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.
Latin America
Nov 12, 2020
FinCEN Files wins investigation of the year in Argentina
In the first major global award for the investigation, judges highlighted the “rigorous cross-border work” done by the Argentinian team.
Oct 01, 2020
FinCEN Files investigations into the gold trade from around the world
From Benin to Bolivia to Britain, see stories on precious metals companies by ICIJ’s media partners.
Sep 29, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from North America
ICIJ partners investigated 'ghost' companies in Canada, Russian mirror trades, North Korean money moving through major U.S. banks, Miami’s role in global money laundering, and more.
Sep 25, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from Latin America
ICIJ’s partners in the region investigated suspicious transactions linked to corruption in soccer, schemes involving food and housing programs for the poor, the Odebrecht bribery scandal, the dark side of the gold industry, and more.
Sep 21, 2020
How banks helped Venezuela’s ‘boligarchs’ extract billions
The FinCEN Files show public money pouring out of the collapsing country.
Sep 17, 2020
‘Ethics above all’: Mary Triny Zea on reporting in Panama that sparked change
Zea talks about her dogged journalism that resulted in protests and investigations in this month's ‘Meet the Investigators' podcast.
Jun 19, 2020
World Bank slammed for response on disastrous dam project
The organization has denied responsibility for violence by police and security guards against communities who protested a doomed Guatemalan dam.
May 18, 2020
Worker safety program slashes rates of chronic kidney disease
As the coronavirus sweeps across the world, a new study offers signs of a breakthrough in stopping another deadly epidemic.
Mar 30, 2020
‘Navigating underwater’: Data journalism and press freedom in Bolivia
Nelfi Fernandez Reyes talks about reporting while democracy is under assault.
Mar 12, 2020
Peru’s former first lady faces jail over Odebrecht corruption
Following Bribery Division, a Peruvian prosecutor requested three years in prison for former Peruvian first lady Nadine Heredia for alleged corruption connected with Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.
Jan 23, 2020
Luanda Leaks stories from around the world
From Brazilian real estate to Swiss jewelry, read all the headlines from Luanda Leaks stories from dozens of ICIJ's media partners around the world.
Oct 07, 2019
My new friend is a news bot from Chile called LaBot
If news talks more like your friends, it will be harder to ignore. That's the rationale behind LaBot, a digital chat tool created by Chilean journalists.
Aug 29, 2019
Deadly Kidney Disease Linked to Climate Change in New Report
A mysterious disease that has killed thousands of laborers in the tropics could be a sign of the growing health threat posed by climate change.
Jul 09, 2019
How these veteran Odebrecht investigative reporters uncovered the truth
The Peruvian reporters share their experiences investigating Odebrecht, and what to expect next as the political shockwaves from Odebrecht continue to ripple across Latin America.
Jul 03, 2019
Two Dominican Republic Officials Resign in Wake of Bribery Division Revelations
The Dominican Republic stock exchange president has resigned following revelations that companies linked to him received millions of dollars from Odebrecht.
Jun 27, 2019
‘This must be immediately investigated’
Politicians and advocates across the Americas have issued calls for reform or defended their records within a day of the Bribery Division being published.
Jun 25, 2019
Leak Exposes Millions of Dollars in New Payments In Odebrecht Cash-for-Contracts Scandal
A new investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reveals unreported cases and massive public works projects embroiled in Odebrecht’s bribery operation.
Jun 25, 2019
Bribery Division: What is Odebrecht? Who is Involved?
Described as a "thing of criminal beauty," the Odebrecht scandal has toppled presidents, politicians, business figures and lawyers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jun 25, 2019
Inside Odebrecht's secret files
Ecuador-based Andersson Boscán talks about getting the Bribery Division leak and why he shared it with other journalists.
Jun 25, 2019
Filtración revela millonarios pagos asociados con el escándalo de Odebrecht
Una nueva investigación liderada por el Consorcio Internacional de Periodistas de Investigación revela casos no denunciados y obras públicas masivas vinculadas con la operación de sobornos de Odebrecht.
Apr 25, 2019
The Panama Papers in Ecuador: not even an earthquake could stop their reporting
When the Panama Papers broke in Ecuador, then president Rafael Correa encouraged the public to find the reporters and force them to hand over the documents.
Apr 03, 2019
Panama Papers helps recover more than $1.2 billion around the world
More than $1.2 billion has been publicly collected by governments around the world after the 2016 investigation, the Panama Papers.
Mar 13, 2019
No Longer Above The Law, The World Bank Faces Fight Of Its Life
Two impoverished communities, continents apart, are at the forefront of a historic fight to determine the level of immunity from lawsuits that international organizations can rely upon when development causes harm.
Feb 22, 2019
From the Archives: What wiped out these Central American sugarcane workers?
The cause is still a mystery but the impact of a dangerous chronic kidney disease was so overwhelming that the Nicaraguan town was rechristened the island of widows.
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