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  John Prendergast and The Sentry and Enough teams · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 9:52 PM

FWD: Double Your Gift by Midnight Tonight!

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, I wanted to make sure you saw my note below. The work we do at The Sentry is critical, now more than ever, in the global fight to stop corruption and human rights abuses. It is almost midnig…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry and Enough teams · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 1:23 PM

Double Your Gift by Midnight Tonight!

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, If you dig into the real causes of wars, mass atrocities, and other human rights abuses, what you will find, again and again, is grand corruption and unc…
  Debra LaPrevotte, The Sentry · [email protected]
December 29, 2022 at 4:17 PM

Match Your Gift Today, Help The Sentry Shine a Spotlight on Corruption

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, As a senior investigator at The Sentry and a former special agent with the FBI’s International Corruption Unit, I have dedicated more than three decades …
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
December 26, 2022 at 2:28 PM

Invest in Impact and Double Your Gift

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, A group of generous donors has agreed to MATCH EVERY DONATION The Sentry receives, from today until the end of the year. That means that by giving a gift…
  Brian Adeba, The Sentry · [email protected]
December 20, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Your Gift Helps The Sentry Foster Partnerships to Fight Corruption

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, The Sentry relies on strong partnerships with civil society, government, and the private sector to advance its mission. Through data sharing, investigati…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry and Enough teams · [email protected]
December 15, 2022 at 6:19 PM

Mining for copper, undermining the law

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Ivanhoe Mines, a Canadian mining company, appears to have struck it rich in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Pull back the curtain on its success …
  Justyna Gudzowska, The Sentry · [email protected]
December 9, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Join The Sentry in the Global Fight Against Corruption

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Corruption, theft, and tax evasion cost developing countries more than a trillion dollars every year. Just imagine what the world could look like if thos…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry and Enough teams · [email protected]
December 7, 2022 at 4:28 PM

Report: A Look Inside South Sudan's National Security Service

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, State capture and repression—this is the strategy employed by South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS). A highly militarized agency operating under …
  John Prendergast · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 1:44 PM

Give Back to Support Peace on #GivingTuesday

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Today, people everywhere are coming together in a worldwide grassroots movement by participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving back. Workin…
  The Sentry · [email protected]
November 23, 2022 at 2:14 PM

Join Us Next Week and Support #GivingTuesday

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Giving Tuesday was created ten years ago as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movemen…
  Michelle Kendler-Krestch, The Sentry · [email protected]
November 17, 2022 at 8:40 PM

[Dec 1] Join us and Castellum.AI for an event on compliance screening

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, At The Sentry, we strive to ensure that our investigations result in real, positive impact. That’s why earlier today we announced a partnership with Cast…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry and Enough teams · [email protected]
October 5, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Report: How a Billion-Dollar Credit Scam Robbed South Sudan of Fuel, Food, and Medicine

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, A billion dollars can buy a lot of things—fuel, food, medicine. That’s exactly what it was supposed to do in South Sudan when the government reached a bi…
  Justyna Gudzowska, The Sentry · [email protected]
September 21, 2022 at 6:08 PM

Going After the Enablers

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Securing corrupt deals, stealing from state coffers, funneling illicit funds through shell companies—these are the types of activities that our investiga…
  Ian Schwab, The Sentry · [email protected]
August 2, 2022 at 6:06 PM

"Turning Off Congo's Looting Machine"

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Marion Kaplan / Alamy Stock Photo Dear Supporter, Decade after decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s abundance of natural resources has drawn in foreign government…
  Justyna Gudzowska, The Sentry · [email protected]
July 18, 2022 at 5:40 PM

The Sentry's Congressional Testimony on the DRC

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project “What is needed most to overcome the obstacles on child labor and mining corruption in the DRC is leadership, from corporations that use cobalt, from the DRC government,…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 4:23 PM

South Sudan and beyond: Who is harmed by illicit finance

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, US Representative James McGovern and I have gone to jail together twice for civil disobedience actions related to the genocide in Darfur, but we’re now d…
  Brad Brooks-Rubin, The Sentry · [email protected]
June 3, 2022 at 4:14 PM

Congolese mining in the spotlight

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with its abundance of natural resources vital to promising green technologies, holds the key to many of the world…
  Justyna Gudzowska, The Sentry · [email protected]
April 28, 2022 at 4:59 PM

New Reporting Requirements Can Open Up Challenging Environments

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, In recent months, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has received extensive attention from the Biden Administration. Multiple senior officials have v…
  J.R. Mailey, The Sentry · [email protected]
April 8, 2022 at 6:16 PM

How The Wagner Group May Help Russia Evade Sanctions

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, As more and more sanctions are placed on Russia, it’s important to take a closer look at how the Kremlin might have planned for this very moment. The Sen…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
March 23, 2022 at 4:35 PM

Report: Zimbabwe's Command Agriculture and Kudakwashe Tagwirei Under the Microscope

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Today The Sentry launched its second report on Zimbabwe, “Legal Tender? The Role of Sakunda and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in Command Agriculture.” Th…
  Justyna Gudzowska, The Sentry · [email protected]
March 2, 2022 at 9:27 PM

Why Sanctions Can Work

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, We’ve all been hearing a lot about sanctions in the news this past week. As public opinion has shifted from skepticism about sanctions to a chorus of com…
  Brad Brooks-Rubin, The Sentry · [email protected]
February 4, 2022 at 6:37 PM

23 organizations applaud FinCEN on proposed beneficial ownership rule

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Today, The Sentry led an effort with a coalition of 22 other international human rights and transparency organizations in submitting a letter applauding …
  Don Cheadle · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 7:17 PM

FWD: Double Your Gift by Midnight Tonight!

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, I wanted to make sure you saw John's note below. John and I have been working closely together since 2004 at the Enough Project and, over the past 5 years, at The Sentry. The work they are d…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry and Enough teams · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 1:18 PM

Double Your Gift by Midnight Tonight!

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Just as 2021 has been a confounding and challenging year for the world, so it has been for our work at The Sentry. But after an exhaustive effort by our …
  J.R. Mailey, The Sentry · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Match Your Gift Today, Help The Sentry Shine a Spotlight on Corruption

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Earlier this year, our investigative team participated in a project called Congo Hold-up, which brought together media and investigative organizations f…
  Nathalia Dukhan, The Sentry · [email protected]
December 26, 2021 at 3:16 PM

How The Sentry Stops Corporations Profiting From War Crimes

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, This year, The Sentry exposed a shocking scandal in which a subsidiary of Castel Group, a multibillion-dollar food and beverage conglomerate, funded and …
  Justyna Gudzowska, The Sentry · [email protected]
December 20, 2021 at 4:36 PM

Your Gift Helps The Sentry Hold International Enablers of Corruption to Account

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, This morning, in the spirit of the year-end holidays, I want to take a moment to acknowledge that The Sentry would not be able to do what it does without…
  Brian Adeba The Sentry · [email protected]
December 9, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Join The Sentry in the Global Fight Against Corruption

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Today we celebrate International Anti-Corruption Day, a day on which everyone—the public, media, the private sector, government officials, and states—com…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry and Enough teams · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 3:11 PM

Give Back to Support Peace on #GivingTuesday

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Today, people everywhere are coming together in a worldwide grassroots movement by participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving back. Workin…
  John Dell'Osso, The Sentry · [email protected]
November 29, 2021 at 4:02 PM

State Capture and Bribery in Congo-China Deal of the Century

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Today, The Sentry released “The Backchannel: State Capture and Bribery in Congo’s Deal of the Century.” This landmark investigation reveals the dirty tri…
  The Sentry and Enough Project Teams · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 3:24 PM

Join Us Next Week and Support #GivingTuesday

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movement that…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
November 19, 2021 at 5:56 PM

Congo Hold-up: Biggest-Ever Financial Leak in Africa

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, A bank controlled by the president’s family. Over a hundred million embezzled from public funds. Webs of shell companies. Money laundering. Cash stashed …
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
November 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM

A Strategy for Revitalizing Sudan's Democratic Transition

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Sudan’s October 25 coup has been not only destabilizing for the country’s politics and economy, but it also puts a spotlight on the warped incentive stru…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
October 14, 2021 at 5:28 PM

Sanctioned South Sudanese Businessmen Are Skirting US Sanctions

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, In South Sudan, a new Sentry investigation has uncovered over $4 billion in government contracts awarded to companies that appear to be controlled by US…
  Justyna Gudzwoska, The Sentry · [email protected]
October 7, 2021 at 4:27 PM

Sudan must prioritize banking reforms

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, For decades, Sudan—while under the rule of former dictator Omar al-Bashir—suffered from economic mismanagement and corruption. Since the overthrow of the…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
August 18, 2021 at 3:21 PM

Prioritizing profits over people in the Central African Republic

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Today we published our latest investigative report revealing how a subsidiary of a multinational conglomerate operating in the Central African Republic (…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
July 1, 2021 at 6:54 PM

Sentry investigation into Zimbabwean Tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Over the next year, The Sentry will be expanding its work to tackle violent kleptocracy beyond East and Central Africa. Today, we are publishing the fir…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
June 16, 2021 at 2:03 PM

A deadly presence in the Central African Republic

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Over the last several months, The Sentry has been working closely with CNN on an investigation into mass atrocities committed in the Central African Repu…
  Ian Schwab, The Sentry · [email protected]
May 28, 2021 at 1:45 PM

VIDEO: John Prendergast's Congressional Testimony

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, This week, Sentry Co-Founder John Prendergast testified before the US House Foreign Affairs Committee as part of Congress' efforts to improve US sanctio…
  The Sentry · [email protected]
May 24, 2021 at 5:12 PM

Tomorrow: The Impact of Sanctions in Africa

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Congressional Hearing "The Impact of Sanctions in Africa" Tuesday, May 25 2:30pm EDT Click here to watch the hearing live tomorrow at 2:30pm Tomorrow, The Sentry's Co-Fo…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry's Sudan team · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 6:47 PM

Sudan Struggles to Control Its Parastatals

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, It has been over two years since the overthrow of Sudan’s longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir, and the transition to a civilian-led government remains unde…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 8:09 PM

Progress in the global fight against corruption

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, At The Sentry, we’re working hard to make sure that those benefiting from violence are shut out of the international financial system. This week, I’m exc…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
April 20, 2021 at 2:53 PM

Report: South Sudan is a safe haven for a one-time fugitive

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, In The Sentry’s latest report, we tell the story of Ali Khalil Myree. A one-time fugitive with suspected ties to Hezbollah, Myree fled from justice, foun…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 2:35 PM

Using Financial Pressures to Combat Kleptocracy in Africa

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, President Joe Biden has committed to leading the fight against corruption and illicit financial flows. Add to that the sweeping new transparency reforms…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Briefing: Sudan Moves to Undercut Its Black Market Economy

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, In late February, Sudan eliminated its defective exchange rate system, taking an important step toward improving its economic standing. Since the 2019 o…
  Megha Swamy, The Sentry · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 8:05 PM

Tomorrow: The Sentry's GloMag testimony

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act established the authority for the US government to implement economic sanctions and visa bans on a g…
  Brad Brooks-Rubin, The Sentry · [email protected]
March 22, 2021 at 5:47 PM

Spotlight on Kenya's role in corruption

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, As we know, corruption doesn’t take place within neat boundaries. Instances of corruption in one country often rely on facilitation from other nations or…
  Sasha Lezhnev, The Sentry · [email protected]
March 11, 2021 at 5:25 PM

In Key Victory Against Corruption, US Revokes Dan Gertler's License

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, In a key victory for the fight against corruption, the US government on Monday revoked the license issued to mining tycoon Dan Gertler, restoring sanctio…
  John Prendergast and The Sentry team · [email protected]
February 22, 2021 at 4:24 PM

A roadmap to a conflict-free gold trade

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, Companies that use gold in their products—from jewelers to automakers—are increasingly at risk of purchasing gold that is linked to violent conflict in …
  Ian Schwab, The Sentry · [email protected]
February 15, 2021 at 8:42 PM

How the Biden administration can advance peace in South Sudan

Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Enough Project Dear Supporter, It’s been two years since South Sudan’s peace deal was signed, and yet peace within the country remains elusive. Stalling tactics from leaders, intermitt…