OCCRP Investigations - THE COMPROMAT

Dubai

May 15, 2024Sep 25, 2024

Cyprus at Center of Sanctioned Afghan Politician’s International Business Empire

A lawsuit against the U.S. government by two former Afghan parliamentarians reveals they continue to hold Cyprus passports –– despite advice to authorities to review their citizenship.

Alex Johnson

Dubai

May 14, 2024Sep 24, 2024

What Is 'Dubai Unlocked'? Everything You Need To Know

Frequently asked questions about the global investigation into Dubai property ownership.

Alex Johnson

Dubai

May 14, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE

As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many contractors were accused of skimming reconstruction funds. Today, some of them own luxury properties in Dubai.

Alex Johnson

Cyprus

Dec 19, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Glamorous Cyprus Resort’s Investors Linked to Infamous ‘Magnitsky Affair’

A glitzy development built on an environmentally sensitive Cypriot coast was partly financed by companies owned by figures connected to the notorious Russian tax fraud.

Alex Johnson

Cyprus

Dec 11, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Leaked Documents Provide Fresh Evidence About the Source of Payment to Journalist’s Assassin

Prosecutors in the case of a murdered journalist in Croatia suspected a 780,000-euro payment to one of the assassins was payment for the hit, but never established who sent the money. Leaked records reveal the name of the owner of the company behind the payment, and his business connections to the convicted killer.

Alex Johnson

Cyprus

Nov 28, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Sanctioned Businessman Denied Financial Ties to Kremlin-Linked Oligarch Roman Abramovich — But Leaked Documents Say Otherwise

In a first-of-its-kind legal challenge to overturn his sanctioning in the U.K., businessman Eugene Shvidler argued he did not financially benefit from his relationship with Kremlin-linked oligarch Roman Abramovich. But leaked files show Shvidler received hundreds of millions of dollars in loans from the former Chelsea FC owner via offshore companies.

Alex Johnson

Cyprus

Nov 17, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Abramovich Signed Football Players to “Modern Slavery” Deals that May Breach FIFA Rules

Roman Abramovich acquired the economic rights to multiple young football players via contracts that have since been banned by FIFA. Experts said the FIFA ban may have been breached in two cases. One of these players said he felt he was treated as a commodity and lost control over his career.

Alex Johnson

Cyprus

Nov 15, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Abramovich’s Secret Football Payments May Have Breached Financial Fair Play Rules

Former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich’s offshore companies made backchannel payments worth tens of millions of dollars to football agents, clubs, scouts and directors, leaked documents reveal.

Alex Johnson

Cyprus

Nov 14, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Cyprus Wing of Auditing Giant PwC May Have Breached Sanctions in Work for Oligarch

Leaked documents show staff at PwC Cyprus hurried to restructure companies belonging to Russian oligarchs as the prospect of sanctions loomed. Now Cyprus says it is investigating one case in which PwC staff appeared to work on the transfer of an oligarch’s assets in the days after he was sanctioned by the EU.

Alex Johnson

Cyprus

Sep 22, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Leak Unveils Russian Oligarch Abramovich’s $1 Billion Art Collection. Despite Sanctions, It Has Not Been Seized or Frozen.

Documents leaked from Cyprus show that, just before Russia invaded Ukraine and Abramovich was sanctioned last year, the billionaire passed the massive collection to his ex-wife.

Alex Johnson