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Oct 03, 2022
One year on, Pandora Papers continues to be anti-corruption ‘tour de force’
From pivotal legislative pushes in the U.S. and elsewhere, to ongoing probes into deposed leaders and tax dodgers, the impact of the largest ever offshore investigation is still being felt around the world.
Sep 27, 2022
On a journalism journey from neighborhood news to presidential impeachment
ICIJ member Alberto Arellano started out as a kid with a typewriter before eventually becoming one of Chile's most respected investigative reporters.
Sep 14, 2022
‘Most-wanted’ Chilean arms dealer concealed ties to companies with help from Panama’s offshore industry
Carlos Cardoen sold cluster bombs to Saddam Hussein. Leaked documents detail how an elite firm chose to stick with the notorious former arms merchant
Jul 19, 2022
As Uber expanded globally, many drivers felt left behind
The ride-hailing app lured its earliest workers with hefty incentives. But as early promises faded, these drivers describe how their earnings dropped and dangers mounted.
Feb 07, 2022
Finding courage — and true independence — in collaborative investigations
For our first episode of Meet the Investigators for 2022, we're taking you back to the beginnings with Colombian reporter Maria Teresa Ronderos, who worked on ICIJ's first investigations 20 years ago, and describes collaborative investigations as like being addicted to "really good ice cream."
Jan 14, 2022
El Salvador journalists’ cell phones were targeted by Pegasus hundreds of times in two years, analysis shows
Staff members of El Faro, an ICIJ partner, were among 35 journalists and activists hacked by spyware made by the NSO Group.
Dec 21, 2021
Highlights from Pandora Papers reporting in Latin America
ICIJ’s reporting partners ignited a firestorm of fallout in the region by exposing the offshore dealings of presidents, elites and people accused of high-profile corruption.
Dec 21, 2021
Latin American journalists defy emboldened threats to press freedom in 2021
ICIJ partners in the region endured surveillance, raids, exile, smear campaigns by top politicians, laws targeting independent media and more.
Dec 08, 2021
Ecuador president survives removal effort by national assembly following Pandora Papers revelations
The country’s legislature voted to request to question Guillermo Lasso about his offshore dealings, while the comptroller’s office has dropped its probe
Dec 07, 2021
Panama says it doesn’t deserve to be considered an offshore tax haven. Here’s what experts say.
In its efforts to shed its decades-long reputation as a center for tax avoidance and money laundering, the country is embracing transparency.
Nov 16, 2021
Chilean president avoids removal after senate impeachment vote sparked by Pandora Papers
Sebastián Piñera is one of many prominent Latin American politicians seeing backlash after their offshore dealings were exposed in the global investigation.
Nov 13, 2021
‘This has been a bipartisan failure’: US lawmakers call for investigation of Dominican Republic sugar industry
The lawmakers cited a Pandora Papers investigation that showed how shares of a major Dominican sugar company, Central Romana, are being sheltered in South Dakota, part of a $14 million portfolio connected to family members of its onetime president.
Nov 09, 2021
Chilean legislators impeach president after Pandora Papers revelations
Corruption allegations against President Sebastián Piñera stem from a controversial mining deal. Proceedings now advance to the Senate.
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 03, 2021
When Latin America’s elite wanted to hide their wealth, they turned to this Panama firm
Alcogal set up offshore companies for 160 politicians and public officials, leaked records show – including some accused of looting their countries.
Aug 31, 2021
Data, documents, dictatorship and democracy — the evolution of news in Chile
ICIJ's Chilean member Francisca Skoknic shares stories about investigating notorious dictator Pinochet and his offshore companies, as well as the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the innovative news messenger platform, LaBot.
May 18, 2021
Secrecy, intimidation, and cracking the ‘iron wall’ around Cuba
In this month's Meet the Investigators, Barbara Maseda tells of the challenges of finding data and documents in Cuba, a country where journalists are threatened and harassed and where information is kept hidden away.
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.
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.
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