Mar 14, 2023
Analysis of ICIJ data shows how to stop Russian oligarchs in their tracks
To really rein in Putin’s allies’ wealth, governments should target their financial enablers, a new study suggests.
Sanctions
Mar 01, 2023
Swiss bank employees indicted in connection to Russia president’s vast fortunes
The charges stem from bank accounts linked to Vladimir Putin’s childhood friend Sergei Roldugin, whose web of offshore companies was first revealed in the Panama Papers.
Feb 07, 2023
How US lawyers and bankers aided powerful Haitian tycoons now sanctioned over corruption by Canada
Two wealthy Haitians recently sanctioned by Canada owned or had other links to almost 20 companies and trusts created in some of the world’s most secretive tax havens, according to documents from the Pandora Papers.
Dec 04, 2022
Agents of influence: How Russia deploys an army of shadow diplomats
Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has appointed dozens of honorary consuls. Many spread pro-Kremlin sentiment around the world.
Nov 16, 2022
US sanctions financial network and luxury planes linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov
An ICIJ investigation detailed how Swiss businessman Alexander Studhalter was at the center of a vast web of shell companies tied to Kerimov that moved billions via American banks.
Nov 12, 2022
A drug cartel godfather bid millions to buy a fleet of obsolete Egyptian military aircraft
A cache of documents reveals how Christopher Kinahan Sr. masqueraded as a relief flight consultant before the bid was put to four high-ranking Egyptian military officers.
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.
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
Europol links Kinahan drug cartel to murders in four countries
A new report connects widespread violence to cocaine wars involving the sanctioned Irish family, whose connections to companies and enablers in Dubai and Panama were revealed in recent ICIJ investigations.
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.
Apr 23, 2022
How a ruthless Irish gang found a home away from home in Dubai and an enemy in the White House
Documents leaked to ICIJ tie the Kinahan organized crime cartel to companies and enablers in the Middle East’s top secrecy haven.
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 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
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.
Mar 20, 2022
List of oligarchs and Russian elites featured in ICIJ investigations
ICIJ’s vast trove of leaked financial data features details on Russian oligarchs, billionaires and political power players, including members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, who are coming under increased scrutiny in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mar 08, 2022
ICIJ announces the Russia Archive, an inside look at the hidden wealth of oligarchs and elites close to Putin
For a decade, ICIJ has revealed the financial secrets of Russia’s most powerful people. Our team is mining millions of leaked files for new revelations.
Mar 08, 2022
Canada sanctions 10 Putin allies, including Russia’s leading TV propagandists
Vladimir Putin’s top image-maker Konstantin Ernst, who was the subject of a Pandora Papers exposé, was one of a number of prominent media figures included in the new sanctions.
Mar 04, 2022
UK moves to clamp down on dirty Russian money
Foreign owners of British property will be unmasked by a new bill, while the government has also pledged to push ahead with an overhaul of Companies House.
Mar 02, 2022
How a network of enablers have helped Russia’s oligarchs hide their wealth abroad
Elites close to Vladimir Putin have funneled billions through tax havens to evade scrutiny and oversight. Lawyers, proxies and bankers across the world made it possible.
Feb 22, 2022
UK targets three oligarchs and five Russian banks in first tranche of new sanctions
By blocking businessmen close to President Vladimir Putin, the measures aim to raise economic pressure against the Kremlin over its actions in Ukraine.
Feb 17, 2022
As the West takes aim with Russian sanctions, here’s what we know about oligarchs’ secret finances
ICIJ investigations over the years have uncovered massive money movements by prominent Russians close to President Vladimir Putin who have earned scrutiny by international authorities.
Feb 08, 2022
International pressure accelerates shift to ‘other forms of control’ in Xinjiang, expert says
A leading researcher discusses how economic and diplomatic measures against China are playing out for Uyghurs facing mass surveillance and detention.
Dec 09, 2021
US sanctions Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos for corruption
ICIJ’s 2020 Luanda Leaks investigation revealed how decades of inside deals turned dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s longtime former ruler, into Africa’s richest woman.
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