Brenda Medina is an investigative reporter for ICIJ.
Prior to joining ICIJ in 2021, she was a senior reporting fellow at ProPublica, in New York. Before that, Brenda worked for the Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald, where she reported in English and Spanish. At the Herald, she covered local government and immigration and worked on investigations about public corruption, housing and labor issues.
Brenda is from the Dominican Republic. She studied journalism and international studies at the University of South Florida and Hillsborough Community College, in Tampa, Florida.
- Investigations
- Stories by Brenda Medina
Across jurisdictions, governments are struggling to rein in a volatile industry worth more than $3 trillion, leading to patchy oversight.
Nov 17, 2025
What’s a blockchain? Is The Coin Laundry based on leaked documents? Are crypto transactions anonymous? These questions and more, answered.
Nov 17, 2025
ICIJ media partners are spearheading an attempt to overturn a law that could curtail crucial foreign funding.
Nov 12, 2025
Congress advances a series of crypto bills aimed at creating regulatory frameworks while critics warn of financial risks, citing gaps in provisions to combat cross-border dirty money flows.
Jul 18, 2025
Advocates say America’s retreat may help the process go more smoothly.
Feb 13, 2025
Led by ICIJ’s media partner in Peru, the Observatorio Transfronterizo de la Corrupción analyses at least a dozen cases across Latin America and beyond.
Jan 14, 2025
Fifty-six people died and more than 100 were injured when a truck smuggling migrants overturned on a Mexican highway in 2021.
Dec 23, 2024
Canadian lawmakers say they’ve been “played for suckers” by Paper Excellence owner Jackson Wijaya, who continues to claim that the Canadian company operates independently of his family’s Indonesian business, Asia Pulp & Paper.
Nov 26, 2024






