Scilla Alecci is an investigative reporter and video journalist for ICIJ. She is also partnership coordinator for Asia and Europe.
A native of Italy, before coming to the U.S., Scilla was based in Tokyo where she worked for Bloomberg News and other news organizations. In 2016, she was a member of the Japanese reporting team that took part in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Panama Papers investigation.
Her work has also been published by The New York Times, the Huffington Post, the Japanese magazine Shukan Asahi and others.
Scilla holds master's degrees in East Asian studies and journalism, and has also published a book in Japanese about the Panama Papers and the new frontiers of investigative journalism. In addition to being a reporter with ICIJ, Scilla was invited to become an ICIJ member in 2017.
- More about Scilla Alecci
- Investigations
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Deforestation Inc.
2023
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The Uber Files
2022
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The Ericsson List
2022
![Pandora Papers](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2021/10/PP-Banner-City-V8-360x200.jpeg)
Pandora Papers
2021
![FinCEN Files](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2020/09/FinCEN_Files_ICIJ_1920px-360x200.jpg)
FinCEN Files
2020
![Luanda Leaks - investigation by ICIJ](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2020/01/Luanda-leaks-main-360x200.jpg)
Luanda Leaks
2020
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China Cables
2019
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Solitary Voices
2019
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Implant Files
2018
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Paradise Papers
2017
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The Panama Papers
2016
![Banned or restricted in 52 countries, asbestos use is growing quickly in developing countries like India](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/630asbestosa-360x200.jpg)
Dangers in the Dust
2012
- Stories by Scilla Alecci
Advocates say the guilty verdict against the two Stand News former editors sets a “dangerous precedent” for press freedom in the China-ruled territory.
Aug 29, 2024
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An oversight initiative meant to help officials detect medical device safety issues has faltered due to patchy recordkeeping by health care professionals.
Aug 28, 2024
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ICIJ previously found that OneCoin’s founder Ruja Ignatova and some of her associates had bought properties worth millions in Dubai while promoting the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
Aug 21, 2024
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The luxury Riviera property featured in ICIJ’s investigation into then-Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ secret offshore dealings, and is now part of a money laundering probe by French authorities.
Aug 13, 2024
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In 2013, ICIJ media partner Politiken revealed that Russian nationals and others used the services of Nordea’s Copenhagen branch to maintain about 100 offshore companies.
Jul 08, 2024
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A former SCB banker claims the U.S. government misled a federal court about his role in exposing the bank’s dealings with sanctioned Iranian entities and international "terror groups" after the bank had pledged to stop.
Jun 03, 2024
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The Dubai Unlocked investigation shows how the emirate became a refuge for self-proclaimed “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova and nearly a dozen of her associates, even as the United Arab Emirates sought to clean up its image as a haven for criminals and fraudsters.
May 15, 2024
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A new report reveals how the Chinese government has used harassment, “persuasion” and kidnappings to bypass international law as part of the notorious Fox Hunt operation.
Apr 16, 2024
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