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ICIJ and its #CoinLaundry media partners interviewed 45 victims of crypto scams on four continents. In most cases, the funds from the alleged scammers’ wallet addresses were channeled to accounts at major exchanges, including Binance, OKX, HTX and Bybit. www.icij.org/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ICIJ and its #CoinLaundry media partners interviewed 45 victims of crypto scams on four continents. In most cases, the funds from the alleged scammers’ wallet addresses were channeled to accounts at major exchanges, including Binance, OKX, HTX and Bybit. www.icij.org/investigatio...
U.S. prosecutors have accused Okhotnikov of running Forsage, a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that used a rigged cryptocurrency investment platform to steal at least $340 million from investors between 2020 and 2022.
November 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
U.S. prosecutors have accused Okhotnikov of running Forsage, a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that used a rigged cryptocurrency investment platform to steal at least $340 million from investors between 2020 and 2022.
ICIJ's latest investigation The #CoinLaundry is a collaboration of 113 journalists from 38 media partners in 35 countries that exposes how cryptocurrency companies have empowered a shadow economy that lavishly profits from crime.
Here are our findings:
Here are our findings:
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ICIJ's latest investigation The #CoinLaundry is a collaboration of 113 journalists from 38 media partners in 35 countries that exposes how cryptocurrency companies have empowered a shadow economy that lavishly profits from crime.
Here are our findings:
Here are our findings:
More than 110 journalists from over 30 countries have come together to investigate the crypto industry around the world.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The #CoinLaundry is coming soon. ICIJ’s latest investigation is a global collaboration between 38 media partners in 35 countries!
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The #CoinLaundry is coming soon. ICIJ’s latest investigation is a global collaboration between 38 media partners in 35 countries!
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ICIJ reporter and partnership coordinator @scillaa.bsky.social will be a speaker at the @globalfreemedia.bsky.social's World Congress and Media Innovation Festival #IPIWoCo25 in Vienna this month! Don't miss the “The Future of Investigative Collaboration” panel on Oct. 25.
October 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
ICIJ reporter and partnership coordinator @scillaa.bsky.social will be a speaker at the @globalfreemedia.bsky.social's World Congress and Media Innovation Festival #IPIWoCo25 in Vienna this month! Don't miss the “The Future of Investigative Collaboration” panel on Oct. 25.
ICIJ’s Latin America coordinator and reporter @isacotas.bsky.social was honored for her cross-border corruption and financial crime investigations. Judges said her reporting is "valuable amid dramatic changes in economic policies that are reshaping the Americas." buff.ly/rdUWlgp
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
ICIJ’s Latin America coordinator and reporter @isacotas.bsky.social was honored for her cross-border corruption and financial crime investigations. Judges said her reporting is "valuable amid dramatic changes in economic policies that are reshaping the Americas." buff.ly/rdUWlgp
From Mexico to Puerto Rico, Brazil to Miami, the winners of the 2025 Maria Moors Cabot Prize share one thing in common: a track record of working with ICIJ.
The four prize winners were celebrated Wednesday at a ceremony at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. buff.ly/rdUWlgp
The four prize winners were celebrated Wednesday at a ceremony at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. buff.ly/rdUWlgp
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
From Mexico to Puerto Rico, Brazil to Miami, the winners of the 2025 Maria Moors Cabot Prize share one thing in common: a track record of working with ICIJ.
The four prize winners were celebrated Wednesday at a ceremony at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. buff.ly/rdUWlgp
The four prize winners were celebrated Wednesday at a ceremony at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. buff.ly/rdUWlgp
Human trafficker “Christy Gold” was sentenced to pay 1.5 million naira (just under $1,000) each to the two survivors who testified in the case “as compensation and restitution for the physical, mental and emotional trauma she subjected them to.” buff.ly/PUoLBXi
August 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Human trafficker “Christy Gold” was sentenced to pay 1.5 million naira (just under $1,000) each to the two survivors who testified in the case “as compensation and restitution for the physical, mental and emotional trauma she subjected them to.” buff.ly/PUoLBXi
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August 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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August 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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On an evening in 2020, a driver hit Victor Oumah on the outskirts of Nairobi. His injuries were so bad that doctors thought he was dead.
Four years later, he’s mostly recovered. But he and his ten siblings are still reeling from debt incurred by the bill from his one month of treatment.
Four years later, he’s mostly recovered. But he and his ten siblings are still reeling from debt incurred by the bill from his one month of treatment.
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
On an evening in 2020, a driver hit Victor Oumah on the outskirts of Nairobi. His injuries were so bad that doctors thought he was dead.
Four years later, he’s mostly recovered. But he and his ten siblings are still reeling from debt incurred by the bill from his one month of treatment.
Four years later, he’s mostly recovered. But he and his ten siblings are still reeling from debt incurred by the bill from his one month of treatment.
Kimani’s coworkers voted to donate part of their paychecks. Over 300 people contributed. But by the time his boss sent the money to the hospital, the bill had risen again.
Kimani's legs were eventually operated on at a different hospital. His jaw has yet to be repaired.
Kimani's legs were eventually operated on at a different hospital. His jaw has yet to be repaired.
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Kimani’s coworkers voted to donate part of their paychecks. Over 300 people contributed. But by the time his boss sent the money to the hospital, the bill had risen again.
Kimani's legs were eventually operated on at a different hospital. His jaw has yet to be repaired.
Kimani's legs were eventually operated on at a different hospital. His jaw has yet to be repaired.
After a van hit Daniel Kimani late last year and shattered his legs and jaw, his bill ballooned uncontrollably. First, the hospital required a deposit to take him. Then, he couldn't have surgery without more funds, and couldn’t be discharged until his bill was settled.
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
After a van hit Daniel Kimani late last year and shattered his legs and jaw, his bill ballooned uncontrollably. First, the hospital required a deposit to take him. Then, he couldn't have surgery without more funds, and couldn’t be discharged until his bill was settled.
Frank’s father Felix said the hospital demanded payment to continue care, then insisted the child stay until the bill was paid — adding charges. He was only released after Felix signed land over as collateral.
Last year, Frank died. His family, grieving, is still burdened by debt.
Last year, Frank died. His family, grieving, is still burdened by debt.
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Frank’s father Felix said the hospital demanded payment to continue care, then insisted the child stay until the bill was paid — adding charges. He was only released after Felix signed land over as collateral.
Last year, Frank died. His family, grieving, is still burdened by debt.
Last year, Frank died. His family, grieving, is still burdened by debt.
When 10-year-old Frank Otieno, who had sickle cell anemia, was admitted to Avenue’s Parklands hospital in 2022, his family thought he’d be home within days. But as his condition worsened, and the cost of his treatment escalated, days became weeks then months.
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When 10-year-old Frank Otieno, who had sickle cell anemia, was admitted to Avenue’s Parklands hospital in 2022, his family thought he’d be home within days. But as his condition worsened, and the cost of his treatment escalated, days became weeks then months.
Gabriel Maingi felt he had done everything right: He had saved for his baby’s delivery. He had bought insurance. But his son, Jemuel, was born in 2024 in “tricky condition.” As costs skyrocketed, even the hospital’s accountants urged Maingi to transfer him to another institution.
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Gabriel Maingi felt he had done everything right: He had saved for his baby’s delivery. He had bought insurance. But his son, Jemuel, was born in 2024 in “tricky condition.” As costs skyrocketed, even the hospital’s accountants urged Maingi to transfer him to another institution.
Ann Ndungu’s four-week hospitalization for a mysterious ailment in 2021 crippled her family’s finances.
“They literally tell you: She’s being discharged tomorrow, so do what you have to do to pay that bill so that she’s released,” her son Jessee said.
“They literally tell you: She’s being discharged tomorrow, so do what you have to do to pay that bill so that she’s released,” her son Jessee said.
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ann Ndungu’s four-week hospitalization for a mysterious ailment in 2021 crippled her family’s finances.
“They literally tell you: She’s being discharged tomorrow, so do what you have to do to pay that bill so that she’s released,” her son Jessee said.
“They literally tell you: She’s being discharged tomorrow, so do what you have to do to pay that bill so that she’s released,” her son Jessee said.
To collect unpaid bills, some of the hospitals unlawfully detained patients for up to months at a time, ICIJ found. Despite media coverage, court cases and government inquiries, the IFC failed to prevent problematic practices from continuing at hospitals it helped finance.
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
To collect unpaid bills, some of the hospitals unlawfully detained patients for up to months at a time, ICIJ found. Despite media coverage, court cases and government inquiries, the IFC failed to prevent problematic practices from continuing at hospitals it helped finance.
Its investment in Avenue Group, the company that runs the hospital where Njagi’s son was treated, was intended to advance the World Bank Group’s health care strategy, which includes helping families in the developing world avoid “poverty due to illness.”
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Its investment in Avenue Group, the company that runs the hospital where Njagi’s son was treated, was intended to advance the World Bank Group’s health care strategy, which includes helping families in the developing world avoid “poverty due to illness.”
One of five institutions that make up the World Bank Group, the IFC’s mission is to fight poverty in developing nations by investing in the private sector, a task supported with funds from more than 180 member countries.
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
One of five institutions that make up the World Bank Group, the IFC’s mission is to fight poverty in developing nations by investing in the private sector, a task supported with funds from more than 180 member countries.
In Kenya, where only about a quarter of the population was insured in 2023, health care is scarce and often ruinously expensive. But the IFC-backed hospital that treated Njagi’s son was supposed to be different.
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In Kenya, where only about a quarter of the population was insured in 2023, health care is scarce and often ruinously expensive. But the IFC-backed hospital that treated Njagi’s son was supposed to be different.
The deposit of 100,000 Kenyan shillings (about $850 at the time) required for admission was more than a month’s income from his business.
With his ailing son waiting in the ambulance receiving oxygen, Njagi scrambled for funds. Family and friends scraped together enough to cover the deposit.
With his ailing son waiting in the ambulance receiving oxygen, Njagi scrambled for funds. Family and friends scraped together enough to cover the deposit.
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The deposit of 100,000 Kenyan shillings (about $850 at the time) required for admission was more than a month’s income from his business.
With his ailing son waiting in the ambulance receiving oxygen, Njagi scrambled for funds. Family and friends scraped together enough to cover the deposit.
With his ailing son waiting in the ambulance receiving oxygen, Njagi scrambled for funds. Family and friends scraped together enough to cover the deposit.