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Top Crypto Scammers Managed to Sell Dubai Properties After Being Charged

So-called CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova and her security adviser, Frank Schneider, liquidated Dubai assets despite being charged in the U.S. for their alleged roles in a $4bn fraud. ...

15 May 2024

Kevin G. Hall (OCCRP), Graham Stack (OCCRP), Luc Caregari (Reporter.lu), Axel Gordh Humlesjö (SVT), Carina Huppertz (paper trail media)

Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE

As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many contractors were accused of skimming reconstruction funds. Today, ...

14 May 2024

Jessica Purkiss (Lighthouse Reports), Fahim Abed (Lighthouse Reports), Kevin G. Hall (OCCRP), and Andreas Cosma (OCCRP)

Family of Ilham Aliyev’s Security Chief Owns Vast Property Holdings in the United Kingdom

As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Baylar Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. Reporters found that his family owns three ...

12 May 2024

Kelly Bloss (OCCRP), Olga Loginova (Vlast), Fatima Karimova (Mikroskop Media), Aidan Iusubova (iFact) and Nana Bregadze (iFact)

On World Press Freedom Day, OCCRP Presses for Release of Partners

Journalists connected to anti-corruption outlet Temirov Live remain in jail and under house arrest.

Kyrgyzstan authorities should drop charges against 11 ...

Independent Media Under Attack in Kyrgyzstan as Court Shuts Down OCCRP

Amid a widening crackdown on the free press in Kyrgyzstan, a local court on Friday ordered OCCRP’s local member ...

DIY: The New Amphetamine Trade

By Mujtaba Ali

Last summer, when UK police raided an industrial building in the picturesque market town of Newton-le-Willows, about 20 ...

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Cyprus at Center of Sanctioned Afghan Politician’s International Business Empire

A lawsuit against the U.S. government by two former Afghan parliamentarians reveals they continue to hold Cyprus passports –– despite ...

Austrian Mystery Villas Owned by Former Romantic Partner of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Eduard Khudainatov

Four luxurious properties were purchased by Khudainatov’s longtime partner for a total of 26 million euros.

Eduard Khudainatov. (Photo: World Economic ...

Rare Elephants’ Survival Roulette on Kenya-Tanzania Border

Roaming in his natural habitat, Gilgil crossed from Kenya into Tanzania, and paid for it with his life.

A herd of ...

From Our Member Centers

Dangerous Judicial Ruling Against OCCRP Member Center in North...

November 10, 2023 - A civil court in Skopje, North Macedonia has ruled against OCCRP ...

iStories: Top Russian FSB Official Has Multiple Underworld Ties

Sergei Korolev, who was appointed to a key FSB position earlier this year by President ...

Asset Declarations of Kyrgyz Officials Increasingly Useless as Anti-Corruption...

Kyrgyzstan is the only Central Asian country that publishes its officials’ asset declarations. But the ...

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Singapore Money Laundering Suspects Invested Huge Sums in Dubai Property

Three people arrested in a raid on an alleged money laundering ring in Singapore invested over $30 million in Dubai real estate, leaked data reveals. One of the suspects, who was wanted in China at the time, was behind a property broker that became a major sales agent for the city’s largest real estate developer, part-owned by Dubai’s ruler.

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Cyprus at Center of Sanctioned Afghan Politician’s International Business Empire

A lawsuit against the U.S. government by two former Afghan parliamentarians reveals they continue to hold Cyprus passports –– despite advice to authorities to review their citizenship.

The town of Ayia Napa, on Cyprus’ southeast coast where Ajmal Rahmani bought a beachfront villa in 2014. (Photo: Dmitrii Melnikov/Alamy Stock Photo)

Top Crypto Scammers Managed to Sell Dubai Properties After Being Charged

So-called CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova and her security adviser, Frank Schneider, liquidated Dubai assets despite being charged in the U.S. for their alleged roles in a $4bn fraud. The whereabouts of both is unknown.

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Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE

As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many contractors were accused of skimming reconstruction funds. Today, some of them own luxury properties in Dubai.

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Dubai Unlocked

A global investigation into Dubai property ownership.

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What Is 'Dubai Unlocked'? Everything You Need To Know

Frequently asked questions about the global investigation into Dubai property ownership.

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Family of Ilham Aliyev’s Security Chief Owns Vast Property Holdings in the United Kingdom

As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Baylar Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. Reporters found that his family owns three posh mansions all on one street in north London — and much more.

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Azerbaijan Has Been Selling Electricity to Georgia Through Secretive Offshores. Here’s Who’s Behind Them.

Even as Sulkhan Papashvili, one of Georgia’s richest businessmen, bought electricity from Azerbaijan’s state energy company, the family members of its leaders entered into business dealings with him on the side.

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Austrian Mystery Villas Owned by Former Romantic Partner of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Eduard Khudainatov

Four luxurious properties were purchased by Khudainatov’s longtime partner for a total of 26 million euros.

Eduard Khudainatov. (Photo: World Economic Forum, swiss-image.ch/Photo by Moritz Hager)

Philip Morris Enters Egypt Market Following Disputed Tender

Swiss tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) obtained a stake in a company that won a disputed license to make and market cigarettes in Egypt, one of the world’s most desirable tobacco markets. The company’s full ownership details are not public, but one of PMI’s fellow shareholders is a PMI distributor.

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Singapore Money Laundering Suspects Invested Huge Sums in Dubai Property

Italian Authorities Bust VAT Fraud Ring

Human Rights Watch Urges Iran to Release Rapper Toomaj Salehi

Bribery Rocks Russian Defense Ministry, Senior Officials Detained

On World Press Freedom Day, OCCRP Presses for Release of Partners in Kyrgyzstan

THE SCOOP | Cyprus at Center of Sanctioned Afghan Politician’s International Business Empire

Top Crypto Scammers Managed to Sell Dubai Properties After Being Charged

Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE

Dubai Unlocked

What Is 'Dubai Unlocked'? Everything You Need To Know

Family of Ilham Aliyev’s Security Chief Owns Vast Property Holdings in the United Kingdom

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