Scilla Alecci is an investigative reporter and video journalist for ICIJ. She is also partnership coordinator for Asia and Europe.
A native of Italy, before coming to the U.S., Scilla was based in Tokyo where she worked for Bloomberg News and other news organizations. In 2016, she was a member of the Japanese reporting team that took part in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Panama Papers investigation.
Her work has also been published by The New York Times, the Huffington Post, the Japanese magazine Shukan Asahi and others.
Scilla holds master's degrees in East Asian studies and journalism, and has also published a book in Japanese about the Panama Papers and the new frontiers of investigative journalism. In addition to being a reporter with ICIJ, Scilla was invited to become an ICIJ member in 2017.
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Even as the trading giant publicly claimed to be winding down its Russia business, Gunvor privately acknowledged the deals to its bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, saying they complied with sanctions laws.
Oct 01, 2026
ICIJ’s media partners uncovered strategic deals and moves the Chinese bank made around the world to further the political priorities of the party-state.
Sep 23, 2026
ICIJ and its media partners found that Chinese bank ICBC served as a financing hub for infrastructure in the U.K. and Australia, prompting questions about Beijing’s influence over public projects.
Sep 15, 2026
Confidential records reveal how the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s London units courted high-risk clients to secure resources and alliances for Xi Jinping’s regime.
Sep 14, 2026
The urgent operation exposes how readily ICBC’s local branch bypassed internal checks to boost a Beijing favorite.
Sep 14, 2026
The Chinese banking giant turned a blind eye to alleged fraud and embezzlement within its ranks for years, according to a tranche of confidential files.
Sep 14, 2026
Based on a trove of 4.8 million records, China Capital reveals how ICBC used its U.K. operations to pursue explicitly political objectives for its majority shareholder, the Chinese government.
Sep 14, 2026
How does the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China operate? What did ICIJ uncover in millions of confidential bank records? These questions and more, answered.
Sep 14, 2026




















