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We are a network of journalists exposing crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account. Our journalism has so far helped return $10+ billion to the public sphere and led to 700+ arrests, indictments, and sentences.
We are a network of journalists exposing crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account. Our journalism has so far helped return $10+ billion to the public sphere and led to 700+ arrests, indictments, and sentences.
We are a network of journalists exposing crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account. Our journalism has so far helped return $10+ billion to the public sphere and led to 700+ arrests, indictments, and sentences.
JUST OUT: 🔴 A 'European' Password Manager’s Russian Origins
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Ukrainian Media Defy Court Ban to Publish Spiked Corruption Probe
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Company Managed by Relative of Dutch ‘Fat King’ Was Raided in Biofuel Fraud Investigation
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European Password Manager Shares Origins and Updates with State-Certified Russian Firm
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Piece by Piece: Iraq Seizes More Gold and Cash in Relentless Oil Graft Probe
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The co-founder of an Israeli cyber-intelligence company that developed the powerful Pegasus spyware entered Panama in December 2013 using an Israeli diplomatic passport, migration records obtained by journalists show.
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Hitmen Name Former Minister and Chief of Staff in Daphne Caruana Galizia Murder
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U.K. Prosecutors Freeze $33M London Mansion
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Nepal Court Jails Ex-Ministers in Refugee Fraud Case
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🇮🇷 NEW: An Iranian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. this week for allegedly financing a massive oil-smuggling network owns 25 million British pounds ($33.46 million) in luxury London real estate. Read OCCRP's news exclusive: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/sanctioned-alleged-iranian-oil-network-financier-behind-ps25m-in-luxury-london-real-estate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=manual&utm_content=links
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Sanctioned Alleged Iranian Oil Network “Financier” Behind £25M in Luxury London Real Estate
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Wanted in China with $100M in Properties Frozen in the UK, ‘Mr. X’ is Living in Japan
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Sanctions Launderer Zarrabi Avoids Prison After Aiding U.S. Prosecutors
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Spies, Malware, and Blackouts: EU Blames Secret FSB Unit for Decade of Cyber Sabotage
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U.S. Man Extradited for Smuggling Drugs Through Subterranean Border Railway
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Graft, Gold, and Blackouts: Indonesia Prosecutes Its Own in $278 Million Coal Scandal
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Scam Empire has won two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (@SPJ) at the 2025 Sigma Delta Chi Awards.
The collaboration between OCCRP, SVT, and more than 30 media partners won the Foreign Correspondence and Digital Video categories.
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JUST OUT: 🔴 Mercenaries and Veterans: The Men Watching Over Moscow's 'Shadow Fleet'
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Russian Woman Convicted of Lying About Spy Ties, Stalking Agent Gets Prison Time
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Lebanon Releases ‘Captagon King’ After Seven-Year Sentence
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We are a network of journalists exposing crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account. Our journalism has so far helped return $10+ billion to the public sphere and led to 700+ arrests, indictments, and sentences.
We are a network of journalists exposing crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account. Our journalism has so far helped return $10+ billion to the public sphere and led to 700+ arrests, indictments, and sentences.
Russia has been quietly embedding military veterans and former mercenaries aboard its sanctioned oil tankers — not as sailors, but as watchmen tasked with keeping foreign crews in line and ships on course past European authorities.
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London Council Reclaims Social Housing Flat Kept by Sierra Leone’s First Lady
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Our latest “Inside Job” feature spotlights Fabienne Meijer, OCCRP's Head of Journalism Product and one of Editor & Publisher Magazine's 'Tomorrow's News Trailblazers,' where she discusses audience-first journalism, innovation in media, and what drives her work.
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Cambodia Deports 156 Chinese Nationals over Cyber Fraud
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OCCRP Co-Founders Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu have been named recipients of the 2026 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Guardian Award.
“OCCRP has evolved into one of the world’s most influential investigative media organizations,” writes Crystal Zuzek in Fraud Magazine.
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We are a network of journalists exposing crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account. Our journalism has so far helped return $10+ billion to the public sphere and led to 700+ arrests, indictments, and sentences.
OCCRP Co-Founders Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu have been named recipients of the 2026 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Guardian Award.
The honor recognizes journalists whose determination, perseverance, and commitment to the truth have contributed significantly to the fight against fraud.
Read more about the award here: https://www.fraudconferencenews.com/home/2026-guardian-award-drew-sullivan-and-paul-radu
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Cyprus to Auction Off Fugitive Jho Low's Luxury Seaside Villa
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Nearly 300 Sri Lankan Buddhist monks have been accused of child abuse over the last three years, according to data from the country’s child protection agency that was requested by OCCRP.
Journalist Saroj Pathirana unpacks the reaction in Sri Lanka:
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EU Plans Massive 21st Sanctions Package to Target Russian Banks and Crypto
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Up to 15 Years in Prison Sought for Azerbaijani Journalists in Deepening Crackdown
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Alumina Exports to Russia Not Included in the EU’s 21st Sanctions Package
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🇷🇺NEW: Dozens of men with security backgrounds have been quietly sailing alongside the standard crews on the tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil. Now, reporters speak to some of these "watchmen" firsthand to learn about their roles on board: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/eyes-on-the-crew-the-russian-watchmen-aboard-moscows-sanctioned-shadow-fleet-tankers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=manual&utm_content=links
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European Prosecutors Seize Assets in Italian Subsidy Fraud Probe
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Egyptian Tycoon Detained in Organized Crime Probe
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Servers in Moldova Hosted Darknet Crime Market, Authorities Say
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Georgia Detains Police Officers Over 2024 Protest Violence
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Pressure in European Parliament Mounts to Halt Irish Refinery's Exports to Russian Arms Makers
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Newly discovered documents by investigative outlet Schemes reveal that a Kremlin-backed foundation secretly financed and shaped the promotional campaign behind Ukraine’s controversial 2012 language law.
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The European Union has imposed direct restrictions on the Central Asian nation for the first time, accusing it of serving as a conduit for technology used in Russian missiles and drones.
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Romania’s Top Judge Cleared Man Linked to Family Deal