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.
Leaked Pandora Papers records reveal that Giacomo Tamburello and his family, now facing prosecution, accumulated gold bars, luxury real estate and a $89 million stake in a bank with the help of unscrupulous financiers and lawyers.
Prosecutors accused former minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, who featured in the ICIJ-led Panama Papers investigation, of living a “life of luxury in London” fueled by corrupt Nigerian oil deals.
The president’s son, known as Teodorin, has repeatedly caught the attention of international authorities, including in France where a messy legal battle is underway after French authorities seized his luxury Parisian apartment block.
Leaked documents reveal the government awarded a Portuguese construction giant with ties to the vice president $1 billion in contracts as it splurged on a Paris-inspired capital, an empty airport and other long-forgotten infrastructure projects.
Ollanta Humala was found guilty of laundering illicit funds from the troubled Brazilian construction company for his electoral campaigns.
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.
Alejandro Toledo was found guilty of accepting $35 million from the Brazilian construction company in exchange for a lucrative highway contract.
One expert called Venezuela’s sprawling surveillance, disinformation and censorship campaigns a model for “the future of authoritarianism elsewhere in the world.”
The surprise dissolution follows corruption allegations against the commission by one of its own board members — and highlights political constraints on financial reporting and anti-corruption institutions raised in the Swazi Secrets leak.
Sen. Robert Menendez was found guilty of accepting bribes from a New Jersey businessman and wielding political influence to benefit Qatar and Egypt.
After a Panamanian judge cleared 28 defendants in a trial linked to ICIJ's 2016 investigation, experts call for more resources to prosecute corruption cases. Panama’s new president says it’s time to move on.
Zambian investigators drafted a request in 2019 asking their counterparts in Eswatini for help investigating Lungu. Why wasn’t it sent until years later?
The founder of Armando.Info said he fears for the safety of his reporters in Venezuela after the country's attorney general publicly attacked the outlet ahead of a new documentary on government corruption.
Staff say they can’t authorize any transactions. Clients can’t open accounts. But the newcomer remains in suspended animation at the center of a political tussle.
Eswatini’s king professed to have a bold plan for a thriving economic zone. ICIJ uncovered two phantom gold refineries channeling millions of dollars to Dubai through it.
Paul Caruana Galizia’s new book grapples with the seismic impact of his mother’s murder, and how her fearless reporting may have saved Malta from becoming a “mafia state.”
The daughter of Angola’s authoritarian former president is accused of procuring loans for her “own personal benefit” while she was a director of an Angolan telecommunications company.
Cyprus Confidential documents show over $1.5 million in payments from a Bulgarian businessman to a convicted murderer.
ICIJ-led investigation Cyprus Confidential reveals how the EU member state powered the Kremlin’s financial machine, moving vast sums for oligarchs, including after Russia’s 2022 Ukraine invasion.
An ICIJ-led investigation uncovers the oligarchs, criminals and shadowy entities that sought help from Cyprus' sprawling financial secrecy industry.
A new Europol report has found that 70% of criminal enterprises are utilizing money laundering techniques to hide wealth and garner assets, outpacing authorities who are struggling to uncover their crimes.
The Bongo family ruled Gabon for most of its independence. While the country stagnated and poverty remained, the family amassed vast wealth — much of it hidden offshore.
The new minister, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, whose offshore dealings were detailed in the Pandora Papers, is a former ally of Nigerian dictator and notorious looter Sani Abacha.
The source of ICIJ’s Luanda Leaks and a separate exposé that rocked the global soccer industry faces 377 new charges and the prospect of another trial, despite an anticipated amnesty.