Nov 04, 2020
Secretive high-end art world can be vehicle for dirty money, US Treasury warns
A new advisory urges agents, brokers, and others in the art industry to adopt safeguards against financial crime, money laundering, and sanctions evasion.
Offshore secrecy
Oct 12, 2020
Notorious tax haven British Virgin Islands to introduce public register of company owners
The territory’s secrecy rules have long attracted criminals and secretive companies created there have featured in several ICIJ investigations on offshore finance.
Oct 06, 2020
A roundup of FinCEN Files reporting from Europe
European banks and shell companies play a key role in global money laundering.
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
Global tax abuses, money laundering and corruption take heaviest toll on the world’s poor, UN report says
The FACTI panel cited ICIJ investigations for bringing financial crimes and tax justice to the world’s attention, but says reform has been slow to come when wrongdoing is exposed.
Sep 25, 2020
US accountant, guilty in Panama Papers case, sentenced to more than 3 years
Richard Gaffey forged documents to help American clients evade taxes and worked with lawyers at the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, prosecutors said.
Sep 22, 2020
With Deutsche Bank’s help, an oligarch’s buying spree trails ruin across the US heartland
Secret transactions, lost jobs, worker injuries, gutted buildings, unpaid bills: Ihor Kolomoisky’s untold American legacy.
Sep 22, 2020
Mystery company ties accused temple raiders to art world elite
Where in the world is Pantheon Worldwide? Not even its own bank can say.
Sep 21, 2020
First US taxpayer sentenced to prison for crimes revealed by Panama Papers
Harald Joachim von der Goltz was sentenced to four years for wire and tax fraud, money laundering, false statements and other charges.
Sep 20, 2020
Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists
The FinCEN Files show trillions in tainted dollars flow freely through major banks, swamping a broken enforcement system.
Sep 09, 2020
Anguilla, popular Panama Papers tax haven, slips in transparency ranking, new report says
The island territory failed to comply with standards on how countries share information about people and companies suspected of financial wrongdoing, the OECD found.
Aug 18, 2020
‘Prove where you got your wealth,’ India tells alleged tax dodger
A landmark ruling against the beneficiary of an undeclared Swiss bank account could be a breakthrough moment for authorities hunting hidden wealth.
Aug 10, 2020
Key US anti-laundering law stalled despite bipartisan support
A bill that would create a register of the real, flesh-and-blood owners of U.S. companies enjoys broad support, but has been slowed by political gridlock.
Jul 30, 2020
Artful dodgers: US Senate finds billionaire Putin pals evaded sanctions through art deals
Billionaire brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg bought millions of dollars in art, even while U.S. institutions were banned from doing business with them.
Jul 24, 2020
Paradise Papers trust company fined $793,000 for ‘serious breaches’
Singapore’s financial watchdog has fined trust company Asiaciti for failing to guard against money laundering and terrorism financing
Jul 15, 2020
Apple dodges $15b tax bill in EU court appeal
Europe’s second-highest court has overturned a ruling by the European Commission in a major blow for attempts to crack down on tax corporate tax avoidance.
Jul 13, 2020
Court ties dos Santos to ‘fraudulent’ diamond deal
An Angolan court says the deal between the country’s diamond company and Isabel dos Santos’ husband was harmful to average Angolans.
Jun 30, 2020
Isabel dos Santos claims ‘justice denied’ after rejection of assets appeal
The Angolan billionaire has accused the country’s legal system of being “rigged” after a Luanda court threw out an appeal to unfreeze her assets.
Apr 23, 2020
Oil giant Eni to pay millions over ‘sham contracts’ in Panama Papers bribery case
U.S. regulators settled a major corruption case with the Italian oil company that allegedly bribed Algerian politicians through a middleman who controlled a constellation of shell companies.
Apr 07, 2020
Crumbling economies must tackle tax evasion to meet coronavirus crisis, experts warn
With governments racked by colossal costs due to the coronavirus pandemic, experts say tax evasion is cast in a stark new light.
Feb 25, 2020
How Isabel dos Santos went shopping in Mauritius for shell companies, secrecy and a tax dodge
The dos Santos brewery masterplan hinged on one of the couple’s favorite business entities: shell companies. This time the couple turned to Mauritius the small island tax haven off the east coast of Africa.
Feb 24, 2020
The world’s biggest tax haven lurked behind a dos Santos penthouse
As scrutiny of her business empire increased, African billionaire Isabel dos Santos turned to one of the world’s most secretive tax havens to conceal a $1.8 million luxury apartment.
Feb 11, 2020
U.S. poised to celebrate its first Panama Papers tax conviction
A U.S. taxpayer will plead guilty to tax evasion and money laundering offenses in relation to the 2016 investigation.
Jan 21, 2020
PwC head ‘shocked and disappointed’ by Luanda Leaks revelations
Banks, prosecutors and the head of PWC have responded to our Luanda Leaks investigation in the past two days.
Jan 19, 2020
How Africa’s richest woman exploited family ties, shell companies and inside deals to build an empire
Isabel dos Santos made a fortune at the expense of the Angolan people, Luanda Leaks reveals.
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