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.
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
FAQS
Frequently asked questions about the Cyprus Confidential investigation
By Eve Sampson
November 15, 2023
Cyprus
Cyprus firm helped a Putin ally move $5 million the day he was sanctioned
By Matei Rosca
November 15, 2023
REAL ESTATE
Oligarchs’ fixer made fortune from New York apartment building
By Spencer Woodman
November 15, 2023
SYRIA
A pariah regime used a Cyprus middleman in bid to evade oil-industry sanctions
By David Kenner
November 15, 2023
SPYWARE
The spy, the lawyer and their global surveillance empire
By David Kenner
November 15, 2023
PRESIDENT'S WALLET
German journalist dubbed the ‘Putin connoisseur’ had secret book deal with Russian oligarch
By Scilla Alecci
November 14, 2023
OVERVIEW
Cyprus ignores Russian atrocities, Western sanctions to shield vast wealth of Putin allies
By Neil Weinberg
November 14, 2023
SANCTIONS
As sanctions loomed, accounting giant PwC scrambled to keep powerful Russians a step ahead
By Spencer Woodman
November 14, 2023
Oligarchs’ Oasis
Confidential Clients
By Antonio Cucho
November 14, 2023
TAX HAVENS
Dec 03, 2024
With sharp rise in incorporations, Wyoming cements reputation as US secrecy haven
Big Four
Nov 14, 2024
Deloitte held close ties to a now-sanctioned Cyprus firm accused of shielding oligarchs’ wealth, records reveal
IMPACT
Nov 13, 2024
Critics question the depth of Cyprus’ much-touted reforms to its secretive financial industry
IMPACT
Apr 16, 2025
Peru’s former president and wife sentenced to 15 years in prison for Odebrecht-linked money laundering scheme
IMPACT
