Dec 03, 2024
With sharp rise in incorporations, Wyoming cements reputation as US secrecy haven
New data shows that company registrations in the Cowboy State have eclipsed Delaware, a renowned tax haven. Local officials are scrambling to keep up.
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Nov 13, 2024
Critics question the depth of Cyprus’ much-touted reforms to its secretive financial industry
The Cyprus Confidential investigation last year exposed how the island nation’s financial sector aided some of Russia’s wealthiest figures ahead of looming sanctions related to the Ukraine war.
Nov 12, 2024
King Charles’ godson had extensive business ties with a US defense contractor now accused of a massive tax evasion scheme, records show
Lord Charles Tryon, who is not accused of wrongdoing, held key positions in several firms prosecutors allege were part of the contractor’s efforts to conceal more than $350 million in profits.
Sep 18, 2024
Notorious ‘Predator’ spyware firm Intellexa hit with new US sanctions
As the United States clamped down on the Intellexa group for the second time this year, advocates criticized Europe’s lack of action against commercial spyware creators.
Aug 20, 2024
A notorious drug kingpin set up shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Dubai to employ alleged cartel underlings, documents show
Sarajevo-native Edin “Tito” Gacanin registered the companies in the secrecy havens as he continued to ship cocaine globally, despite being convicted by Dutch courts for narcotics trafficking.
Aug 14, 2024
Former BVI premier sentenced to 11 years in prison for cocaine-trafficking conspiracy
Two years before his arrest in Miami, Andrew Alturo Fahie pledged to pull back the curtain on the islands' notoriously secretive financial services industry.
Jul 08, 2024
Ten years after an ICIJ exposé, Danish authorities charge Nordea bank with money laundering violations
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.
May 14, 2024
Dubai property portfolio calls into question effectiveness of sanctions on Kinahan cartel leader, experts say
Caoimhe Robinson, wife of accused drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan, has bought and sold properties in Dubai as he faces U.S. sanctions, the Dubai Unlocked investigation reveals.
May 09, 2024
Chilean court dismisses Pandora probe into deceased former President Sebastián Piñera
Before his death, Piñera faced years of scrutiny over an offshore deal uncovered in ICIJ’s Pandora Papers.
Apr 18, 2024
UK freezes London property linked to Putin ally after ICIJ report
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the U.K. government has faced criticism for failing to enforce sanctions, reportedly overlooking even poorly hidden Kremlin-linked funds and assets.
Apr 09, 2024
US prosecutors push to seize apartment tied to Congolese president in luxury Trump complex
Embezzled public funds were allegedly used to purchase the Manhattan apartment for the use of the daughter of one of Africa’s longest-serving authoritarian leaders.
Apr 08, 2024
Panama Papers trial begins with denials eight years after historic tax evasion exposé
Twenty-seven people face money laundering charges in the long-delayed hearing at a courtroom in Panama’s Gil Ponce Palace of Justice.
Mar 29, 2024
Cyprus and U.S. to form partnership to combat financial crime
The two countries are finalizing an agreement under which the U.S. Justice Department and FBI will assist Cyprus authorities in identifying and prosecuting sanctions evasion and other illicit finance operations “with a nexus to Cyprus."
Mar 26, 2024
Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax
Before and after the investment, senior newsroom leaders urged Newsmax staff to soften coverage of Qatar, current and former employees said.
Feb 28, 2024
London property tied to Putin ally remains untouched by sanctions
Despite reforms to root out oligarchs who own U.K. real estate, the country has repeatedly overlooked Kremlin-linked assets hidden in plain sight.
Feb 06, 2024
Former Malaysian finance minister charged following Pandora Papers revelations
Daim Zainuddin is among several high-profile Malaysians whose offshore wealth has come under scrutiny by Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency.
Jan 19, 2024
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.
Jan 17, 2024
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.
Jan 17, 2024
New US company ownership database faces continued political attacks weeks after launch
Advocates have warned that criticism and challenges from business groups and their political allies are sowing confusion and fear among business owners.
Jan 12, 2024
‘It is still dangerous to be a journalist’: Daphne Caruana Galizia’s son reflects on her life and legacy
Paul Caruana Galizia’s new book grapples with the seismic impact of his mother’s murder, and how her fearless reporting may have saved Malta from becoming a “mafia state.”
Dec 14, 2023
Leaked documents expose payments linked to a murdered Croatian journalist, ICIJ partners report
Cyprus Confidential documents show over $1.5 million in payments from a Bulgarian businessman to a convicted murderer.
Dec 13, 2023
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.
Dec 11, 2023
A Ukrainian billionaire’s ties to a $122 million London penthouse raise questions about the UK’s foreign ownership crackdown
The Register of Overseas Entities was meant to “root out corrupt oligarchs and elites” in the U.K. real estate market, but experts say it’s falling short.
Dec 06, 2023
An oligarch’s chef-turned-personal assistant, a Moroccan casino mystery, and more Cyprus Confidential stories from ICIJ’s partners
More than 270 journalists around the world collaborated on ICIJ’s latest investigation — here’s some of what they found in a trove of millions of leaked documents.
Dec 06, 2023
Police swoop on Seychelles financial services firm hours after new Pandora Papers probe
Documents and hard drives were seized from Alpha Consulting’s offices, as the Seychelles regulator investigates the firm’s alleged role in the concealment of the true owners of hundreds of British shell companies.