How Hungary’s richest man funneled millions into Orbán’s propaganda machine - ICIJ
ICIJby Joanna Robin·1d ago
Companies owned by Hungarian oligarch Lőrinc Mészáros — a longtime friend of former prime minister Viktor Orbán — donated heavily to a right-wing influence operation that peddled propaganda online...
New documents show how a retail chain’s sales practices helped put guns on US streets - ICIJ
ICIJby Ben Dooley·3d ago
In the summer of 2021, an employee at a firearms dealer in Minnesota emailed one of the company’s compliance officers with a concern: a customer had bought six pistols in a little over a week.
Gunvor publicly condemned Russia’s war but continued to do business with Russian energy firms, records show - ICIJ
ICIJby Scilla Alecci·7d ago
Shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, several major trading firms pledged to stop or reduce new dealings with Russian businesses, joining global efforts to weaken Vladimir...
China Capital stories reveal how ICBC advanced China’s political goals across four continents - ICIJ
ICIJby Scilla Alecci·15d ago
China Capital, an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in collaboration with 23 media partners, provided an unprecedented look into decision-making at the...
ICIJ journalist Micah Reddy freed after 4 days in secretive Djibouti custody - ICIJ
ICIJby Fergus Shiel·16d ago
ICIJ Africa coordinator and journalist Micah Reddy has been released from custody in Djibouti. Reddy, who had been held secretly after being detained on Saturday, flew out of the country today...
Trump administration gave firm with ties to ballroom donor the green light to do business with a sanctioned Russian bank - ICIJ
ICIJby David Kenner·17d ago
A company linked to a major Trump donor received authorization from the Treasury Department to complete an acquisition involving a sanctioned Russian bank, according to public records.
‘Tinder Swindler’s’ plan for a dating app sparks industry backlash - ICIJ
ICIJby Fergus Shiel·20d ago
The dating industry’s lead trade group is urging Apple and Google to block a new dating app that the convicted fraudster known as the Tinder Swindler says he plans to launch to safeguard women from...
US prosecutors accuse Huawei of ‘far-reaching criminal scheme’ spanning decades - ICIJ
ICIJby Jacob Silverman·20d ago
The U.S. government has long warned, in sweeping terms, that the Chinese tech giant Huawei is effectively an arm of the Chinese state that acts with impunity on the global stage, including...
Lawmakers debate infrastructure security after China Capital
ICIJby Scilla Alecci·22d ago
British lawmakers today raised concerns about Chinese ownership of water utilities and key local infrastructure following ICIJ’s China Capital investigation into financing deals pursued by the...
ICBC serves firms linked to oligarchs, autocrats to push China’s agenda
ICIJby Scilla Alecci·23d ago
In the heart of London’s financial district, tucked between the Bank of England headquarters and London Bridge, is one of the world’s most influential institutions.
ICBC helped Huawei spirit $1B out of London days after US indictment
ICIJby Scilla Alecci·23d ago
A little after sunrise on a cloudy Saturday morning, nine bankers returned to their workplace in London’s financial district for an extraordinary meeting. It was Feb.
ICBC promoted corrupt exec, ignored misconduct as it expanded
ICIJby Scilla Alecci·23d ago
For many years, Zhang Hongli was the face of China’s banking might. A plugged-in networker who golfed with Beijing princelings, Zhang helmed the Asia units of Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs before...
Frequently asked questions about the China Capital investigation - ICIJ
ICIJby Scilla Alecci·23d ago
What is the China Capital investigation? China Capital is a cross-border investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that exposes how the world’s biggest bank...
About the China Capital investigation - ICIJ
ICIJby Dean Starkman·23d ago
China Capital is a cross-border investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that exposes how the world’s biggest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of...
White House pick to run Venezuela oil deal under investigation in two countries - ICIJ
ICIJby Isabella Cota·3 Sept 2026
A massive oil deal between the U.S. and Venezuelan governments has revived the profile of Alejandro Betancourt, a businessman under investigation in Spain and Switzerland on suspicion of laundering...
Jury acquits Maltese business tycoon in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia - ICIJ
ICIJby Nicole Sadek·2 Sept 2026
A businessman accused of orchestrating the killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been found not guilty on all charges.
Big fines and settlements barely dent cancer drugmakers’ revenues, fail to deter wrongdoing - ICIJ
ICIJby Sydney P. Freedberg·2 Sept 2026
The two girls grew up five blocks apart in Mdantsane township, South Africa, and they were only distant friends until cancer pulled them together many years later.
Crypto giant Tether promised careful vetting. Some early customers were later implicated in financial crimes. - ICIJ
ICIJby Jacob Silverman·31 Aug 2026
During a two-month period in 2020, a Russian man named Nikita Krasnov purchased about $1.16 million worth of newly minted USDT — the widely used stablecoin made by the cryptocurrency company...
Despite years of confiscations, the Met still holds hundreds of pieces linked to alleged trafficking and looting figures - ICIJ
ICIJby Spencer Woodman·20 Aug 2026
Even after authorities seized more than $95 million worth of antiquities from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in recent years, the institution still holds hundreds more pieces linked to...
Kazakhstan alleges Big Oil corruption tainted $10.7 billion in contracts, delayed key oil project - ICIJ
ICIJby Thomas Rowley·14 Aug 2026
The Kazakh government is claiming in a confidential arbitration that international oil giants awarded $10.7 billion in contracts at the Kashagan oil field which had been compromised by self-dealing...
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