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  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
July 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM

🔎 The Anatomy of a Smear Campaign: How a US Healthcare Corporation Targeted a Maltese Politician

🔎 The Anatomy of a Smear Campaign: How a US Healthcare Corporation Targeted a Maltese Politician Now Malta's government has acted upon our reporting View this email in your browser Dear OCCRP Reader, We have some news to share. The Mal…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
July 19, 2024 at 11:52 AM

ATMs Increasingly Used by Scammers in U.S. | Romanian Prosecutors Pressure Our Journalists

ATMs Increasingly Used by Scammers in U.S. | Romanian Prosecutors Pressure Our Journalists Also, a Kyrgyz activist has been sentenced for Facebook posts that authorities said “incited hatred.” But she says the Facebook profile was fake. View this email in your browser …
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
July 12, 2024 at 1:33 PM

LA mansion of Armenian Politician's Family Seized | Russian Military Reneges on Promises of Pardons

LA mansion of Armenian Politician's Family Seized | Russian Military Reneges on Promises of Pardons And other news from the OCCRP network View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam, This week’s newsletter begins with an…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
July 5, 2024 at 11:35 AM

Private Spies, a U.S. Healthcare Firm, and Malta's Big Corruption Scandal

Private Spies, a U.S. Healthcare Firm, and Malta's Big Corruption Scandal A Panamanian judge acquitted all 28 people charged with money laundering-related offenses in connection with the Panama Papers.  View this email in your browser …
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
June 28, 2024 at 2:32 PM

A Suspicious Donation to UK Tories | Investigating a Wildfire in Greece

A Suspicious Donation to UK Tories | Investigating a Wildfire in Greece View this email in your browser Greetings from Amsterdam,  Welcome to OCCRP Weekly, where we will be covering a suspicious donation to the U.K. Conservative party…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
June 20, 2024 at 4:26 PM

The Kremlin won’t leave our network alone | Moscow's 'Shadow Fleet'

The Kremlin won’t leave our network alone | Moscow's 'Shadow Fleet' A U.S. company becomes ensnared in a major Maltese corruption scandal View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam, The Kremlin escalates its attacks on …
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
June 14, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Investigating Mining Tycoon Beny Steinmetz | Ukrainian Women Share Their Accounts of Sexual Violence

Investigating Mining Tycoon Beny Steinmetz | Ukrainian Women Share Their Accounts of Sexual Violence Also, our MENA Editor wins a prestigious journalism award. View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  Few mining mag…
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
June 13, 2024 at 4:08 PM

How the 'Ndrangheta mafia works. Find out in the next OCCRP Discussion 💻

How the 'Ndrangheta mafia works. Find out in the next OCCRP Discussion 💻 Learn about Italy's most powerful mafia in a live webinar on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 5pm CET. View this email in your browser Hello OCCRP Reader, The ’Ndranghe…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
June 6, 2024 at 3:46 PM

Uncovering More Unexplained Wealth in London  | Press Freedom Groups Defend Our Serbian Colleagues

Uncovering More Unexplained Wealth in London  | Press Freedom Groups Defend Our Serbian Colleagues Also, the trial of our Kyrgyz journalists begins tomorrow.  View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  This week, OCCR…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
May 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM

The Regime That Jailed Our Colleagues | Trump Campaign Accepts Crypto

The Regime That Jailed Our Colleagues | Trump Campaign Accepts Crypto Also, a judge sues our Serbian colleagues.  View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam, Earlier this year, Kyrgyz authorities arrested 11 of our col…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
May 24, 2024 at 7:00 AM

New Investigation into India's Adani Group | Big Crypto Law Proposed in USA 

New Investigation into India's Adani Group | Big Crypto Law Proposed in USA  Also, OCCRP welcomes new member centers from around the world.  View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  The global reach of OCCRP grows e…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
May 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM

The CryptoQueen's Dubai Penthouse | 3 British Mansions and a Dictator's Bodyguard

The CryptoQueen's Dubai Penthouse | 3 British Mansions and a Dictator's Bodyguard Also, the "Foreign Agents" law inches closer to becoming law in Georgia.  View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  This is OCCRP Week…
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
May 15, 2024 at 12:05 PM

Why Dark Money Flows to Dubai 💸

Why Dark Money Flows to Dubai 💸 Because criminal actors have more to consider than just return on investment. View this email in your browser Dear OCCRP Reader, Kleptocrats, cartel bosses, and fugitives of less international stature al…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
May 10, 2024 at 2:31 PM

A Tobacco Giant's Play for Egypt | The Story Behind Four Austrian Mystery Villas

A Tobacco Giant's Play for Egypt | The Story Behind Four Austrian Mystery Villas Also, our Venezuelan colleagues made a documentary with PBS Frontline about a government nutrition program during the country’s economic crisis. View this email in your browser …
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
May 3, 2024 at 2:21 PM

Exposing a Mysterious BVI Shell Company, Four Years Later | The 'Shape' of Bitcoin Money Laundering

Exposing a Mysterious BVI Shell Company, Four Years Later | The 'Shape' of Bitcoin Money Laundering Also, today is World Press Freedom Day, when we remember journalists who have been silenced, attacked, imprisoned, or even killed for their work. View this email in your brow…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 1:37 PM

Uncovering a Secret Vote in Georgia | Kyrgyzstan Bans TikTok

Uncovering a Secret Vote in Georgia | Kyrgyzstan Bans TikTok Also, another crypto exchange hits regulatory roadblocks in South Korea in an attempt to capture its lucrative digital currency market View this email in your browser NEW IN…
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
April 19, 2024 at 9:34 AM

Why Organized Crime Thrives in Canada 🇨🇦

Why Organized Crime Thrives in Canada 🇨🇦 Despite collecting substantial evidence, a Canadian case involving an Italian mafia group touches on a much larger question View this email in your browser Hello OCCRP Reader, Canada has an orga…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 3:34 PM

How the 'Ndrangheta Mafia Allegedly Infiltrated Canadian Banks | U.S. Supreme Court Skeptical of Anti-Bribery Law

How the 'Ndrangheta Mafia Allegedly Infiltrated Canadian Banks | U.S. Supreme Court Skeptical of Anti-Bribery Law Also, Romanian authorities acknowledged our investigation about fraud that could jeopardize efforts to protect Europe's forests View this email in your browser …
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
April 12, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Fake Photos Undermine Forest Protection in Europe | A Serbian Arms Dealer Undeterred by Sanctions

Fake Photos Undermine Forest Protection in Europe  | A Serbian Arms Dealer Undeterred by Sanctions Also, our Pacific team exposes the unexplained wealth of a head of state, and how that may relate to the West vs. China rivalry  View this email in your browser …
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
April 5, 2024 at 1:46 PM

'Foreign Agent' Law Revived in Georgia | Ukrainians Detail Savage Abuses

'Foreign Agent' Law Revived in Georgia | Ukrainians Detail Savage Abuses Also, OCCRP reporting leads to impact in Serbia and Syria View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  This edition of the OCCRP weekly newsletter…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Australia Targets a Proxy for Beijing | Does Moscow Have an Ideology?

Australia Targets a Proxy for Beijing | Does Moscow Have an Ideology?  Also, our reporting on disgraced Lebanese Central Banker Riad Salame may have led to big impact in Switzerland :) View this email in your browser NEW INVESTIGATION…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
March 21, 2024 at 4:46 PM

Moscow Takes Aim at OCCRP | Major Corruption Trial Involving Oil Traders

Moscow Takes Aim at OCCRP | Major Corruption Trial Involving Oil Traders Also, a report on a Ukrainian battalion comprised of Russian nationals View this email in your browser MOSCOW TAKES AIM AT OCCRP Our Publisher Ban…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Gaza: The People who Profit as Food Prices Skyrocket | Update on our Jailed Kyrgyz Colleagues

Gaza: The People who Profit as Food Prices Skyrocket | Update on our Jailed Kyrgyz Colleagues  Also, some powerful people are reading OCCRP 😏 View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  This week's newsletter begins wi…
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
March 11, 2024 at 1:03 PM

Help OCCRP Free 11 Kyrgyz Journalists From Detention

Help OCCRP Free 11 Kyrgyz Journalists From Detention The Kyrgyz judicial system is often used as a tool of political repression. But perhaps with some international pressure, we can #FreeKyrgyz11 View this email in your browser Hello OCC…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 3:36 PM

Oliver Stone's Ties to a Pro-Dictator Filmmaker | Uncovering Campaign Finance Irregularities in Armenia

Oliver Stone's Ties to a Pro-Dictator Filmmaker | Uncovering Campaign Finance Irregularities in Armenia Welcome back to the OCCRP newsletter. This week’s edition focuses on a professional promoter of authoritarian regimes.  View this email in your browser …
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 5:59 PM

📈 Help OCCRP grow! A reminder to take our annual survey

📈 Help OCCRP grow! A reminder to take our annual survey News organizations around the world need to evolve to survive. You can help OCCRP ensure its evolving in the right direction by taking our survey. View this email in your browser H…
  Charles Turner · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 1:33 PM

🙏 OCCRP Needs Your Feedback! Help us improve how present our reporting in 2024

🙏 OCCRP Needs Your Feedback! Help us improve how present our reporting in 2024 Survey will take five minutes View this email in your browser Dear OCCRP Reader, We have a favor to ask — could you please quickly take our annual survey?…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 4:04 PM

🍍 Del Monte Accused of Human Rights Abuses | Russia's Neighborhood Shadow Supply Chain

🍍 Del Monte Accused of Human Rights Abuses | Russia's Neighborhood Shadow Supply Chain Also, more on the #AzerbaijaniLaundromat View this email in your browser Greetings from Amsterdam,  Welcome to the OCCRP newsletter, where we unpa…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 1:59 PM

How a UK Law Helped Journalists Worldwide 🙌 | Another Attack on our Kyrgyz Colleagues 🇰🇬

How a UK Law Helped Journalists Worldwide 🙌 | Another Attack on our Kyrgyz Colleagues 🇰🇬 Also, OCCRP goes to Oxford! View this email in your browser Greetings from Amsterdam, Another week, another blow to press freedom in Kyrgyzstan,…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 1:51 PM

The UK Properties of a Former First Family 🇦🇲 | Pegasus Used Against Jordanian Colleagues 🇯🇴

The UK Properties of a Former First Family 🇦🇲 | Pegasus Used Against Jordanian Colleagues 🇯🇴 A 2022 law brings (some) London real estate out from the shadows. View this email in your browser NEW INVESTIGATIONS 🇬🇧 The Hi…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 5:47 PM

The Story of a Meth Flight ✈️ | Big Press Freedom Bill in USA 🇺🇸

The Story of a Meth Flight ✈️ | Big Press Freedom Bill in USA 🇺🇸 And some bad news for journalists in Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam, This week’s OCCRP newsletter starts with an upd…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 1:42 PM

Fleeing Gaza Takes a Fortune; Bulgarian Colleagues Uncover a Scandal

Fleeing Gaza Takes a Fortune; Bulgarian Colleagues Uncover a Scandal As desperation deepens, the price to leave the strip skyrockets.  View this email in your browser OCCRP FROM GAZA 💼 ‘Only Those With…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
January 18, 2024 at 3:43 PM

Anti-Corruption Community Sighs Relief 🇬🇹 | Kyrgyz Colleagues Attacked, Again

Anti-Corruption Community Sighs Relief 🇬🇹 | Kyrgyz Colleagues Attacked, Again Good news in Central America. Bad news in Central Asia. View this email in your browser 🚨  ATTACK ON THE OCCRP NETWORK  🚨 🇰🇬 …
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM

New Anti-Bribery Law in USA | San Jose Bans Political Donations from 'Foreign Influenced' Firms

New Anti-Bribery Law in USA | San Jose Bans Political Donations from 'Foreign Influenced' Firms  View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  Soliciting or accepting bribes from foreign officials has long been outlawed i…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
January 5, 2024 at 4:18 PM

Baghdad Airport Security Staff Flag Concerns | Key UBO Law in Effect 🇺🇸

Baghdad Airport Security Staff Flag Concerns | Key UBO Law in Effect 🇺🇸 The fight against corruption continues in 2024 View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  OCCRP is back from the holidays with our first newslette…
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 10:02 AM

Join the fight against corruption before the end of the year!

Join the fight against corruption before the end of the year! View this email in your browser Hello,  Our entire newsroom would like to thank you for being an OCCRP reader. Since our founding in 2007, OCCRP has grown into a globally re…
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 9:02 AM

2023 Was A Big Year For OCCRP. Here’s What We Accomplished.

2023 Was A Big Year For OCCRP. Here’s What We Accomplished. View this email in your browser Dear OCCRP Reader, As we’re on the cusp of entering another tough year, we want to take a moment to thank you for all your continued support i…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
December 28, 2023 at 3:05 PM

🏆 The 2023 Person of the Year in Organized Crime and Corruption is...

🏆 The 2023 Person of the Year in Organized Crime and Corruption is… Every year, we bestow this award on those who've done the most to bolster corruption and the political collusion that accompanies it. View this email in your browser …
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
December 14, 2023 at 8:02 AM

Leaked Docs Reveal Details of an Assassination | OCCRP Hits the Silver Screen

Leaked Docs Reveal Details of an Assassination | OCCRP Hits the Silver Screen The OCCRP newsletter, where you can learn about similarities btw gangs who operate on street corners, corporate boardrooms, and halls of parliament.  View this email in your browser …
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
December 9, 2023 at 5:01 AM

Keeping investigative journalists safe

Keeping investigative journalists safe Corrupt governments and crooks can now acquire sophisticated surveillance tools to target journalists with impunity. View this email in your browser Dear OCCRP Reader, When you investigate power…
  Charles Michio Turner · [email protected]
December 4, 2023 at 7:55 PM

💻 Thursday: OCCRP Founders Discuss Organized Crime and Corruption

💻 Thursday: OCCRP Founders Discuss Organized Crime and Corruption View this email in your browser Hello from the OCCRP newsroom,   Don't forget that you're invited to a live discussion with OCCRP Co-Founders Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu, w…
  OCCRP Team · [email protected]
December 2, 2023 at 4:04 AM

Bring Open Source Research to More Investigative Newsrooms 🔍

Bring Open Source Research to More Investigative Newsrooms 🔍 View this email in your browser Dear Reader,  As the OCCRP network expands, we aren’t just hiring more reporters, but also researchers.  OCCRP has one of the largest open sourc…
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
December 1, 2023 at 3:52 PM

Insights and Trends in Global Crime and Corruption — An OCCRP Discussion

Insights and Trends in Global Crime and Corruption — An OCCRP Discussion View this email in your browser Hello from the OCCRP newsroom,   Shifts in the geopolitical landscape, new financial rules, and technological advancements in the pas…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
November 30, 2023 at 7:43 PM

Who's Your 'Corrupt Person of the Year'? 😈 | More #CyprusConfidential

Who's Your 'Corrupt Person of the Year'? 😈 | More #CyprusConfidential View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  December is nearly here, which means it’s time to prepare for two annual OCCRP traditions beloved by our …
  Filip Medic · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 1:24 PM

Shine a Light on Corruption for #GivingNewsDay

Shine a Light on Corruption for #GivingNewsDay View this email in your browser Dear OCCRP Reader, Corruption thrives in obscurity. That’s why kleptocrats and their corporate enablers spend fortunes to make their financial transactions …
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
November 25, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Fostering a Culture of Investigative Journalism, Everywhere

Fostering a Culture of Investigative Journalism, Everywhere View this email in your browser Dear OCCRP Reader, There are likely fewer than 10,000 investigative journalists working full-time in the world today.  OCCRP is one of the onl…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
November 24, 2023 at 12:32 PM

UN Supports Global Tax Rules; USA Hits Crypto Platform

UN Supports Global Tax Rules; USA Hits Crypto Platform  View this email in your browser THE OCCRP NETWORK 🇳🇱 Follow The Money: Our Dutch partner reveals that nearly 140 members of the European Parliament were caught mi…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) · [email protected]
November 18, 2023 at 12:45 PM

Building the World's Greatest Data Tool for Journalists 💻

Building the World's Greatest Data Tool for Journalists 💻 View this email in your browser Dear Reader, Our investigative data platform, OCCRP Aleph, has grown into one of the largest in the world.  Aleph currently hosts 125 terabytes…
  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project · [email protected]
November 17, 2023 at 4:57 PM

Signs of Foul Play w/ Chelsea FC ⚽ | More #NarcoFiles

Signs of Foul Play w/ Chelsea FC ⚽ | More #NarcoFiles View this email in your browser Greetings From Amsterdam,  Wow. What a month November has been for OCCRP. In the last 17 days, we’ve published three major investigative projects, t…
  The OCCRP Team · [email protected]
November 14, 2023 at 6:04 PM

Thursday: Organized Crime in Latin America, an OCCRP Discussion

Thursday: Organized Crime in Latin America, an OCCRP Discussion View this email in your browser Hello OCCRP Reader,  Don't forget about the next OCCRP Discussion on Thursday. This one will focus on our recent investigative project, "Narc…