Dozens of men with security backgrounds have been quietly sailing alongside the standard crews on the tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil. Now, reporters speak to some of these "watchmen" firsthand to learn about their roles on board.
Company directors connected to Cambodia’s Prince Group — which the U.S. has designated a “transnational criminal...
Leaked chats and documents showcase the Russian presidential administration’s role in false-flag vandalism attacks and...
Thousands of private messages lay bare the day-to-day operations of a major cocaine trafficking organization that shifted...
A leak from inside a financial services provider called Worldclear shows the firm processed payments for clientele ranging...
Leaked meeting minutes show Russia’s deputy defense minister leaning on Syria to pay a $37-million bill for keeping oil...
Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet military glory. Through its “Young...
Already owing a major tax bill in Canada, John Babikian agreed to a payment of $3.7 million in the U.S. after an...
AB is a little-known blockchain network that recently partnered with the Trump family’s crypto firm. But one of the projects...
An EU-based researcher has been secretly applying for money from a sanctioned Russian state organization to produce and...
Pravfond, a Russian legal-aid foundation for “compatriots” abroad, has continued to fund people and organizations across the...
For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians across the world. Internal emails obtained by...
They looked like different brokers competing for your investment. Underneath, they shared the same staff, the same...
Last month, more than 30 media outlets reported on a global scam operation based in Tbilisi, prompting Georgian authorities...
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies,...
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Back in Miami, journalist Laura Weffer observes the ruins of a criminal empire and reflects on the intersection of global...
As Venezuela's stolen oil money is being “cleaned abroad,” back home tens of thousands of protesters opposing corruption,...
The Caribbean island of Curaçao has no natural gold deposits. So why did dozens of tons of gold refined at a prestigious...
With reporting from Miami to Madrid, Venezuelan journalist Laura Weffer unpacks the mechanics of the corrupt loan schemes...
Exiled Venezuelan journalist Laura Weffer travels to Florida to look for Carmelo Urdaneta, a former oil ministry official...
An undercover recording from 2017 reveals the financial maneuvers of shadow bankers called upon to launder millions of...
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