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Aug 24, 2022
Leaked files shed light on financial structures behind oligarchs’ seized yachts
Amid a wave of sanctions against President Vladimir Putin’s allies, complex networks of offshore companies are making for choppy waters for authorities looking to confiscate high value assets.
Jul 11, 2022
Uber forged deals with top Putin allies in failed bid to break into Russian market
To “tame the bear,” Uber partnered with a Kremlin bank and offered stock enticements to Russian oligarchs, internal memos reveal.
Jul 10, 2022
How Uber won access to world leaders, deceived investigators and exploited violence against its drivers in battle for global dominance
When the ride-hailing giant called, powerful politicians answered, leaked text messages and emails reveal.
Jun 27, 2022
‘Delaware is everywhere’: how a little-known tax haven made the rules for corporate America
In his new book “What’s the Matter with Delaware?” former Financial Times reporter Hal Weitzman explores the tiny state’s massive role in global financial secrecy.
Jun 23, 2022
House committee advances ‘once in a generation’ crackdown on enablers of financial crime
Proposed in the wake of the Pandora Papers, the Enablers Act requires trust companies, lawyers, art dealers and others to vet clients seeking to move money and assets into the American financial system.
Jun 06, 2022
How Russia’s ‘richest’ lawmaker used his partner’s secret companies to own two yachts and a Seychelles villa
Paradise Papers reveal how billionaire Andrei Skoch financed the acquisition of luxury assets including a yacht now targeted by U.S. sanctions, while offshore law firm Appleby disregarded his alleged ties to Russian criminal groups.
Jun 02, 2022
Putin allies Mordashov and Roldugin targeted in latest round of US sanctions
Multiple U.S. government agencies announced new restrictions on dozens of entities and assets in response to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, including Putin’s close friends and allies, as well as yacht brokerages and defense industry companies.
May 12, 2022
New US sanctions target trust companies and corporate service providers for the first time
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.
May 06, 2022
US moves to seize yacht of prominent Pandora Papers-linked Russian oligarch
Gold billionaire Suleyman Kerimov violated sanctions in funding the luxury ship, U.S. says.
May 03, 2022
ICIJ publishes final batch of Pandora Papers data on more than 9,000 offshore companies, trusts and foundations
The Offshore Leaks Database spans five different leaks, and now includes information on offshore companies, foundations and trusts from seven offshore service providers from ICIJ’s latest investigation on the use of tax havens.
May 03, 2022
Russia-focused stories from ICIJ’s Pandora Papers partners and more
ICIJ's media partners have used the Pandora Papers, FinCEN Files and Paradise and Panama Papers to uncover numerous secret networks of Russian oligarchs, businesspeople and more.
May 03, 2022
In Ukraine, investigative journalists are now on the frontlines of covering the carnage and chaos of war
This World Press Freedom Day, ICIJ speaks to our Ukrainian reporting partners about how their lives and work have changed since Russia’s invasion.
May 03, 2022
‘There is no freedom and there is no press’: How one Russian reporter approaches journalism in the age of Putin
Roman Anin shares his journey to investigative journalism, and talks about the dangers of working as a reporter in Russia, the challenge of holding powerful people accountable in the face of constant threats.
Apr 21, 2022
Lawmakers in US push to uncover riches shielded by state secrecy laws
Amid the hunt for Russian assets, reformers say financial transparency in the U.S. is long overdue.
Apr 20, 2022
Why Western governments haven’t gotten serious about tackling offshore corruption — yet
To make sanctions more than symbolic, democratic countries would have to inconvenience their own rich people, says British journalist Oliver Bullough, author of a new book on the U.K.'s role in the offshore economy.
Apr 20, 2022
ICIJ’s guide to Russian wealth hidden offshore
What’s an oligarch? How do sanctions work? What have ICIJ investigations revealed about Vladimir Putin and his money? We answer frequently asked questions about Russia and offshore finance.
Apr 19, 2022
US seeks to seize superyacht linked to Russian oligarch after its surprise arrival in Fiji
The Amadea, believed to be owned by sanctioned gold tycoon Suleiman Kerimov, is the latest target in an international search for luxury vessels linked to close allies of Vladimir Putin.
Apr 11, 2022
An oligarch’s nephew, a tattoo artist and $700 million in secret transfers traced to a Putin ally
A web of shell companies tied to Suleiman Kerimov and a flawed bank warning system point to challenges Western governments face in the hunt for Kremlin-linked money.
Apr 11, 2022
The oligarch’s accountants: How PwC helped a Russian steel baron grow his offshore empire
Longtime PwC client Alexei Mordashov was hailed as Russia’s richest man in 2021. The Pandora Papers reveal his ties to murky transactions with companies linked to a key Putin associate.
Apr 11, 2022
Russian bankers shuffled personal wealth offshore long before latest sanctions, Pandora Papers show
Amid rounds of Western sanctions since 2014, executives at five of Russia’s biggest financial institutions made moves to safeguard hundreds of millions in assets.
Apr 11, 2022
ICIJ reveals more than 800 Russians behind secret companies in landmark expansion of public offshore database
The Offshore Leaks Database spotlights vital new information on the covert financial activities of oligarchs, bankers and politicians as waves of Western sanctions target Putin loyalists.
Apr 11, 2022
Who helps Russian oligarchs secretly buy jets, yachts and other luxury playthings?
Leaked documents expose the enablers who made it possible for the Rotenberg brothers, Gennady Timchenko, Alexander Ponomarenko and executives at Russian gas company Gazprom to live large.
Apr 11, 2022
Watch: Oligarchs’ secret deals exposed in Pandora Papers Russia
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.
Apr 01, 2022
Are oligarchs hiding money in US real estate? Ownership information is a missing link, research says
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.
Mar 22, 2022
Pandora Papers shed light on $1.4 billion Russian sanctions mystery
Alexei Mordashov, one of Russia’s richest tycoons, transferred most of his ownership stake in tourism conglomerate TUI to a Caribbean shell company controlled by the mother of his children.
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