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.
We have led the biggest cross-border journalism projects in history, including the Panama Papers and Pandora Papers. Our investigations have shaken the establishment and led to public protests, multiple arrests, sweeping legal reforms, and official inquiries in dozens of countries.
Apr 16, 2025
Peru’s former president and wife sentenced to 15 years in prison for Odebrecht-linked money laundering scheme
Ollanta Humala was found guilty of laundering illicit funds from the troubled Brazilian construction company for his electoral campaigns.
Apr 03, 2025
Hundreds of millions more dollars recouped by governments after ICIJ investigations
Nine years after the Panama Papers helped turbocharge authorities’ pursuit of hidden wealth, the global impacts of ICIJ’s offshore investigations are still being felt.
Mar 26, 2025
Seychelles offshore services provider highlighted in the Pandora Papers shuts down operations
The country’s Financial Services Authority has revoked the licenses of Alpha Consulting after a Finance Uncovered investigation into the provider’s business of creating anonymous U.K. shell companies.
Mar 18, 2025
‘No matter the obstacles’: ICIJ’s 2024 Annual Report shows how journalists tracked power and exposed corruption
Investigations into Kazakh oil, Swazi financial networks and IRS weaknesses drove change in a year marked by volatility.
Mar 04, 2025
EU sanctions Russian crypto exchange Garantex
The sanctions comes after an ICIJ investigation linked Garantex to actors in the Russian government and criminal organizations.
Jan 10, 2025
US court grants IRS request to probe clients of offshore finance giant
Trident Trust was at the center of ICIJ’s Pandora Papers investigation exposing the offshore holdings of some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people.
Dec 02, 2024
Dutch yacht maker that built Jeff Bezos’ $500 million superyacht fined for Myanmar teak usage
Prosecutors imposed a hefty fine on the company for violating Europe’s law against illegal timber products, according to ICIJ media partner NRC.
Nov 25, 2024
UK sanctions Angola’s Isabel dos Santos and associates for ‘stealing country’s wealth for personal gain’
The British government’s decision follows a series of criminal charges and asset freezes brought by multiple governments against the daughter of Angola’s former president following ICIJ’s 2020 Luanda Leaks investigation.
Nov 13, 2024
Critics question the depth of Cyprus’ much-touted reforms to its secretive financial industry
The Cyprus Confidential investigation last year exposed how the island nation’s financial sector aided some of Russia’s wealthiest figures ahead of looming sanctions related to the Ukraine war.
Nov 05, 2024
Ten years on, ‘Lux Leaks’ remains a byword for corporate tax chicanery
In November 2014, ICIJ and dozens of media partners published a groundbreaking exposé of corporate tax avoidance in the heart of Europe. A decade later, the impacts are still being felt.
Oct 15, 2024
Police operation targeting Brazil’s largest criminal organization uncovers Panama Papers link
A police report obtained by ICIJ partner Agência Pública claims an offshore company created by Mossack Fonseca in 2012 is part of a cluster of firms that allegedly laundered money from drug trafficking.
Oct 11, 2024
Chilean authorities expect to recoup more than $1.5B after ICIJ investigations, government data reveals
An analysis by CIPER Chile and LaBot found the bulk of the unpaid taxes the treasury intends to claw back are likely linked to an ongoing Paradise Papers-related case against Swiss mining giant Glencore.
Oct 02, 2024
Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses appeal to overturn $733M global asset freeze
The subject of ICIJ’s Luanda Leaks investigation is being sued by Angolan telecom operator Unitel over loans made to a Netherlands-registered company she controlled.
Sep 26, 2024
US returns 297 antiquities illegally smuggled out of India
The symbolic handover of items from President Joe Biden to Indian leader Narendra Modi included some relics identified as part of ICIJ’s Hidden Treasure investigation.
Sep 13, 2024
Top EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes
The court concluded Ireland illegally cut the tech company a preferential tax deal, after Paradise Papers revealed major tax advantages.
Sep 09, 2024
Wiretaps suggest Tate brothers used offshore account to conceal webcam profits as fresh allegations emerge involving minors
A new criminal case shines a fresh spotlight on the brothers' tactical use of multiple banks following earlier revelations by ICIJ about their secretive finances.
Aug 30, 2024
Nordea to pay $35 million to end Panama Papers-linked money laundering probe
A top New York regulator said the Finland-listed bank had been implicated in several global scandals including ICIJ’s 2016 exposé, which showed Nordea helped hundreds of customers create offshore companies in tax havens.
Aug 27, 2024
Cambodia celebrates return of dozens of Khmer treasures from the Met and other collections
The spate of repatriations followed extensive efforts to trace and recover looted ancient artifacts, including some identified by ICIJ and linked to disgraced art dealer Douglas Latchford.
Aug 13, 2024
Angolan civil society groups demand answers on dos Santos assets
Four advocacy organizations have written to authorities in Portugal and Angola, demanding to know what has become of assets seized from Angolan former first daughter Isabel dos Santos’ sprawling financial empire.
Aug 13, 2024
Former Czech leader’s secret French estate, revealed in Pandora Papers, listed for sale
The luxury Riviera property featured in ICIJ’s investigation into then-Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ secret offshore dealings, and is now part of a money laundering probe by French authorities.
Aug 01, 2024
Associate of oligarch Petr Aven forfeits $1M at heart of UK sanctions evasion case
ICIJ’s Cyprus Confidential revealed that as sanctions loomed amid Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a Cyprus financial services firm transferred millions from an account it managed for the Russian billionaire.
Jun 28, 2024
Panama Papers trial concludes with all defendants acquitted of money laundering
The founder of the now-shuttered law firm Mossack Fonseca was among those cleared in the long-awaited ruling that took more than two months to come down.
Jun 14, 2024
Lithuania takes step toward reforms to strip citizenship after Cyprus Confidential revelations
An ICIJ media partner found two of oligarch Roman Abramovich’s children held Lithuanian passports when his financial affairs were rapidly reorganized ahead of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
May 20, 2024
New US Treasury strategy targets crypto scams and real estate money laundering
Officials touted upcoming moves to close regulatory loopholes that could expose the United States’ financial system to evolving threats.
May 03, 2024
Mexico’s president calls deadly human smuggling ‘unfortunate,’ shifts blame to US
Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s comments followed a new investigation by ICIJ and several media partners into dangerous cargo trucks carrying migrants to the U.S. border.