetz Scandals
Deals that Helped Tycoon Steinmetz Combat Bribery Fallout
Beny Steinmetz’s company obtained iron ore deposits worth billions thanks to bribes paid to the wife of a West African...
All the President’s Men: State Projects Handed to Apparent Proxies in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has drastically decreased transparency into public spending, even as he has launched an...
New Evidence Bolsters Allegations Adani Group Overcharged for Coal
An investigation into whether India's powerful Adani Group was overvaluing the coal it sold to power companies was...
U.K. Offshore Ownership Registry Reveals Luxury Properties Owned By Armenian Ex-President’s Family
Armen Sarkissian's family owns five previously unreported properties in and around London.
In the News Andrew Tate Partnered in Casinos with Alleged Romanian Organized Crime Figures
New documents uncovered by reporters show that Andrew and Tristan Tate were involved in a profit-sharing agreement with a...
The Cleaner and the Laundromat: Belarusian Cleaning Magnate Allegedly Laundered Millions Through Disgraced Latvian Bank ABLV
Latvian investigators suspect the owner of “Clean World,” a well-known cleaning business that stretches across Russia,...
Companies Behind Malta Hospital Controversy Spent Millions on Luxuries, Payments to Director
In February a Maltese court annulled a 2.1-billion-euro public healthcare contract over suspicion of fraud. Financial...
Traders Are Sneaking Banned Russian and Belarusian Wood Into the EU By Pretending It’s From Central Asia
Not long after imposing sanctions on wood imports from Russia and Belarus, Europe saw an influx of wood supposedly coming...
Eastern Europe’s Biggest Wood Processor Demanded Free Timber From Suppliers For Years
For more than a decade, HS Timber Group required its Romanian timber suppliers to deliver extra wood for free without...