Alleged Italian Mobsters Grew Powerful in Toronto. Experts Say Canadian Law Can’t Stop Them.
A fugitive in Italy, Angelo Figliomeni lives free in Canada, where a major organized crime case against him fell apart.
...A fugitive in Italy, Angelo Figliomeni lives free in Canada, where a major organized crime case against him fell apart.
...Fresh off his latest victory against neighboring Armenia, President Ilham Aliyev is sweeping Azerbaijan clean of any organized opposition. As investigative journalists, whistleblowers, and activists languish in jail, Aliyev is brushing off Western criticism — and looking elsewhere for allies.
Mei Lin is a prominent member of Papua New Guinea’s business community, with ties to influential locals. She’s also allegedly a key player in an audacious drug trafficking plot.
After their home outside Gaza City was flattened by Israeli bombardment, Rasha Ibrahim and her family fled south, hoping to seek refuge in neighboring Egypt.
Read more: ‘Only Those With Money Can Leave’: Gazans Pay Thousands to Escape Through Egypt
Guatemala’s Attorney General María Consuelo Porras wins OCCRP’s 2023 Person of the Year award, which singles out those who wreak havoc around the world through organized crime and corruption.
An investigation into a massive alleged money laundering ring in Singapore has highlighted the problem of dirty money flowing into the financial hub. As questions abound about loose financial regulations, a wealthy businessman who is a “person of interest” in the police probe is nowhere to be found.
Read more: As Singapore Police Probe Money Laundering Ring, a Private Equity Entrepreneur Disappears
Employees of Canadian company Biznis Intel allege they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars, and cast doubt on the company’s ability to secure the airport.
Read more: Baghdad Airport’s Employees Flag Concerns Over Security Company
Sanctions have complicated Russia’s effort to secure foreign-made military technology. But when it comes to sourcing the inputs for gunpowder — the explosive powering the army’s relentless artillery fire — Moscow can still rely on two Central Asian neighbors who have ramped up exports of cotton pulp, a key ingredient, since the invasion.
Read more: Central Asian Cotton Powers Russia’s Sanctioned Gunpowder Plants
A glitzy development built on an environmentally sensitive Cypriot coast was partly financed by companies owned by figures connected to the notorious Russian tax fraud.
Read more: Glamorous Cyprus Resort’s Investors Linked to Infamous ‘Magnitsky Affair’
The Turkmen government built a state-of-the-art beauty clinic for $51 million. But just before the opening, it was secretly privatized and sold at a huge discount to a company connected to the president’s family.
An investigation by prosecutors — including testimony from a former minister at the center of several corruption scandals — indicates a loan from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) may have been a key part of the Brazilian construction company’s bribery scheme.
Read more: Central American Development Bank's Role in Guatemala’s Odebrecht Scandal
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