Jun 11, 2021
FinCEN Files investigation named Pulitzer Prize finalist
The global exposé by ICIJ and BuzzFeed News revealed how a broken U.S.-led enforcement system allows banks to continue to profit from moving trillions in dirty money.
FinCEN Files
Browse the ICIJ’s complete collection of articles and commentary on the FinCEN Files investigation.
Jun 03, 2021
FinCEN Files source sentenced to six months in prison
Former US Treasury official Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards disclosed financial intelligence documents to BuzzFeed News.
May 10, 2021
Free press advocates call on Niger to reverse ‘disastrous’ fine for FinCEN Files reporter
ICIJ member Moussa Aksar was fined more than $2,100 following a complaint by one of the subjects of his investigation into a military procurement scandal.
Apr 03, 2021
The fight against offshore crime will be a long campaign
On the fifth anniversary of the Panama Papers’ launch, experts say there’s been progress in the fight against dirty money — but much more is needed.
Apr 01, 2021
Five ways Biden could crack down on dirty money and financial secrecy
Riding a wave of anti-money laundering momentum, will the U.S. president from Delaware deliver on his pledges to tackle tax havens and make the wealthy pay more?
Mar 16, 2021
‘Dirty Gold’ chases ‘three amigos’ from Miami to Peru and beyond
A new book explores a multibillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy by gold traders and the human side of the illegal mining economy.
Mar 05, 2021
US sanctions Ukrainian oligarch featured in FinCEN Files investigation
The State Department bars Ihor Kolomoisky, saying he ‘undermined the rule of law’ in Ukraine.
Mar 01, 2021
Major reforms needed at ‘struggling’ US agency that leads dirty money fight, report says
A tech-driven ‘Manhattan Project’ at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is among significant reforms recommended by an anti-money-laundering group.
Feb 17, 2021
Advocates push for US to embrace role as global anti-corruption champion
Seeking to seize the momentum of Joe Biden's first days in office, a global anti-corruption activist group are pushing to have the U.S. expand anti-money-laundering reforms.
Feb 10, 2021
How signatures in public data helped expose the UK’s dirty money cottage industry
Combining public data with leaked FinCEN reports, ICIJ’s data team plotted a matrix of shadowy straw men who filed false accounts worth more than $4.5 billion.
Feb 01, 2021
ICIJ nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for combating dark money flows
ICIJ and the Global Alliance for Tax Justice among nominees that also include Committee to Protect Journalists, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny and climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Jan 26, 2021
British Virgin Islands corruption scandal threatens its dependable tax haven reputation
The territory, whose shell companies have repeatedly played a role in notorious global crime schemes, also may be blacklisted by the EU after the Brexit deal.
Jan 20, 2021
Niger ‘scandal of the century’ exposed in FinCEN Files sparks lawsuit demanding action
Publisher Moussa Aksar was targeted as his reporting on millions in disappearing defense spending was submitted in a request to force a government inquiry.
Jan 19, 2021
Seven things to watch after historic anti-money laundering overhaul in the US
The landmark legislation contains several loopholes, exemptions and shortcomings that may become key vulnerabilities in the fight against corruption and financial secrecy, advocates say.
Jan 12, 2021
How our smallest FinCEN Files stories captured the biggest data lessons
Each Confidential Client profile amounts to only a few hundred words, but the huge data lift involved was emblematic of the entire FinCEN Files investigation.
Jan 12, 2021
Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $130 million in latest major US penalty
To resolve an investigation into a foreign bribery scheme, the German lender entered a deferred prosecution agreement — a common way for big banks to avoid criminal charges.
Jan 05, 2021
Dirty money, murder, and an investigation like a ‘real-life crime novel’
Danish reporter Eva Jung uncovered Denmark’s biggest money laundering scandal, and brought that expertise to bear on our most recent investigation, the FinCEN Files.
Dec 17, 2020
Here’s what is changing after the FinCEN Files shook the world of banking
After ICIJ and BuzzFeed News published a joint investigation, officials across the globe began to take action to thwart criminals and illicit financial activity.
Dec 11, 2020
Advocates celebrate major US anti-money laundering victory
The long-sought reforms, effectively ending anonymous shell companies, were included in an annual defense spending bill approved by both houses of Congress with veto-proof margins.
Dec 04, 2020
US poised to overhaul the country’s anti-money laundering legislation
Congress has released the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes reforms that would effectively end fully anonymous shell companies.
Dec 02, 2020
Italian mafia probe shows banks exposure to massive alleged laundering scheme
The investigation may provide a rare look into how illicit money moves across borders through flawed banking systems.
Nov 30, 2020
The public knew he was crooked in 2009. Big banks helped him stash millions until 2017.
Despite a long record of fraud, a New Jersey con man was able to swindle hundreds of victims around the world who were promised cheap used cars.
Nov 25, 2020
US lawmakers move to end anonymous shell companies in national defense spending bill
A major anti-money laundering reform is expected to arrive in annual omnibus legislation with bipartisan support.
Nov 20, 2020
Dapo Olorunyomi, ICIJ board member, lauded for defending press freedom
The Nigerian journalist and publisher was awarded the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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