To sustain its oil exports, Russia has been drawing on a network of old tankers it sources from private sellers around the world. A new analysis by Follow the Money and OCCRP shows that Western shipowners have earned at least $6.3 billion selling hundreds of aging tankers on to shell companies, from where they make their way into the shadow fleet.
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A file discovered at General Intelligence Directorate headquarters details an operation to investigate SIRAJ, a Syrian...
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So-called CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova and her security adviser, Frank Schneider, liquidated Dubai assets despite being charged...
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To sustain its oil exports, Russia has been drawing on a network of old tankers it sources from private sellers around the...
The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage...
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Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions by the...
As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides.
Cypriot corporate service provider MeritServus helped Konstantin Malofeev, an oligarch sanctioned for his support of...
A system set up to channel dollars from Iraqi oil sales to importers has been exploited by money launderers and militant...
For years, the Abdukadyr family’s self-confessed money launderer sent their money abroad using a variety of invented...
In 2017, Spanish authorities cracked down on over two dozen shell companies, masquerading as a bank in Madrid, that were...
A leaked report sheds light on the source of a mysterious media attack on the Serbian president’s political rival.
Credit Suisse loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to Abramovich’s offshore companies, which used U.S. stocks as...
As a senior public official, Ismaili was required by law to declare his assets, including foreign bank accounts. But he...
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