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Whistleblower accuses US of ignoring evidence Standard Chartered Bank served suspicious Iranian clients - ICIJ
A former Standard Chartered Bank executive said in a new court filing that U.S. authorities either overlooked or concealed crucial evidence showing the bank conducted many more transactions with sanctioned Iranian entities and international “terror groups” than it admitted to when settling a criminal case in 2012.
An ‘anonymous’ company secretly linked to an Indonesian billionaire is destroying Borneo’s rainforests, environmentalists say
A new report by Greenpeace and others alleges that Sukanto Tanoto’s Royal Golden Eagle masks its ties to an Indonesian pulpwood company accused of unprecedented destruction of forests and orangutan habitats.
Myanmar’s controversial timber trade persists, despite Western sanctions
One year after the Deforestation Inc. exposé, ICIJ and its media partners found wood products have continued to flow from the military-controlled country into Europe and the U.S.
Former Malaysian finance minister charged following Pandora Papers revelations
Malaysian authorities have charged former finance minister Daim Zainuddin and his wife for failing to disclose assets, as part of an anti-corruption probe stemming from Pandora Papers revelations.
Whistleblower accuses medical tech giant Medtronic of putting ‘profit before patients’
ICIJ’s Implant Files uncovered controversial deals between Medtronic and hospitals around the world. Now, a former U.S. sales representative alleges the company used kickbacks and pressure tactics to make sales, despite patient injuries.
Isabel dos Santos charged with 12 crimes in Angola over her dealings as Sonangol chair
The ultra-rich daughter of Angola’s former president and her advisors are accused of defrauding the country of $219 million, including through financial schemes uncovered by ICIJ.
Malaysian politician under Pandora Papers probe linked to $52 million offshore trust and UK, US property investments
ICIJ’s new findings come as Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency investigates former finance minister Daim Zainuddin’s offshore assets, previously uncovered in the Pandora Papers leak.
Sri Lankan public security minister used shell companies to own London flats
Tiran Alles, a businessman and politician, is the latest Sri Lankan official identified in the Pandora Papers data trove.
Lawmakers call for EU crackdown after ’s Cyprus Confidential revelations
During a debate called in response to ICIJ’s latest investigation, one parliamentarian said it showed how the entire European bloc was turning into a “gangster’s paradise.”o debated over the need to speed up ongoing negotiations to better coordinate criminal penalties for sanction evasion across the bloc.
Cyprus Confidential - ICIJ
A new investigation by ICIJ and 68 media partners exposes the sprawling financial industry that has powered the Putin regime as it dominates its neighbors — and undermines the West.
A new investigation by ICIJ and 68 media partners exposes the sprawling financial industry that has powered the Putin regime as it dominates its neighbors — and undermines the West.
German journalist dubbed the ‘Putin connoisseur’ had secret book deal with Russian oligarch
ICIJ partners reveal that Hubert Seipel — known for his unusual access to the Russian president — agreed to receive around $700,000 from a shell company tied to steel tycoon Alexey Mordashov.
US ‘perfect playground’ for laundering money linked to environmental crimes, new report finds
The United States’ reputation as a hub of financial secrecy has attracted criminals from around the world, including those profiting from the destruction of the Amazon.
Investigators worldwide continue to open ‘Pandora’s Box’ to pursue criminals identified in Pandora Papers two years after ’s landmark investigation
The Pandora Papers exposed the financial secrets of powerful people in more than 100 countries, leading to a worldwide crackdown on tax dodgers, money launderers and the white-collar professionals who enable them.
Deforestation Inc
A new ICIJ-led cross-border investigation exposes how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations when granting environmental certifications.
The Uber Files
When the ride-hailing giant called, powerful politicians answered, leaked text messages and emails reveal.
The faces of China's detention camps in Xinjiang
A new leak of Chinese government records reveals thousands of never-before seen mug shots of Uyghurs and other photos from inside the notorious internment camps, as well as new details of the national mass detention program.
The oligarch’s accountants: How PwC helped a Russian steel baron grow his offshore empire
Longtime PwC client Alexei Mordashov was hailed as Russia’s richest man in 2021. The Pandora Papers reveal his ties to murky transactions with companies linked to a key Putin associate.
Russian bankers shuffled personal wealth offshore long before latest sanctions, Pandora Papers show
Amid rounds of Western sanctions since 2014, executives at five of Russia’s biggest financial institutions made moves to safeguard hundreds of millions in assets.
Burger King holds a quiet stake in its Russian franchisee even as it publicly distances itself, leaked records show
The fast-food giant is a partner in a Cyprus-registered joint venture with VTB Bank, known as Putin’s “piggy bank,” that shuffled money to and from an anonymous shell company in Seychelles.
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