Impact
ICIJ has redefined what investigative journalism looks like in the 21st century. We have repeatedly conducted journalistic collaborations so big, so visionary and so aspirational that they are unlike any others in history.
Our Offshore Leaks, Panama Papers, Paradise Papers and FinCEN Files investigations were the biggest cross-border journalism projects ever. They have shaken the establishment and led to public protests, to multiple arrests, sweeping legal reform, and official inquiries in more than 70 countries, and to the resignations of the leaders of Pakistan, Iceland and Malta after allegations of corruption.
We helped bring about the Corporate Transparency Act in the United States, hailed as the biggest anti-corruption measure since the Patriot Act of 2001. Our work has also been credited for helping bring more than 130 countries together to sign a worldwide minimum tax rate as a measure to stop giant corporations avoiding their responsibilities.
Oct 22, 2021
Another president under investigation, US condemned as tax haven by European Parliament as Pandora Papers fallout continues
America’s role as a financial secrecy hub is in the global spotlight as Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso faces official scrutiny over links to a pair of South Dakota trusts — the latest high-level politician impacted by the investigation.
Oct 17, 2021
The Denver Art Museum to return four artifacts to Cambodia after Pandora Papers investigation coverage of indicted art dealer
The museum’s plan to send the ancient relics to their native country follows reporting that showed they were linked to Douglas Latchford, indicted in 2019 after decades of alleged trafficking.
Oct 13, 2021
Pandora Papers investigation prompts new scrutiny of law firms’ role in offshore abuses
Baker McKenzie built a global brand selling tax avoidance. Its work on behalf of oligarchs and sanctioned companies is stirring an ethics debate.
Oct 12, 2021
Political and business links to Pandora Papers roil parliaments, anti-corruption and tax authorities as global fallout swells
The offshore links of presidents Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine will be officially scrutinized, while Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is due to discuss financial transparency with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Oct 09, 2021
Czech prime minister’s party narrowly loses re-election days after Pandora Papers revelations in surprise outcome
Scandal-clouded billionaire Andrej Babis now faces probes over secret luxury property deals exposed in ICIJ’s global investigation based on the biggest ever offshore data leak.
Oct 08, 2021
136 countries agree to global minimum tax for corporations in ‘historic’ OECD deal
While the OECD has trumpeted the agreement as a “major victory,” civil society groups have slammed the deal for pandering to tax havens at the expense of poorer nations.
Oct 08, 2021
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera to be criminally investigated due to Pandora Papers revelations
The national prosecutor’s office said it will open an investigation of a controversial mining deal due to new evidence uncovered in the largest ever offshore data leak.
Oct 07, 2021
Politicians and tax authorities across several continents launch fresh investigations after Pandora Papers
A flurry of fallout continues around the world days after ICIJ and global media partners begin to publish findings from the biggest offshore leak in history.
Oct 07, 2021
US lawmakers call for crackdown on financial ‘enablers’ after Pandora Papers
The proposed legislation, experts say, represents the most significant reform of anti-money laundering rules since 9/11.
Oct 06, 2021
Lawmakers and regulators around the world take action in the wake of Pandora Papers
Officials around the globe cite the biggest offshore leak ever in moving forward legislation and probes, as politicians named in the investigation continue to respond publicly.
Oct 05, 2021
Pandora Papers sparks more international calls for investigation as pressure mounts on leaders in leaked records
Officials in more than a dozen countries have called for probes in wake of biggest-ever offshore leak.
Oct 04, 2021
Governments vow investigations within hours of Pandora Papers revelations
As the first wave of stories on a massive leak detailing the financial secrets of the global elite and enablers of a shadow economy is published, reactions roll in around the world.
Sep 20, 2021
As reforms sparked by FinCEN Files roll out a year on, key source is behind bars
The global investigation on how trillions in dirty money flows through major banks has been widely credited for key anti-money laundering reforms currently being implemented in the U.S.
Sep 03, 2021
German state-owned bank fined for Angolan loan exposed in Luanda Leaks
KfW-Ipex-Bank, an import-export bank, had loaned more than $55 million through an Angolan bank to a brewery controlled by Isabel dos Santos.
Aug 02, 2021
Isabel dos Santos ordered to return to Angola $500 million in shares ‘tainted by illegality’
An international tribunal ruled that the billionaire and her late husband corruptly obtained a lucrative stake from the state oil company Sonangol.
Jul 23, 2021
Lessons from award-winning FinCEN Files and Luanda Leaks investigations
ICIJ's editors share reflections from behind the scenes of two award-winning investigations.
Jul 16, 2021
EU to propose watchdog to tackle anti-money laundering failures exposed by FinCEN Files
A leaked European Commission draft indicates urgency to harmonize the bloc’s rules to tackle failings that have made the region a center for financial crime.
Jul 15, 2021
As global pressure over human rights abuses in Xinjiang picks up, China remains defiant
Diplomatic measures, sanctions, targeting forced labor, calls for investigations and a 2022 Olympics boycott, and other efforts to stop Beijing’s campaign against Uyghurs appear to have little effect.
Jul 08, 2021
On the decline since Panama Papers, Malta punished for dirty money reputation
The tax haven is the first European Union member to be greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force, a move that ICIJ member Jacob Borg says has been a long time coming.
Jun 28, 2021
Dutch court sides with report calling dos Santos-linked energy deal an ‘act of corruption’
Dos Santos partnership with Angolan state oil company ‘null and void,’ court-appointed director says, following an inquiry prompted by ICIJ’s Luanda Leaks.
Jun 21, 2021
Facing global pressure, UAE to begin fining violators of new corporate transparency rules
Advocates question whether the country’s new rules for reporting companies’ beneficial ownership are enough to crack down on money laundering.
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.
Apr 13, 2021
Behind the scenes of the Panama Papers story that brought down Iceland’s PM
In this special fifth Panama Papers anniversary edition of Meet the Investigators, Iceland's Jóhannes Kristjansson relives an infamous TV interview and shares insights on telling stories from the heart.
Apr 13, 2021
Cyprus, Ghana and Kenya join growing list of countries to create beneficial ownership registries
The Panama Papers scandal helped create a “snowball effect” of international awareness on how anonymous corporate vehicles can enable tax evasion, corruption, and crime, advocates say.
Apr 06, 2021
Panama Papers revenue recovery reaches $1.36 billion as investigations continue
Five years after the Panama Papers were first published, authorities are still clawing back lost tax dollars and prosecuting wrongdoers exposed by the global investigation.
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