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For years, Kamchybek Tashiev was considered the co-ruler of Kyrgyzstan, transforming the country’s security agency into a shadowy empire with its own kindergartens, billions in seized assets, and a…

Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor faces drug trafficking and money laundering charges tied to a record $317 million cocaine seizure.

Ukrainian investigators say senior officials and lawmakers used a state-owned bank and shell companies to launder criminal proceeds intended as bail in a separate corruption case. Iryna Mudra says investigators’...

Police interviews played for a Maltese jury show Yorgen Fenech accusing the prime minister’s chief of staff of ordering the 2017 car bombing of Daphne Caruana Galizia, while insisting his payments to…

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Brian Sutton, accused of masterminding one of the largest fraud schemes to ever be unraveled in the United States, is living freely in Russia. Among his acquisitions there is a fleet of luxury cars,…

Following an investigation by OCCRP and partners, the Irish government launched its own probe into whether the country’s alumina exports have been feeding into the supply chains of sanctioned Russian…

Following an investigation by OCCRP and partners, the Irish government launched its own probe into whether the country’s alumina exports have been feeding into the supply chains of sanctioned Russian...

A former Brooklyn bank manager was sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping a transnational criminal organization launder more than $8 million obtained through health care fraud.

The alleged leader of a major Irish organized crime group was extradited from Dubai and charged with directing a criminal organization. Appearing without a lawyer, he told the court: “I think we know...

Prosecutors are investigating the agency that developed Albania’s AI-minister ‘Diella’ in a case that involves alleged rigged tenders, a kidnapping, and tens of millions in seized assets. The affair...

Prosecutors launch fresh proceedings against Riad Salameh and former Bank Audi head Samir Hanna as the country's central bank pursues legal action to recover billions lost in the 2019 financial crash.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi declares “there are no red lines in pursuing the corrupt” after arrest warrants issued for a key leader in his political coalition.

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In the trial of business magnate Yorgen Fenech, a middleman’s secret recordings and auto-deleting texts exposed the chilling mechanics behind the 2017 car bombing—and the political leaks that shielded...

The military intelligence officer left the country after The Times reported that he was using the Aeroflot airline office in Tokyo to conduct espionage.

British prosecutors brought 38 additional charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate after identifying four more alleged victims. The brothers were arrested in Miami, and the U.K. has requested their extradition.

International star Nemanja Matić joins Nemanja Vidić in taking legal action after leaked encrypted chats revealed a former football chief's plot to silence critics.

Scams across East and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand caused estimated losses of as much as $114.1 billion in 2025, according to a U.N. report examining the infrastructure shared by criminal...

Passwork, a Spain-based password manager used by European government agencies and universities, shares technological ties with a Russian counterpart — an arrangement that experts say poses a…

Morocco’s government has long denied using the Israeli spyware Pegasus to surveil its citizens. Now, a former Moroccan intelligence officer provides new evidence that the government did employ the…

Passwork, a Spain-based password manager used by European government agencies and universities, shares technological ties with a Russian counterpart — an arrangement that experts say poses a state-level...

Condemning a preemptive court injunction as "prior censorship," Ukrainian newsrooms united to publish a blocked investigation into a top official's inner circle.

Italy's parliament has codified the "Free to Choose" program nationwide, offering permanent identity changes, safe houses, and comprehensive state support to mothers and minors escaping the grip of the...

Testifying in the trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech, the Degiorgio brothers implicated top political figures in the 2017 assassination plot but repeatedly clashed with the judge and prosecutors.

Spyware company NSO Group’s co-founder Shalev Hulio used an Israeli diplomatic passport to enter Panama in 2013, raising questions over the firm’s claims of independence from the Israeli state.

Days after clawing back a staggering $47 million in commercial assets, Iraqi investigators uncovered yet another cache of gold jewelry and cash in probing former deputy oil minister

Ireland’s statistics office revised down earlier figures on alumina exports to Russia, but Russia remains the biggest single destination for shipments from the Rusal-owned Aughinish Alumina refinery.

Dozens of Ukrainians returning from Russian captivity accused their prison doctor of subjecting them to systematic sexualized and psychological torture and refusing treatment for acute diseases. Reporters...

Dozens of Ukrainians returning from Russian captivity accused their prison doctor of subjecting them to systematic sexualized and psychological torture and refusing treatment for acute diseases.…

Following a joint OCCRP and Schemes investigation, Ukrainian authorities have issued formal notices of suspicion against a Russian prison medic and his enforcer, accusing them of weaponizing disease,...

Two Ukrainians stand accused of silencing the prime suspect in the attempted assassination of a sanctioned Ukrainian businessman.

A string of criminal investigations – and an Interpol Red Notice – have trailed Turkish online betting magnate Fedlan Kılıçaslan as he expands his business across Europe. Now, reporters have found…

Prime Minister Edi Rama is under fire for deploying $4.9 million from state reserves to bankroll the controversial rapper's Tirana performance—a move critics label a "bread and circus" plot to drown...