Cyprus Confidential

A new investigation by ICIJ and 68 media partners exposes the sprawling financial industry that has powered the Putin regime as it dominates its neighbors — and undermines the West.

In this investigation

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partner stories

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.

By Carmen Molina Acosta | December 6, 2023

IMPACT

FBI called in to help Cyprus investigate Russian sanctions dodging

The U.S. has deployed a team of experts to aid Cypriot authorities' response to ICIJ's Cyprus Confidential investigation, which exposed a rogue financial system serving the Russian elite.

By Spencer Woodman | December 4, 2023

Auditors

A US billionaire took over a tropical island pension fund — then hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly went missing

With help from PwC Cyprus, Hushang Ansary set up shell companies and oversaw a series of transactions that authorities say drained a Curacao fund holding pensions for 30,000 people.

Cyprus Confidential

In this investigation

partner stories

An oligarch’s chef-turned-personal assistant, a Moroccan casino mystery, and more Cyprus Confidential stories from ICIJ’s partners

By Carmen Molina Acosta | December 6, 2023

IMPACT

FBI called in to help Cyprus investigate Russian sanctions dodging

By Spencer Woodman | December 4, 2023

Auditors

A US billionaire took over a tropical island pension fund — then hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly went missing

By Spencer Woodman | November 20, 2023

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Frequently asked questions about the Cyprus Confidential investigation

Cyprus firm helped a Putin ally move $5 million the day he was sanctioned

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A pariah regime used a Cyprus middleman in bid to evade oil-industry sanctions

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Cyprus ignores Russian atrocities, Western sanctions to shield vast wealth of Putin allies

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About the Cyprus Confidential investigation

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