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Timber Giant Accused of Forging Environmental Records to Hide Toxic Emissions
Romanian prosecutors have charged two subsidiaries of global timber giant Kronospan with venting hazardous gases into urban areas and systematically manipulating air sample data to cover up illegal pollution spikes.
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Ousted Bangladesh PM's Daughter Steps Down as WHO Regional Chief after Fraud Probe
Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina, has resigned as the WHO’s Southeast Asia regional director after an extended internal investigation into alleged financial fraud and academic misrepresentation left her unpaid, mentally exhausted, and financially drained.
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Former Swiss Banker Handed Suspended Two-Year Sentence for Corruption
Swiss federal court found the former head of the Swiss Bankers Association guilty of paying 82.3 million Swiss francs to a senior Kuwaiti official between 2000 and 2012.
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Lack of Oversight Fuels Power Sector Corruption, Iraqi Lawmaker Says
A senior lawmaker revealed plans for pre-approval contract oversight after court convictions exposed widespread bribery and illicit enrichment in public electricity deals.
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Bosnian Police Intercept 96 Migrants, Identify Two Suspected Smugglers
Bosnia and Herzegovina's border police prevented 96 people from illegally crossing the country's border, the agency said in a statement Thursday.The smuggling attempts were thwarted in two separate operations Wednesday in the town of Bistrica. During the afternoon,…
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Ukraine Presidential Chief Responds to Alleged Laundering Role
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, has responded for the first time to recordings that appear to implicate him in an alleged scheme to launder $3.3 million for a former minister’s bail, saying the courts should…
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Businessman Acquitted of Commissioning Murder of Maltese Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Businessman Yorgen Fenech, heir to one of Malta's largest business empires, has been found not guilty on charges of complicity and criminal association in the 2017 assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
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Uganda Arrests 16 in Alleged $4M Fake Gold Scam
Ugandan police have arrested 16 people, including four police officers, for their alleged involvement in a fake gold scam that defrauded a Dubai businessman of $4 million, the Uganda Police Force stated.The suspects operated under the company name…
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Q&A: What Has Emerged From the Trial of a Businessman Charged in the Murder of a Maltese Journalist?
Yorgen Fenech pleaded not guilty to charges of complicity and criminal association in the 2017 assassination of leading Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. After two months of testimony, the verdict in his trial is expected any day.…
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Crypto giant Tether promised careful vetting. Some early customers were later implicated in financial crimes.
Financial records obtained by ICIJ show that they included individuals later accused of or sanctioned for money laundering and other financial crimes.
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