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.
Officials from around the world renewed calls for an official investigation into the treatment of Uyghurs in China after a leak of confidential government records and chilling photographs taken inside internment camps in Xinjiang.
While the industries are now barred from working with anyone inside Russia, professional enablers of financial secrecy in states like Wyoming and Alaska have opposed proposals to increase transparency.
MONEYVAL rebuked governments across Europe for failing to combat money laundering or police lawyers, accountants and other professionals who facilitate financial crime.
In testimony, FinCEN's acting chief says ‘outmatched’ team is falling behind on policing cryptocurrency and implementing major anti-money laundering law.
In honoring the Pandora Papers with a number of awards, judges and commentators have described the global investigation as "stunning" and "one of the essential stories of our time."
Amid the hunt for Russian assets, reformers say financial transparency in the U.S. is long overdue.
The telecom giant is now facing legal scrutiny in multiple countries as a result of the Ericsson List.
The telecom giant said it couldn’t estimate just how big a penalty the Justice Department might levy following the company’s breach of a 2019 agreement.
A new chapter of ICIJ’s investigation on the largest-ever leak of offshore records show how figures close to Vladimir Putin dodge sanctions, maneuver vast wealth, and scoop up luxury assets with the help of Western enablers.
As lawmakers propose unmasking those purchasing New York property through LLCs, recent analysis finds shortcomings in federal oversight of money laundering in the housing market.
Despite the requested funding boost, some anti-money laundering experts say Joe Biden’s proposal is just a start to many reforms needed at the agency that leads the global fight against dirty money.
The telecom giant’s board and CEO are left exposed by an extraordinary vote that could allow them to be held liable for misconduct.
Börje Ekholm faces a critical shareholder vote after ISIS revelations sent the company’s stock tumbling.
A proposed law to establish a public beneficial ownership register would build on post-Panama Papers reforms to end use of the country as a tax haven.
Chief Executive Börje Ekholm and other top Ericsson officials were grilled in a remarkable call by shareholders expressing frustration at the company’s failure to fully disclose its problems in Iraq.
The move comes weeks after the Ericsson List revealed the telecom giant’s dealings with ISIS and misconduct in Iraq.
The telecom giant weighs the prospect of civil suits and criminal penalties after revelations of misconduct in Iraq.
Days after ICIJ publishes the Ericsson List investigation, prosecutors said the Swedish telecom giant failed to sufficiently disclose possible misconduct in Iraq before signing a billion-dollar settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.
The telecom giant’s stock takes a hit after a new ICIJ investigation uncovered a years-long campaign of bribery and corrupt business practices in Iraq.
As an attorney for the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers was cleared in one case, the justice department announced a money laundering trial against 32 other defendants.
Transparency International cites Pandora Papers findings to fill blind spots in its annual corruption index.
The U.S. lawmaker charges that investors in suburban neighborhoods are helping to price out first-time buyers and driving up rents.
Netscape co-founder Jim Clark paid millions for antiquities bought from alleged trafficker Douglas Latchford, whose secret offshore dealings were exposed in the Pandora Papers.
The groundbreaking 2016 investigation was selected from a shortlist of previous British Journalism Award winners from the past 10 years.
Authorities in the two South Asian countries are actively investigating offshore account holders exposed in the leak.