Money Trail from Daphne Murder Probe Stretches to China
An investigation into the killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
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An investigation into the killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Engen Tham, Jacob Borg, Christoph Giesen, Stephen Grey Reuters Mar 2021 30min Permalink
With Deutsche Bank’s help, an oligarch’s buying spree trails ruin across the US heartland.
The inside story of the president and Deutsche Bank, his lender of last resort.
David Enrich New York Times Magazine Feb 2020 30min Permalink
Known abroad primarily for its stunning Pacific Coast setting and athletic lifestyle, the city [Vancouver] has since become one of the world’s largest sluices for questionable funds moving from Asia into Western economies.
Matthew Campbell, Natalie Obiko Pearson Bloomberg Businessweek Oct 2018 20min Permalink
At Inhotim, Bernardo Paz commissioned the Jurassic Park of contemporary art. Then the Brazilian government started investigating him.
Alex Cuadros Bloomberg Jun 2018 20min Permalink
When a wealthy businessman set out to divorce his wife, their fortune vanished. The quest to find it would reveal the depths of an offshore financial system bigger than the U.S. economy.
Nicholas Confessore New York Times Magazine Nov 2016 35min Permalink
How the Robin Hood of gamblers got ensnared in a money laundering scheme led by former football players.
David Amsden Rolling Stone Nov 2016 30min Permalink
How a retired Swiss banker ended up behind bars in Thailand for uncovering a scheme that included the Malaysian prime minister and billions of in laundered money that was spent on everything from parties with Paris Hilton to backing for The Wolf of Wall Street.
Randeep Ramesh The Guardian Jul 2016 25min Permalink
Part 1 of “The Mastermind,” a serialized investigation of Paul Le Roux, who went from brilliant programmer to vicious cartel boss to highly protected U.S. government asset.
Evan Ratliff The Atavist Magazine Mar 2016 Permalink
The story of a lawyer-turned-money launderer, stolen evidence, and a bunch of comics selling at outrageously high prices at auction. And Mussolini.
Russell Brandom, Colin Lecher The Verge Jul 2015 15min Permalink
How New York real estate became the new Swiss bank account.
Andrew Rice New York Jun 2014 25min Permalink
How the heir to a horse racing empire became an informant on the Zetas cartel as they pushed their money laundering operations into the lucrative quarter horse trade.
Melissa Del Bosque, Jazmine Ulloa Texas Observer Aug 2013 20min Permalink
In November 1985, a woman who appeared to be a homeless drifter staked out the offices of 80-year-old banker Nicholas Deak, waited until he returned from lunch, then executed Deak and his secretary. As police wrestled her to the floor, she said “Don’t hurt me. He told me I could carry the gun.”
Mark Ames, Alexander Zaitchik Salon Dec 2012 25min Permalink
The decades-long saga of Miami’s Take Once Cocktail Lounge, where you might get shot, your money will definitely be laundered, and everybody will know your name.
Gus Garcia-Roberts The Miami New Times Feb 2011 20min Permalink
In 2006, seven men stole £53m. Six were caught, but more than half the money remains at large. On modern money laundering best practices.
Sam Kinght The Financial Times Feb 2011 15min Permalink
A reporter heads to Nauru, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, to track down the hub of a worldwide money-laundering operation—a shack filled with computers, air-conditioners, and little else.
Jack Hitt New York Times Magazine Dec 2000 20min Permalink