Fueling frustration for Sierra Leone parliamentarians, fugitive Dutch trafficker Joseph Leijdekkers allegedly masterminded a 30-ton cocaine shipment from his West African hideout, Spanish authorities told OCCRP. Leijdekkers has not been charged in the case.
Just days before the opening match, cybersecurity experts and the F.B.I. are warning fans about a sophisticated wave of fake websites, malicious betting apps, and data-stealing traps.
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency detained Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Affairs Silmy Karim and seven other officials on Thursday over allegations of extortion and accepting illicit gratuities. According to the national news agency Antara, Karim was held after more than…
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from the rest of his prison sentence after receiving a royal pardon, ending his parole months before it was due to expire in September. Thaksin, one of Thailand’s most…
The detention of a deputy oil minister marks a dramatic escalation in Iraq’s new anti-corruption purge, signaling a crackdown on graft within the country’s most vital economic sector.
After money tied to a notorious Russian tax fraud slipped into Armenia's financial system unnoticed by regulators, the victim is stepping in to demand an immediate asset freeze.
OCCRP has obtained corporate documents for 31 companies registered in Azerbaijan, which have managed the safety aspects of “shadow fleet” tankers that avoid sanctions in order to trade in Russian oil and other petroleum products.
Wilmer Chavarría, the presumed leader of the Los Lobos syndicate, claims the Ecuadorian government wants him silenced because he claims the president is tied to drug trafficking and political murder.
A widening property-fraud investigation into a $4 billion luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner has led Albanian authorities to freeze developer assets, compounding pressure from public protests and international critics.
Romania’s top military commander, Gen. Gheorghiță Vlad, is under investigation by national anti-corruption authorities for his alleged role in manipulating state-funded university admissions. The National Anticorruption Directorate announced Tuesday that General Vlad is formally accused of "complicity in usurpation of…