Debbie Cenziper, ICIJ

Debbie Cenziper, United States is an investigative reporter with ProPublica. She worked with ICIJ and the Washington Post on the Pandora Papers investigation.

Stories by Debbie Cenziper

Shadow Diplomats have posed a threat for decades. Governments looked the other way.

The U.S. State Department trusts foreign governments to nominate reputable honorary consuls, despite global accounts of wrongdoing.

Dec 22, 2022

Governments call for reforms to centuries-old honorary consul system

Authorities around the world launch probes and propose overhauls following ICIJ and ProPublica's Shadow Diplomats investigation.

Dec 06, 2022

Agents of influence: How Russia deploys an army of shadow diplomats

Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has appointed dozens of honorary consuls. Many spread pro-Kremlin sentiment around the world.

Dec 04, 2022

Accused terror financiers, arms traffickers and drug runners among hundreds of rogue diplomats, global investigation reveals

Honorary consuls are meant to foster ties between countries. But criminals and others accused of exploiting the position have infiltrated their ranks.

Nov 14, 2022

Lawmakers in US push to uncover riches shielded by state secrecy laws

Amid the hunt for Russian assets, reformers say financial transparency in the U.S. is long overdue.

Apr 21, 2022

The gatekeepers who help open America to oligarchs and scammers

With scant oversight, registered agents have long been seen as a weak point in the U.S. financial system.

Apr 05, 2022

Photo of remote property listed as address for registered agent Melodie Hill

The ‘cowboy cocktail’: How Wyoming became one of the world’s top tax havens

An oligarch, a dictator’s aide and a beverage tycoon turned to America’s least populated state to shelter assets, the Pandora Papers show.

Dec 20, 2021

American lawmakers denounce South Dakota, other US states as hubs for financial secrecy

'Grand Cayman of the Great Plains’: Democrats and experts call for more transparency for U.S. tax havens at a congressional hearing on the Pandora Papers.

Debbie Cenziper

United States