OCCRP Investigations

The OCCRP Investigations category features in-depth reports on global corruption, organized crime, and financial misconduct. Explore groundbreaking investigations that expose hidden networks, illicit operations, and money laundering schemes across borders. Our reports, backed by trusted sources and rigorous journalism, aim to hold the powerful accountable and uncover the truth behind the world’s most complex criminal enterprises

Georgia

Aug 09, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Family of Georgian Oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili Has Unreported Real Estate in Russia

Ivanishvili also appears to retain a Russian company through an offshore structure, despite promising to divest from Russia.

Alex Johnson

Russia

Aug 08, 2024Sep 24, 2024

A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions

Belarus’ state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions by the regime of strongman Alexander Lukashenko to help move the mineral through the Port of St Petersburg?

Alex Johnson

Russia

Jul 31, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department

As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides.

Alex Johnson

Dubai

Jun 25, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Anti-Money Laundering Body Pledges to Probe OCCRP Findings on UAE

An international anti-money laundering body that took the United Arab Emirates off its “gray list” will review findings from a recent investigation by OCCRP and media partners, which revealed that convicted criminals, fugitives, and sanctioned individuals own property in Dubai.

Alex Johnson

Dubai

Jun 14, 2024Sep 24, 2024

German Prosecutors Terminate Probe Into Former Afghan Politician’s Properties

German prosecutors have dropped their investigation into real estate deals by Ajmal Rahmani, a former Afghan politician who says the decision strengthens his lawsuit against the U.S. government, which sanctioned him for alleged corruption.

Alex Johnson

Dubai

May 30, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Dubai Revelations Prompt Questions From EU Parliamentarians

European parliamentarians are questioning whether the United Arab Emirates should have been taken off the “gray list” of countries at risk of money laundering and terrorist financing, following revelations that Dubai property owners include a host of dubious characters like drug lords and sanctioned businessmen.

Alex Johnson

Europe

May 29, 2024Nov 16, 2024

Fishing Boats and Cargo Ships: How Colombian Cocaine Travels the World

Official statistics on busts of drug shipments originating in Colombia — the world’s largest cocaine producer by far — are scattershot and hard to find. A leak of prosecutor’s office documents helped reporters fill in some gaps.

James Peterson

Dubai

May 27, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Mysterious Wealth: Tajikistan PM’s Wife Bought Luxury Dubai Properties

Tajikistan’s prime minister and his wife did not respond to questions about how she was able to afford substantial real estate holdings in their home country, and in the United Arab Emirates.

Alex Johnson

Dubai

May 16, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Singapore Money Laundering Suspects Invested Huge Sums in Dubai Property

Three people arrested in a raid on an alleged money laundering ring in Singapore invested over $30 million in Dubai real estate, leaked data reveals. One of the suspects, who was wanted in China at the time, was behind a property broker that became a major sales agent for the city’s largest real estate developer, part-owned by Dubai’s ruler.

Alex Johnson

Dubai

May 15, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Top Crypto Scammers Managed to Sell Dubai Properties After Being Charged

So-called CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova and her security adviser, Frank Schneider, liquidated Dubai assets despite being charged in the U.S. for their alleged roles in a $4bn fraud. The whereabouts of both is unknown.

Alex Johnson