Prime Minister Edi Rama is under fire for deploying $4.9 million from state reserves to bankroll the controversial rapper's Tirana performance—a move critics label a "bread and circus" plot to drown out weeks of fierce anti-corruption protests over a Jared Kushner-linked resort.
Two Ukrainians stand accused of silencing the prime suspect in the attempted assassination of a sanctioned Ukrainian businessman.
A drainage-pit discovery pushes total asset seizures from former Deputy Oil Minister Adnan al-Jumaili past $120 million, exposing what lawmakers call a highly coordinated, systemic kickback network.
A drainage-pit discovery pushes total asset seizures from former Deputy Oil Minister Adnan al-Jumaili past $120 million, exposing what lawmakers call a highly coordinated, systemic kickback network.
Following a joint OCCRP and Schemes investigation, Ukrainian authorities have issued formal notices of suspicion against a Russian prison medic and his enforcer, accusing them of weaponizing disease, sexual violence, and systemic torture against Ukrainian captives.
Authorities across seven countries have rescued three children and arrested 28 people in a Europol-coordinated operation targeting child sexual exploitation. Led by Norway, the investigation ran from late May to mid-June and involved law enforcement in Canada, Czechia, Germany, Norway,…
An international anti-fraud operation coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrest of 5,811 individuals and the interception of $293 million in illicit assets, the international police agency announced Thursday. The operation, which spanned 97 countries between Jan. 15 and…
The European Parliament backed a non-binding call to ban alumina exports to Russia, increasing pressure on Ireland and the EU after a collaborative OCCRP investigation linked an Irish refinery’s supply chain to Russian arms manufacturers.
The influential tycoon and opposition leader faces two months in pre-trial detention over a multimillion-dollar Armenian-Iranian trade scheme, while a separate illegal hunting probe left one of his exotic pets dead.
A Chinese court has sentenced a former senior official to death for accepting more than 2.21 billion yuan ($325 million) in bribes over a 30-year period, according to a statement from the Changzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu province. The…