Shadow Investors

The Shadow Investors subcategory delves into the murky world of hidden financiers who operate behind the scenes in global markets. These investigations uncover the secretive individuals and entities that fund criminal enterprises, launder money, and exploit financial loopholes to evade detection. Explore reports that expose the complex webs of influence and shadowy investments that fuel corruption and organized crime worldwide.

Shadow Investors

Sep 11, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Friend of Kyrgyz President’s Son Revealed as Co-Owner of Construction Company Behind High-Profile Property Developments

President Sadyr Japarov has promoted two major projects — a large mosque and a complex in the center of Bishkek — that will be developed by an infamous tycoon accused of smuggling. The projects also appear to have a personal connection to the president’s family.

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Shadow Investors

Sep 11, 2023Sep 24, 2024

Two Families, Notorious for Enabling Corruption in Kyrgyzstan, United in Marriage

Raimbek Matraimov, a shadowy Kyrgyz political operator, has long denied his ties to Khabibula Abdukadyr, the secretive tycoon who made millions in alleged smuggling with his help. In 2021, his son married Khabibula’s daughter.

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Shadow Investors

Apr 27, 2023Sep 24, 2024

The Abdukadyr Family Made a Fortune in Collusion With Corrupt Central Asian Officials. Now They've Built a Global Business Empire.

Their trading monopoly, built on bribery and alleged smuggling, was exposed. But that hasn’t stopped the secretive Khabibula Abdukadyr and his relatives. With new political alliances and projects worth billions around the world, they’re more powerful than ever.

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Shadow Investors

Apr 27, 2023Sep 24, 2024

They Were Accused of Smuggling. Now They’re Partnering With the Uzbek State.

The Abdukadyr family earned hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to their alliance with corrupt officials in neighboring Kyrgyzstan. Now their trading business is booming in Uzbekistan — where President Mirziyoyev’s government has welcomed them with open arms.

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Shadow Investors

Apr 27, 2023Sep 24, 2024

With Backing from Uzbek State, Family Implicated in Smuggling Secretly Funds The Transformation Of Tashkent’s Skyline

President Mirziyoyev promised reforms and transparency. But among the top foreign investors pouring money into his new Uzbekistan are the Abdukadyrs, a secretive family who made their fortune on bribery and political patronage.

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Shadow Investors

Apr 27, 2023Sep 24, 2024

The Lies That Kept A Central Asian Money Launderer's Cash Flowing

For years, the Abdukadyr family’s self-confessed money launderer sent their money abroad using a variety of invented pretexts. Some U.S. bank officers got suspicious — but the transactions continued.

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