Liberia Charges Ex-Vice President in Transnational Drug Probe
OCCRPby OCCRP·1d ago
Liberian prosecutors have charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering, and other offenses in connection with an investigation into an alleged...
Zelenskyy Dismisses Senior Aide Suspected in $3.3 Million Money Laundering Case
OCCRP·1d ago
Reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed senior aide Iryna Mudra on the same day she said anti-corruption investigators had notified her of suspicion in a case involving the...
French Authorities Investigate Widespread Government Data Breaches
OCCRP·1d ago
French authorities are investigating a series of major cyberattacks after a hack of the Ministry of Public Action and Accounts compromised the personal and financial data of nearly 700,000...
Interrogation Tapes Reveal Journalist Murder Suspect Pointing to Highest Levels of Maltese Power
OCCRP·2d ago
Reported by Audio recordings of police interrogations played to a Maltese jury this week revealed that Yorgen Fenech, the businessman on trial for the 2017 car bomb assassination of investigative...
US Charges Eight More Iranians in Global Hacking Case
OCCRP·2d ago
U.S. prosecutors have charged eight additional Iranians in an alleged state-linked hacking campaign that targeted universities, companies and government agencies worldwide.
Indonesia Seizes Record 2.6 Tons of Meth in Major Bust, 10 Arrested
OCCRP·2d ago
Indonesian authorities have seized 2.6 metric tons of liquid methamphetamine hidden aboard a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in one of the country’s largest drug busts, the National Narcotics Agency...
Iran Moves to Outlaw All Contact With "Hostile" Foreign Media
OCCRP·3d ago
Reported by Iran’s parliament has approved the general framework of a bill that would criminalize speaking to or sharing data with foreign media outlets deemed "hostile."
A Key Food Source Collapsed Off West Africa’s Coast as Chinese Ships Ground the Species Into Fishmeal
OCCRP·3d ago
Reported by As the day draws to a close in Bubaque, a remote island in Guinea-Bissau, fishermen are arriving with their day’s catch, pulling canoes onto a muddy bank teeming with crabs.
US Unseals 25-Count Indictment in $165M Crypto Case
OCCRP·3d ago
Reported by Federal prosecutors in Georgia have unsealed a 25-count indictment against an American man accused of orchestrating a $165 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands...
Fiji Hands Over a Man Suspected of Ponzi-style Crypto Investment Schemes to US
OCCRP·4d ago
Reported by Fiji handed over an American citizen suspected of involvement in multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes across the United States that promised participants returns as high as...
Iraqi Electricity Official Arrested With Millions in Cash as Anti-Graft Campaign Expands
OCCRP·4d ago
Reported by In what appears to be the latest escalation of a sweeping anti-corruption campaign launched by Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, federal authorities have arrested the...
Spain Seizes 13 Tonnes of Nitrous Oxide in Tenerife
OCCRP·4d ago
Spain’s Civil Guard dismantled an alleged criminal organization accused of illegally importing and distributing nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, in Tenerife, seizing nearly 13 tons of...
Former U.S. Banker Jailed for Laundering Medicare Funds
OCCRP·8d ago
Reported by A former Brooklyn bank manager was sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping an international criminal syndicate launder millions of dollars derived from a sprawling $10.6 billion...
FAQ: What to Know About Ireland’s Probe Into Our Reporting on Its Alumina Exports to Russia
OCCRP·8d ago
Reported by After OCCRP and partners published an investigation in March exposing how Europe’s largest alumina refinery was feeding into a supply chain linked to Russian weapons manufacturers, the...
Tapes Hidden in an Ice Cream Box Lay Bare a Maltese Journalist’s Assassination
OCCRP·8d ago
Reported by Secret audio recordings captured on a device hidden in a sock, along with text messages presented in a Maltese courtroom, laid bare the mechanics behind the 2017 assassination of...
Dutch Court Hears Case against Whistleblower’s Murder Suspect
OCCRP·9d ago
Reported by Just five days before a whistleblower who exposed a sprawling illegal gambling network was gunned down in the Netherlands, police briefly detained a key suspect in the killing after...
Treasury Rolls Back Ownership Reporting Obligations for U.S. Companies
OCCRP·9d ago
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has permanently eliminated beneficial ownership reporting requirements for domestic companies and individuals under the Corporate Transparency Act, gutting a...
Iraq PM’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Rumbles On
OCCRP·9d ago
Reported by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi signaled this week that all corrupt officials — no matter how powerful — would face justice, as his high profile anti-graft campaign saw arrest...
Lebanon Issues New Charges Against Former Central Bank Chief Riad Salame
OCCRP·10d ago
Reported by A Lebanese judge has issued new charges against former central bank governor Riad Salame and a former commercial banker over allegations of financial crimes, including embezzlement...
French Prosecution Says Alleged 'DZ Mafia' Gang Leader Arrested in Algeria
OCCRPby OCCRP·10d ago
Algerian authorities have arrested an alleged leader of the ‘DZ Mafia,’ an organized crime syndicate linked to a wave of drug violence in France.
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