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

Sep 22, 2022Sep 25, 2024

New Surveillance Scandal Erupts in Georgia after Leaked Videos Emerge

The office of theGeorgian ombudsmanasked on Tuesday the European Court of Human Rights to prioritize the lawsuits filed by Georgians over the latest surveillance scandal that erupted when a TV station aired leaked videos that showed to what extent politicians, journalists and activists were spied on.

Alex Johnson

Russia

Jul 28, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Sanctioned Russian Banker Andrei Kostin, Head of ‘Putin’s Piggy Bank,’ Uses Canadian Man as Proxy For Vast Holdings

A man named Eric Whyte controls offshores that own luxury properties and investments worth millions. Clues suggest he is acting as a proxy for Andrei Kostin, a sanctioned Russian banker with strong Kremlin ties.

Alex Johnson

Russia

Jul 28, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Sanctioned VTB Bank and Putin Ally Andrei Kostin Behind Luxury Austrian Hotel

VTB, a Russian bank sanctioned by the EU for its ties to the Kremlin, secretly owned a luxury Alpine hotel until 2015. Its current owners appear to be proxies for VTB Chairman Andrei Kostin.

Alex Johnson

Russia

Jun 23, 2022Sep 25, 2024

“Putin’s Dacha” on Lake Ladoga is Growing Under Supervision of Non-Profit Linked to LLCInvest

Leaked documentation from construction companies reveals the lavish details of a property linked to Putin.

Alex Johnson

Russia

Jun 20, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Mysterious Group of Companies Tied to Bank Rossiya Unites Billions of Dollars in Assets Connected to Vladimir Putin

An email domain not visible to the public — LLCInvest.ru — helped reporters uncover a group of interconnected companies that hold palaces, resorts, yachts, jets, and bank accounts full of cash.

Alex Johnson

Russia

Jun 20, 2022Sep 25, 2024

‘We Cannot Use It’: Leaked E-Mails Show How Russian Petrochemical Giant Sibur Paid For Villa Linked to Putin

Sibur, one of Russia’s largest companies, has previously unknown involvement with two properties that have been linked to President Putin, one in Russia’s far northwest and the other on the sunny shores of the Black Sea.

Alex Johnson

Russia

Jun 14, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Assets Worth Millions in U.S. and Europe Belong to Vorobyev Family, Moscow Political Clan with Close Ties to Defense Minister Shoigu

Even as Moscow governor Andrei Vorobyev has come out in favor of Putin’s war, his brother Maxim, who runs the family fish business, is making investments around the world.

Alex Johnson

Dubai

May 03, 2022Sep 25, 2024

Dubai Uncovered: Data Leak Exposes How Criminals, Officials, and Sanctioned Politicians Poured Money Into Dubai Real Estate

Russian politicians under Western sanctions, financial criminals, and corrupt European officials all own real estate in the emirate, which attracts investors with liberal residency rules and a ‘few questions asked’ approach to regulation.

Alex Johnson

Cyprus

Apr 29, 2022Sep 24, 2024

The Kremlin Connections Behind Cyprus’s RCB Bank

RCB Bank was set up and owned by a Russian bank dubbed Putin’s “piggy bank.” Despite making moves to obscure its Russian ties following the invasion of Ukraine, current and former RCB executives have ties to the Kremlin and acquired Cypriot passports under dubious circumstances.

Alex Johnson

Russia

Apr 10, 2022Sep 24, 2024

EU Sanctions the Sister of One of Putin’s Favorite Oligarchs

The sister of Uzbek-born oligarch and one of the richest Russians, Alisher Usmanov, was added Friday to the European Union’s list of people and entities sanctioned over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Alex Johnson