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Leaked Chinese government documents published by ICIJ were part of evidence submitted to the International Criminal Court by two Uighur activist groups. Plus, how much tax dodging costs countries around the world, and hear from investigative journalists in Nigeria.
Starting with just a few words from a leaked document, Will Fitzgibbon shares how his reporting led him to rural North Carolina. Plus, FinCEN Files wins its first major global award!
A wood pulp and paper company, whose questionable environmental record featured in our original Paradise Papers investigation in 2017, has now been accused of avoiding taxes in Indonesia. Plus, the art market gets a dirty money warning from the US, and more.
Concerned that money transfers worth just a few hundred dollars are helping terrorists and fentanyl traffickers, the U.S. Treasury is pushing a new rule for banks, money transmitters and others. Plus, experts give us their view on the Goldman Sachs deferred prosecution agreement, we check in on press freedom issues, and more.
Prompted by the FinCEN Files, a powerful U.K. parliamentary committee has launched a new anti-money laundering inquiry tasked specifically with looking into the impact of our investigation. Plus, an Implant Files data victory in France, arrest warrants for Mossack and Fonseca from Germany, and more.
Failures exposed by the FinCEN Files investigation require urgent intervention, regulators, experts and politicians have told us. Here's how they'd start, including by jailing some bankers. Also, UK's Companies House considers reforms of its own, and British lawmakers call for sanctions against China over the treatment of Uighurs.
The FinCEN Files expose how money transmitters like Western Union and MoneyGram play a key role in laundering cash from around the globe. Also, European lawmakers call for more financial system reform, the British Virgin Islands commit to a public register of company ownership and breast implants get a new warning label.
One of the top banking regulators in the U.S. is calling for reform in the wake of the FinCEN Files, while one of Europe's leaders has defended his record on money laundering reform. Plus more stories from our partners, updates on Luanda Leaks, and a film festival preview.
We continue to follow up our partners stories from the FinCEN Files. But we also have the lateste Panama Papers developments in the U.S. and Malta. There is a message from a UN panel to try harder, while U.S. lawmakers take steps to stop imports of goods made by Uighurs.
Our latest cross-border investigation exposes how the world's biggest banks, tasked with stopping suspicious activity, actually profit hugely from it.
Tired of waiting for national health regulators to act, U.S. breast implant safety advocates have taken their fight to state lawmakers. Zimbabwe’s tax authority, Zimra, believes one of Switzerland’s most profitable companies tried to “run away from its tax obligations.” We speak with veteran investigative journalist Joop Bouma, who calls himself “curious by character,” as he retires after more than 45 years in the business.
Bayer will pay $1.6 billion to settle tens of thousands of claims related to its birth control device Essure. Swiss authorities have frozen nearly $900 million belonging to Angolan business tycoon Carlos Manuel de São Vicente, on suspicions of money laundering. Isabel dos Santos’ sprawling business empire has shrunk again with the Angolan billionaire losing joint control of NOS.
We speak with U.S. immigration detainees who report being put in solitary confinement after showing symptoms of the coronavirus. The elite are still using the Isle of Man as a place to stopover for a few hours – and save millions on their tax bills. And #MeetTheInvestigators showcases Aidila Razak and her reporting in Malaysia.
Rui Pinto, the whistleblower behind Luanda Leaks, has been released from custody in Portugal while he awaits trial. His lawyer likens him to Edward Snowden of international corruption. Indian authorities have told an alleged tax dodger to prove where her wealth came from. And, we have an update on our latest collaborative journalism tool.
Isabel dos Santos has stepped down from the board of Angola's mobile phone operator Unitel. A bill in the United States, which would curb anonymous shell companies, has stalled. And, we look at John Oliver's take on the China Cables.
Lawsuit by 27,000+ women claims Bayer buried complaints about Essure. Putin's billionaire pals evaded sanctions through art deals. China's propaganda blitz and the latest from the US Panama Papers case.
Paradise Papers firm Asiaciti has been fined $793,000 for ‘serious breaches,’ a Paris court has dimissed a case brought by Isabdel dos Santos, and in the Phillipines our member Maria Ressa has vowed to 'keep reporting' despite lawsuits. And – we need your help improving Datashare!
Apple had a $15 billion win in Europe, where lawmakers have questions about our Luanda Leaks investigations. And our Meet the Investigators is with Luc Caregari from Luxembourg.
We have the latest fallout from China Cables and Luanda Leaks, plus updates on our Malaysian partner's court case. And we take a look the dirty money hotspot: Dubai.
A new study in a leading plastic surgery journal offers more evidence to support the existence of breast implant illness. Zambia becomes second nation to tear up Mauritius tax deal. Switzerland opens criminal probe into Glencore.
The latest fallout from the Panama Papers - this time in Malta. European countries have been criticized for their "toothless" bans on companies with tax haven homes. Isabel dos Santos says the Angolan legal system is "rigged." And there's a new tax avoidance committee in Europe.
We cover the US bill to sanction Chinese officials over human rights abuses, the latest World Bank criticism, Isabel dos Santos is leaving Portugal, and Meet the Investigators podcast with Maud Beelman.
We have a new website! We also have the latest from Implant Files, Luanda Leaks and an award for China Cables. Our Filipino member Maris Ressa could face six years in prison.
Our Meet the Investigators talks with our German member about his many talents. We have the latest action from the U.S. against China in the wake of China Cables. And we're looking back at Solitary Voices.
Senegal has ripped up its tax agreement with Mauritius, in a "big" move that could spark more countries to follow its lead. We have the latest anti-money laundering plan from Europe, and speak with ICIJ's new board chairperson about her bold plans.
Ignace Soussou remains in jail, a study reduces the rate of chronic kidney disease by more than 70% and Allergan is warned by the health regulator. US lawmakers want to punish Chinese officials over human rights abuses, and we talk misinformation in Ecuador.
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