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Ukrainian Media Defy Court Ban to Publish Spiked Corruption Probe
Condemning a preemptive court injunction as "prior censorship," Ukrainian newsrooms united to publish a blocked investigation into a top official's inner circle.
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Company Managed by Relative of Dutch ‘Fat King’ Was Raided in Biofuel Fraud Investigation
Legal trouble is brewing for a company managed by Gerrit Bunschoten, the relative of a man convicted in a biofuel fraud case in 2019. Dutch authorities are scrutinizing the company as part of another investigation into an alleged…
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U.K. Prosecutors Freeze $33M London Mansion
The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service has targeted a luxury mansion in London’s exclusive Highgate neighbourhood owned by a China-born man with Cambodian citizenship.
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Sanctions Launderer Zarrab Avoids Prison After Aiding U.S. Prosecutors
A federal judge in New York spared money launderer Reza Zarrab from a prison sentence after he cooperated extensively with U.S. prosecutors in a major sanctions-evasion case.
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Wanted in China with $100M in Properties Frozen in the UK, ‘Mr. X’ is Living in Japan
British prosecutors referred to Su Jiangbo only as “Mr. X” when they announced an asset freeze in March. OCCRP discovered his identity, and found a Chinese arrest warrant for him. Reporters have now found him living in Japan.
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Graft, Gold, and Blackouts: Indonesia Prosecutes Its Own in $278 Million Coal Scandal
After a raid on his home uncovered 74 kilograms of gold and $15 million in cash, former Deputy Attorney General Febrie Adriansyah faces prosecution by his own former agency over a massive coal-procurement scheme linked to widespread power…
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Critics Slam Albania’s Emergency Bailout of Kanye West Concert as a $5 Million Smoke Screen
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…
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Interpol: 5,811 Arrested, $293M Seized in Massive Cyber Crackdown
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.…
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