Sep 21, 2026
Trump administration gave firm with ties to ballroom donor the green light to do business with a sanctioned Russian bank
Private equity investor Konstantin Sokolov was also appointed to run a government enterprise fund.
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Sep 20, 2026
Statement on missing ICIJ journalist Micah Reddy
ICIJ lost contact with our colleague Micah Reddy, ICIJ's Africa coordinator, and local journalist Mohamed Willo Ismael ("Kooki Mahmoud"), in Djibouti City on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Sep 18, 2026
‘Tinder Swindler’s’ plan for a dating app sparks industry backlash
The convicted fraudster says his new app would enable women to find love safely. The lead trade group for online dating disagrees.
Sep 18, 2026
US prosecutors accuse Huawei of ‘far-reaching criminal scheme’ spanning decades
The Chinese tech giant is on trial in New York for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions on Iran and stealing trade secrets as it built its global telecommunications empire.
Sep 03, 2026
White House pick to run Venezuela oil deal under investigation in two countries
ICIJ’s 2020 FinCEN Files revealed that major banks flagged suspicious payments involving one of the Venezuelan tycoon's companies, which remains at the heart of embezzlement investigations in Europe.
Sep 02, 2026
Jury acquits Maltese business tycoon in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Yorgen Fenech was the last of seven men prosecuted for her 2017 assassination.
Aug 31, 2026
Crypto giant Tether promised careful vetting. Some early customers were later implicated in financial crimes.
Financial records obtained by ICIJ show that they included individuals later accused of or sanctioned for money laundering and other financial crimes.
Aug 10, 2026
Alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan charged in Ireland following high security extradition
Kinahan was taken from Dubai to a Dublin court under armed escort and ordered to remain in prison while he awaits trial for his alleged part in running a global drug smuggling empire.
Jul 31, 2026
Europe sanctioned crypto exchange HTX. Experts say the firm is deploying tactics that could blunt the impact.
The exchange is rapidly generating new accounts in a way that can confuse authorities and compliance officials, experts told ICIJ.
Jul 23, 2026
Inside the Matrix: How models, influencers and engagement quotas power the Social Discovery Group’s dating machine and global profits
Women on four continents told ICIJ that global pay-per-action dating sites owned by a Russian businessman and self-styled philosopher left them financially broke and heartbroken.
Jul 21, 2026
Canadian intelligence flags crypto-to-cash services as ‘knowingly facilitating money laundering,’ document shows
An internal report obtained says that crypto brokers are moving millions while dodging rules to guard against dirty money.
Jul 17, 2026
Swedbank fined $50 million by New York authorities over Panama Papers revelations
The Swedish bank and its New York subsidiary agreed to the penalty to settle final U.S. probe tied to money laundering case, officials say.
Jul 15, 2026
International Finance Corporation watchdog in turmoil following scathing report on microfinance in Cambodia
The head of an internal auditor resigned after the board of the World Bank’s private investment arm rejected her office’s findings that the deal violated internal safeguard policies.
Jul 10, 2026
Merck takes Austria’s Keytruda price transparency battle to top court as journalists fight for information
The case stems from ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus investigation into the world's best-selling drug’s sky-high price and its global consequences.
Jul 08, 2026
Crypto giant Circle rebuffed efforts to help scam victims, police say
Law enforcement in Wisconsin and New York accuse the firm of refusing to help recoup funds, even under court orders.
Jul 07, 2026
Taiwanese authorities charge executives who helped China’s cyber spies target ICIJ network
The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau probe corroborates ICIJ and Citizen Lab’s findings that attacks against journalists were part of a coordinated espionage campaign sponsored by Beijing.
Jul 01, 2026
Businessman accused of masterminding Caruana Galizia assassination stands trial in Malta
Yorgen Fenech appeared in court nearly a decade after the car-bomb killing of one of the country’s most prominent investigative journalists.
Jun 23, 2026
Cyprus anti-corruption watchdog refers former president to prosecutors for alleged ‘abuse of power’
Nicos Anastasiades may have misused his office to advance his and his allies’ interests, according to a sprawling probe that also names his former law firm and other officials.
Jun 11, 2026
Lowering doses of cancer drugs could slash global health spending by $30B, new research shows
Researchers found that Keytruda — the focus of ICIJ's recent Cancer Calculus investigation — accounted for nearly half of the potential annual savings.
Jun 08, 2026
Trump intelligence adviser previously helped father pursue millions from Kremlin-linked bank, leaked documents show
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, who recently stepped down from two senior administration posts, was serving as a CIA officer during the dispute.
Jun 05, 2026
Chinese spies are posing as recruiters to target officials and journalists
The U.S. and its Five Eyes partners warned that Chinese military intelligence services were behind “cover companies” using job platforms to pry sensitive information from foreigners.
Jun 04, 2026
Mexico seizes suspicious Keytruda in raid to dismantle counterfeit medication ring
After ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus investigation exposed a market for falsified Keytruda, two sources confirmed Friday that Mexican authorities found vials labeled as the anti-cancer drug in the raid.
Jun 01, 2026
Fidelity opened account for Epstein, even as outrage grew
Asset manager Fidelity moved millions for company owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein just weeks before his 2019 arrest, documents reveal.
May 19, 2026
Intelligence official Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a Gabbard ally, leaves two jobs
The daughter-in-law of RFK Jr. held top posts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of Management and Budget.
May 19, 2026
Crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot files for bankruptcy
With regulators cracking down on the cash-to-cryptocurrency kiosks in a bid to stop scammers, Bitcoin Depot has said that its business model is no longer viable.