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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

International consortium of investigative centers, media and journalists

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28 results
Jan 26, 2026
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Is trump implicated in Greenland wire fraud

No credible reporting in the provided sources links to a specific crime labeled “ wire fraud”; contemporary coverage documents his public campaign to secure access or influence over Greenland and alle...

Nov 17, 2025
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How has the Maduro regime facilitated drug trafficking in Venezuela?

Allegations and investigations across U.S. agencies, international press and long-form reporting say members of Venezuela’s state apparatus — especially military officers and some senior officials — h...

Dec 2, 2025
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How does the Colombian-Venezuelan border impact drug smuggling activities?

The Colombia–Venezuela border is a major enabler of cocaine transit and related illicit economies because of its length, geography and weak enforcement: U.S. and Venezuelan officials acknowledge the 2...

Dec 2, 2025

Zelenskyy in Pandora files

The Pandora Papers showed that Volodymyr Zelenskyy and close associates were beneficiaries of a network of offshore companies—including a stake in the British Virgin Islands-registered Maltex Multicap...

Dec 2, 2025

What do the Pandora Papers reveal about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offshore holdings?

The Pandora Papers show Volodymyr Zelenskyy and people in his close circle were linked to a web of offshore companies — notably a British Virgin Islands entity, Maltex Multicapital Corp — that held fi...

Dec 19, 2025

What independent geological surveys exist for the Orinoco Mining Arc and what did they find about coltan/tantalum concentrations?

Independent, peer‑reviewed geological surveys that quantify coltan/tantalum concentrations across Venezuela’s Orinoco Mining Arc are scarce; most published figures trace back to Venezuelan government ...

Jan 29, 2026

Greenland resources company manipulation white house

Reporting indicates a with commercial interests in —most prominently and associated consortia—encouraged and then profited from renewed focus on the island’s mineral wealth, while former private-secto...

Nov 16, 2025

How can formation agents facilitate money laundering through shell companies?

Formation agents — also called company formation agents, nominee incorporation services (NIS) or trust and company service providers — can materially ease the creation, concealment and operation of sh...

Jan 29, 2026

Greenland resources company stock manipulation whitehouse

’s public push to “acquire” and his administration’s intense focus on the island’s and critical-mineral potential coincided with sharp rallies in stocks tied to Greenland projects, and reporting shows...

Jan 23, 2026

How have partisan media outlets and social platforms contributed to spreading unverified lists of politicians in international corruption claims?

Partisan media outlets and social platforms have accelerated the circulation of unverified lists tying politicians to international by amplifying partisan frames, exploiting platform mechanics, and co...

Jan 22, 2026

薄熙来

, once a rising star of the and powerful party chief, was removed from office after a scandal that linked his inner circle to the murder of British businessman and exposed within the party; he was lat...

Dec 18, 2025

What evidence has been publicly released linking Venezuelan state actors to organized drug trafficking networks?

Publicly released evidence tying Venezuelan state actors to organized drug trafficking is substantial but heterogeneous: it includes U.S. indictments and criminal charges, leaked investigative documen...

Nov 17, 2025

Have any former U.S. presidents or officials been investigated for selling pardons historically?

Investigations into “selling” presidential pardons have surfaced in U.S. reporting, most notably a Justice Department probe in 2020 of an alleged “bribery-for-pardon” or “bribery conspiracy” in which ...

Feb 3, 2026

What public evidence exists of extremist‑linked federal employees in DHS agencies since 2020?

Public, government-produced reviews and investigative reporting since 2020 document both allegations and confirmed instances of involving people connected to agencies, and they also show DHS acknowled...

Jan 29, 2026

How often does the Justice Department terminate or curtail undercover bribery investigations, and what oversight exists for those decisions?

in 2025–26 significantly narrowed and in many cases curtailed foreign-bribery enforcement, with reporting that roughly half of foreign bribery probes were dropped or deprioritized and advocacy groups ...

Jan 23, 2026

Dubai frauds

has seen a string of high‑profile frauds in recent years spanning residency‑visa rings, sham investments, and cross‑border cyber scams, and impersonation campaigns that target everyday consumers; cour...

Jan 21, 2026

russian asset

The phrase “n asset” can refer either to wealth owned by Russian individuals and entities held abroad or to the large sovereign reserves of that were immobilized after the ; both categories are tracke...

Jan 11, 2026

What public databases and registries do investigative reporters use to trace media funding and beneficial owners?

Investigative reporters stitch together corporate registries, regulatory filings, aggregated databases and leaked datasets to map media funding and beneficial owners, leaning heavily on tools like Ope...

Jan 10, 2026

What disclosures have Deutsche Bank made to investors about political and reputational risks from high-profile clients?

Deutsche Bank tells investors it manages political and reputational risk through formal policies — codes of conduct, a reputational-risk framework, environmental and social due diligence, and enterpri...

Jan 6, 2026

Has Hugo Carvajal provided authenticated testimony or documents to U.S. authorities, and what do official filings show?

Hugo Carvajal has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court and has repeatedly signaled willingness to cooperate with prosecutors, but public, authenticated testimony or formally filed documents from Carva...