Trafigura Bought Venezuelan Gold in ‘Historic’ US Deal in March. It’s Still in Storage.
OCCRP·12d ago
Reported by Six months after the U.S. government announced it would begin gold imports from Venezuela following years of sanctions prevented the trade, the first major tranche of gold from the deal...
Former Anti-Corruption Official Among Two Iraqi Lawmakers Jailed for Illicit Enrichment
OCCRP·17d ago
Reported by Iraq's Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court has sentenced two lawmakers to seven years in prison each for illicit enrichment, tying their hidden wealth to an ongoing corruption probe...
US Charges Tech CEO, Russian Over Hidden Ownership
OCCRP·17d ago
Reported by U.S. authorities have charged the CEO of a digital forensics company and a Russian national with allegedly concealing the firm's Russian ownership and the origins of software sold to...
Guns, Camouflage, and Facebook: How Colombia’s Biggest ‘Narcoinfluencer’ Weaponized Social Media
OCCRP·17d ago
In a widely circulated photograph, the outlaw was pictured on a motorcycle with Bebecita riding pillion, both seeming to sport white T-shirts that read “ANTI-ABELARDO.” “This reality show had to...
Federal Judge Weighs Limits of U.S. Reach in Trial of Accused Kingpin Sebastián Marset
OCCRP·18d ago
Reported by A federal judge will decide by Nov. 6 whether to dismiss criminal charges against Sebastián Marset, the self-proclaimed South American drug lord whose defense attorney conceded in court...
Former Mother-In-Law of Dismissed Ukraine Prosecutor General Denies Buying Dubai Villa
OCCRP·19d ago
With a cloud of controversy hanging over former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko — who was dismissed last week after his office was raided by anti-corruption officers — information...
Georgia Court Sentences Ex-Security Chief to 13 Years in Prison in Corruption Case
OCCRPby Governance Monitoring Center (GMC)·24d ago
The former head of the State Security Service of Georgia was found guilty this week of accepting more than $2 million in bribes and sentenced to 13 years in prison, as a corruption crackdown...
Former Maduro Ally Pleads Guilty in US to $195M Money Laundering Scheme
OCCRP·24d ago
Reported by A Miami federal court brought a decade of investigative reporting to a close on Wednesday as Colombian-born businessman Alex Saab pleaded guilty to money laundering—years after...
Hackers Demand $3M Ransom in Revolut Data Leak
OCCRP·24d ago
Reported by A group claiming responsibility for a recent Revolut data breach has demanded 6,000 Monero—an untraceable, privacy-focused cryptocurrency—worth about $3 million, threatening to sell...
Israeli Firm May Have Run Angola Influence Campaign
OCCRPby OCCRP·24d ago
Israeli influence-for-hire company BlackCore appears to have trained members of an Angolan government communications team and helped them run a covert social media campaign, according to research...
US Charges Russian Network in Alleged European Sabotage, US Murder Plot
OCCRP·24d ago
Reported by A newly unsealed U.S. federal indictment reveals that a Russian intelligence network allegedly orchestrated a targeted attack in Prague in June 2024, part of a sprawling, Kremlin-backed...
UK Freezes $72-million London Townhouse in Connection to Sanctioned Prince Group Associate
OCCRP·24d ago
British authorities have frozen a $72-million property in London in connection to an alleged associate of the Prince Group, the sanctioned Cambodian conglomerate accused of operating cyber-fraud...
Independent Journalism Is Critical For European Resilience
OCCRP·25d ago
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered the EU’s annual state of the union address on Wednesday, calling for the robust defense of European values and warning of the dangers of...
How to Track Down People Who Don't Want to Be Found
OCCRP·25d ago
Whether digging into a corrupt official or trying to unmask the owner of a shady shell company, investigating a person often starts with just a handful of clues.
Thousands Protest in Malta as Alleged Mastermind Walks Free
OCCRP·25d ago
Reported by Outrage spilled onto the streets of the Maltese capital on Wednesday evening as demonstrators gathered at the heart of Valletta, shifting from vigils to protests to demand political...
French Prosecutors Seek Up to 5 Years in Prison for Sons of Ex-Yemeni President Saleh Over Ill-Gotten Assets
OCCRP·25d ago
Reported by Two sons of late Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh could face up to five years in prison as a Paris court hears charges against them for allegedly laundering tens of millions of euros...
From Fugitive to Federal Custody: Inside the Takedown of South America’s ‘King of the South’
OCCRP·25d ago
Reported by When federal agents reached out to Sebastián Marset through his girlfriend in March 2025 to persuade him to surrender, the Uruguayan drug lord who styled himself the “King of the South”...
Ex-French Justice Minister Stands Trial Over Renault-Nissan Consultancy Case
OCCRP·25d ago
Reported by Criminal proceedings began Wednesday against Rachida Dati, France's former Minister of Justice and Minister of Culture, and currently the mayor of a Paris arrondissement over corruption...
Instead of Helping Ukraine’s Poor, Ferrexpo’s Charitable Donations Flowed to Companies Associated With Its Then-CEO
OCCRP·26d ago
Some of the transfers were large and instantaneous, including one payment worth approximately $986,000 that was moved out of Khimreaktyv within 45 minutes of the charitable funds hitting the...
'Flamingo Revolution' Mounts Direct Threat to Albania's Edi Rama
OCCRP·26d ago
Reported by What began as a localized environmental campaign against a luxury resort development backed by Jared Kushner has hardened into a 100-day siege of Albania’s political center, mounting...
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