1+ week, 1+ day ago  (124+ words) A new approach to storytelling, Floodlight Gaming is an initiative of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and the Gabo Foundation, in partnership with Anima Interactive and V-Ventures. "Investigative reporters understand the world of crime and corruption weaved…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1727+ words) Before his appearance in a Drake video, Hamdi Lataj was convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to commit bank burglary. He has also been investigated " but doesn't appear to have been charged " in Canadian organized crime cases. Hamdi Lataj seen in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (525+ words) A sprawling criminal network of trekking agencies, hospitals, and helicopter pilots allegedly fed tourists baking soda to induce illness, siphoning nearly $20 million in fraudulent insurance payouts. Guides secretly fed trekkers baking soda to induce severe illness, only to be "rescued…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (392+ words) The $14.35 million penalty and accompanying transfer bans close a lengthy investigation into millions in off-the-books payments used to lure star players. Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea FC, following a Premier League match against Sunderland AFC on December 19, 2015, held at Stamford…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (542+ words) Amid reports of Russia's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers evading sanctions, maritime data analyzed by iFact shows vessels hiding their movements across the Black Sea before appearing in Georgian waters. The oil tanker Anuket Ruby later changed its name to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (498+ words) U.S. bars travelers from Dominica and Antigua, citing security risks tied to "golden passport" programs. Beginning in January, travelers from Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda will be subject to entry restrictions to the United States under a travel ban announced by…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1760+ words) In Venezuela, a new basketball league is playing games in a stadium that sits directly atop an infamous political prison " a grim juxtaposition that critics say reflects a broader effort to "sportswash" the government's dire human rights record. It's a…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1445+ words) In authoritarian Turkmenistan, even a single airplane trip abroad is out of reach for most citizens. But the country's ruling Berdimuhamedov family, which has held power across two generations, recently added a fifth VIP aircraft to a fleet seemingly reserved…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1561+ words) A Russian-Spanish wine exporter whose family runs a chic tapas bar is under investigation for shipping sanctioned chemicals to Russia, including diethylamine, a chemical involved in the manufacturing of the nerve agent VX. Reporters found she also owns a chemical company…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (242+ words) Amid a soaring cost-of-living crisis, tighter EU import restrictions, and the spread of animal disease in Europe, the U.K. faces the risk of a major disease outbreak from a surge in illegal meat smuggling, all in the absence of direct oversight…...