Oct 30, 2020
Jailing of Benin investigative journalist broke international law, UN body finds
Ignace Sossou spent six months in prison for tweeting about an official speech.
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Oct 29, 2020
‘Enough is enough’: How FinCEN Files exposes a broken system that keeps dirty cash flowing
Three ICIJ reporters take us behind the scenes of the FinCEN Files investigation in this special edition of our Meet the Investigators series.
Oct 28, 2020
FinCEN wants to clamp down on small payments fueling crime
Concerned that money transfers worth just a few hundred dollars are helping terrorists and fentanyl traffickers, the U.S. Treasury is pushing a new rule for banks, money transmitters and others.
Oct 27, 2020
Company ownership secrecy prevails in Southeast Asia, UN report says
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime recommends strengthening reporting of beneficial ownership information across the region to stop dirty money flows.
Oct 26, 2020
FinCEN official accused of leaking secret bank records requests time served
Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards says she leaked “suspicious activity reports” after official complaints were ignored.
Oct 22, 2020
FinCEN Files sparks fresh UK inquiry into laundering of dirty billions
The Treasury Committee says it will examine the effectiveness of anti-money laundering systems and sanctions, listing areas of concerns investigated by ICIJ.
Oct 21, 2020
Germany seeks arrest of Panama Papers lawyers
Prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca, the founders of the law firm at the heart of a global investigation on the rogue offshore industry.
Oct 20, 2020
Implant Files reporters win partial release of medical device information in France
The ruling excluded information on the grounds of protecting trade secrets as Le Monde journalists continue to call for press freedom.
Oct 20, 2020
Controversial shell-company ‘factories’ seek a role cleaning up UK’s reputation
It would ‘put the fox in charge of the henhouse’, anti-money-laundering experts warn, after FinCEN Files identified thousands of U.K. shell companies linked to suspicious transactions.
Oct 19, 2020
6 money laundering reforms that experts say need to happen right now
Failures exposed by the FinCEN Files investigation require urgent intervention, regulators, experts and politicians say.
Oct 16, 2020
German prosecutors drop probe into Deutsche Bank ties to Estonian dirty money scandal
Prosecutors fined the bank $15.8 million for its failure, on more than 600 occasions, to promptly submit reports that would have alerted criminal investigators to suspicious transactions.
Oct 15, 2020
Jail bankers who allow money laundering, top Democrat in U.S. Senate banking committee says in wake of FinCEN Files
Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for criminally prosecuting executives who profit from moving money for criminals and corrupt regimes.
Oct 14, 2020
British lawmakers call for sanctions over Uighur human rights abuses
In a debate held in the House of Commons on China’s programs in Xinjiang, some MPs urged the U.K. government to follow the example of the United States.
Oct 12, 2020
Notorious tax haven British Virgin Islands to introduce public register of company owners
The territory’s secrecy rules have long attracted criminals and secretive companies created there have featured in several ICIJ investigations on offshore finance.
Oct 09, 2020
European lawmakers call for coordinated banking industry reforms in wake of FinCEN Files
A session of European Parliament focused on the need for stronger oversight of money flows across the European Union to fight money laundering.
Oct 08, 2020
US regulator calls for ‘black box’ warning on breast implants
The new FDA guideline is meant to alert patients to the health risks of breast implants, which have been associated with serious illnesses, ICIJ’s Implant Files investigation found.
Oct 07, 2020
FinCEN Files reporting from across Africa
ICIJ partners investigated suspicious transactions linked to prominent politicians, arms companies, the ivory, gold and diamond trades, and more.
Oct 06, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from Europe
European banks and shell companies play a key role in global money laundering.
Oct 05, 2020
‘Bottle of Lies’ author Katherine Eban on investigating Big Pharma
The bestselling writer discusses how she followed the story of fraud in generic drug manufacturing around the world in an interview with ICIJ.
Oct 02, 2020
Portuguese regulator calls for criminal prosecution of auditors following Luanda Leaks
CMVM says Portuguese auditors broke anti-money laundering laws to help Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos grow her business empire.
Oct 01, 2020
FinCEN Files investigations into the gold trade from around the world
From Benin to Bolivia to Britain, see stories on precious metals companies by ICIJ’s media partners.
Oct 01, 2020
Europe’s anti-money laundering chief defends his record in wake of FinCEN Files
Latvia was viewed as a hub for criminals to launder billions while Valdis Dombrovskis was the country's prime minister.
Sep 30, 2020
Dirty money has ‘metastasized’ within global banking system, top regulator says
New York’s financial regulator acknowledged that the financial system is “awash with trillions of dollars in dirty money,” and has called on banks to help fix it.
Sep 29, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from North America
ICIJ partners investigated 'ghost' companies in Canada, Russian mirror trades, North Korean money moving through major U.S. banks, Miami’s role in global money laundering, and more.
Sep 28, 2020
US moves to ban imports tied to forced Uighur labor in China’s Xinjiang region
New reports on the treatment of the Muslim ethnic minority detail an increasing number of detention camps and the destruction of mosques as evidence of forced labor continues to emerge.
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