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An ICIJ Investigation
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.
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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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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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FAQS
Frequently asked questions about the Cyprus Confidential investigation
By Eve Sampson
November 15, 2023
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Cyprus
Cyprus firm helped a Putin ally move $5 million the day he was sanctioned
By Matei Rosca
November 15, 2023
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REAL ESTATE
Oligarchs’ fixer made fortune from New York apartment building
By Spencer Woodman
November 15, 2023
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SYRIA
A pariah regime used a Cyprus middleman in bid to evade oil-industry sanctions
By David Kenner
November 15, 2023
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SPYWARE
The spy, the lawyer and their global surveillance empire
By David Kenner
November 15, 2023
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PRESIDENT'S WALLET
German journalist dubbed the ‘Putin connoisseur’ had secret book deal with Russian oligarch
By Scilla Alecci
November 14, 2023
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OVERVIEW
Cyprus ignores Russian atrocities, Western sanctions to shield vast wealth of Putin allies
By Neil Weinberg
November 14, 2023
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SANCTIONS
As sanctions loomed, accounting giant PwC scrambled to keep powerful Russians a step ahead
By Spencer Woodman
November 14, 2023
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Oligarchs’ Oasis
Confidential Clients
By Antonio Cucho
November 14, 2023
MONEY LAUNDERING
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Jun 28, 2024
Panama Papers trial concludes with all defendants acquitted of money laundering
IMPACT
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