Maggie Michael is an investigative journalist who reported for ICIJ out of Cairo, Egypt from 2021 until February, 2023.
Maggie has more than 15 years of experience covering conflicts across the Middle East, and has gained deep knowledge of its political, social, and cultural dynamics. In 2019, she was part of an Associated Press team that won many international awards including the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, Michael Kelly Award, IRE, and McGill Medal for Courage for groundbreaking investigations of corruption, torture, and other war crimes in Yemen, a country plagued by protracted civil war.
- Investigations
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Trafficking Inc.
2022
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The Ericsson List
2022
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Pandora Papers
2021
- Stories by Maggie Michael
An underground network of suspected sex traffickers has taken refuge in the wealthy Gulf nation. The U.S. State Department says efforts to identify and protect victims have fallen short.
Jun 12, 2023
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The Swedish company is now under investigation by the SEC, as well as the Justice Department, on matters described in a 2019 internal Iraq bribery report that was leaked to ICIJ.
Jun 09, 2022
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Documents leaked to ICIJ tie the Kinahan organized crime cartel to companies and enablers in the Middle East’s top secrecy haven.
Apr 23, 2022
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The telecom giant said it couldn’t estimate just how big a penalty the Justice Department might levy following the company’s breach of a 2019 agreement.
Apr 14, 2022
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Chief Executive Börje Ekholm and other top Ericsson officials were grilled in a remarkable call by shareholders expressing frustration at the company’s failure to fully disclose its problems in Iraq.
Mar 22, 2022
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The move comes weeks after the Ericsson List revealed the telecom giant’s dealings with ISIS and misconduct in Iraq.
Mar 16, 2022
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The telecom giant weighs the prospect of civil suits and criminal penalties after revelations of misconduct in Iraq.
Mar 04, 2022
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Days after ICIJ publishes the Ericsson List investigation, prosecutors said the Swedish telecom giant failed to sufficiently disclose possible misconduct in Iraq before signing a billion-dollar settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.
Mar 02, 2022
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