Miranda Patrucic
mirandaoccrp.bsky.social
Miranda Patrucic
@mirandaoccrp.bsky.social
Editor in Chief @occrp
Another big story from our team at OCCRP, working with Paper Trail Media, Le Monde, and IRPI:

Swiss private bank Reyl Intesa Sanpaolo has been under investigation for “weaknesses in the area of money laundering.”
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Leaked Letters Give Insight Into Anti-Money Laundering Gaps at Swiss Bank Reyl
The correspondence shows how a Swiss private bank courted a roster of questionable clients linked to autocratic regimes and corruption.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Miranda Patrucić on what China and Russia are doing in neighboring nations, developing states, and the world’s most powerful democracies.

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April 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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❗️Breaking: OCCRP’s Romanian member center PublicRecord confirmed the identities of two Russian diplomats ordered to leave the country. The Russian Embassy in Romania told journalists they were military attaches Alexander Ciuprina and Evgeni Ignatiev www.occrp.org/en/news/roma...
Romania Detains Six People Accused of Russian-backed Plot to Overthrow Government
Authorities detained the suspects on the same day they ordered two Russian diplomats to leave the country.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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The U.K.'s consumer champion organization Which? uses #ScamEmpire to press for an Online Safety Act, and offers tips for how to avoid investment scams www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Scam Empire: the $275m scam call-centres flogging bogus investments - Which? News
A new report lifts the lid on two major investment scam call centres that left almost 33,000 victims reeling
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March 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s efforts to evade compliance with a federal court’s order to lift the freeze on foreign assistance. 🧵

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Trump Cannot Ignore The Law, SCOTUS Rules - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s efforts to evade compliance with a federal court’s order…
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March 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
When SVT approached us with a massive leak from inside a scam operation, I knew we would uncover something big. But none of us were prepared for the sheer scale of the deception.
March 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What do 1.9 terabytes of leaked documents, records of money flows, and audio recordings from inside scam call centers reveal?

The merciless world of professional scammers, who steal their victims’ life savings — and then come back for more.

Inside #ScamEmpire👇

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Scam Empire: Inside A Merciless International Investment Scam
An unprecedented leak exposes the inner workings of a global investment-scam industry, where ruthless call center agents make millions while destroying lives around the world.
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March 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Major new investigation dropping tomorrow. In partnership with SVT and 30 media partners, we got a rare insight into a scam operation ruining lives around the world. #ScamEmpire
Scam call centers are destroying lives across the world.

Now we’re putting the spotlight on them.

Coming soon… #ScamEmpire
March 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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SCOOP: The governor of Papua New Guinea’s central bank was promoted to the top job while under police investigation for suspected financial crimes, documents show. The investigation included searches of the bank’s offices. She has not been charged. www.occrp.org/en/scoop/png...
PNG Central Bank Chief Appointed Amid Money Laundering Investigation
Elizabeth Genia was appointed governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea despite fighting in court to block a police investigation into suspected money laundering. She has not been charged.
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February 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM