Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
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We are a network of journalists exposing crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account.
Our journalism has so far helped return $10+ billion to the public sphere and led to 700+ arrests, indictments, and sentences.
Our journalism has so far helped return $10+ billion to the public sphere and led to 700+ arrests, indictments, and sentences.
Help OCCRP find the unsung heroes confronting organized crime & corruption. Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero. Winners will be chosen in December and receive $1,000 each! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Help OCCRP find the unsung heroes confronting organized crime & corruption. Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero. Winners will be chosen in December and receive $1,000 each! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
That’s a wrap for #GIJC25 in Malaysia! OCCRP journalist Dragana Pećo spoke about the unique challenges facing female journalists, recounting the intimidation and smear campaigns she faced while working in Serbia: gijn.org/stories/gijc...
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
That’s a wrap for #GIJC25 in Malaysia! OCCRP journalist Dragana Pećo spoke about the unique challenges facing female journalists, recounting the intimidation and smear campaigns she faced while working in Serbia: gijn.org/stories/gijc...
OCCRP senior reporter Tom Stocks will appear on BBC’s “Rip Off Britain” this Thu, Nov 27, to discuss “Scam Empire,” an investigation by OCCRP and 30+ partners into two criminal call centers that raked in about $275 million from 32,000+ would-be investors: www.occrp.org/en/project/s...
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
OCCRP senior reporter Tom Stocks will appear on BBC’s “Rip Off Britain” this Thu, Nov 27, to discuss “Scam Empire,” an investigation by OCCRP and 30+ partners into two criminal call centers that raked in about $275 million from 32,000+ would-be investors: www.occrp.org/en/project/s...
Help OCCRP find the unsung heroes confronting organized crime & corruption. Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero.
Winners will be chosen in December and receive $1,000 each. Nominate your hero: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Winners will be chosen in December and receive $1,000 each. Nominate your hero: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Help OCCRP find the unsung heroes confronting organized crime & corruption. Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero.
Winners will be chosen in December and receive $1,000 each. Nominate your hero: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Winners will be chosen in December and receive $1,000 each. Nominate your hero: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
After the Gaddafi regime fell in Libya, the country’s $68 billion sovereign wealth fund fell into a period of chaos — during which time fraud went “through the roof,” experts say.
One alleged case involves 2021 presidential candidate Abdelhakim Baayo:
One alleged case involves 2021 presidential candidate Abdelhakim Baayo:
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
After the Gaddafi regime fell in Libya, the country’s $68 billion sovereign wealth fund fell into a period of chaos — during which time fraud went “through the roof,” experts say.
One alleged case involves 2021 presidential candidate Abdelhakim Baayo:
One alleged case involves 2021 presidential candidate Abdelhakim Baayo:
Details of the Jersey probe against Roman Abramovich over suspected money laundering remained out of public view until this week — all after his lawyers failed in a legal challenge to have the investigation dismissed. OCCRP explains what newly released docs revealed: www.occrp.org/en/news/prob...
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Details of the Jersey probe against Roman Abramovich over suspected money laundering remained out of public view until this week — all after his lawyers failed in a legal challenge to have the investigation dismissed. OCCRP explains what newly released docs revealed: www.occrp.org/en/news/prob...
Lawyers for Roman Abramovich failed in a legal challenge to have an investigation into suspected money laundering dismissed and a freezing order over assets worth more than $7 billion lifted. Details had been largely hidden until this week: www.occrp.org/en/news/prob...
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Lawyers for Roman Abramovich failed in a legal challenge to have an investigation into suspected money laundering dismissed and a freezing order over assets worth more than $7 billion lifted. Details had been largely hidden until this week: www.occrp.org/en/news/prob...
Tired of bad news? So are we. Starting this year, instead of naming the most corrupt person, we’ll be spotlighting heroes fighting organized crime & corruption — and giving them $1,000 each. Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1BL2...
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Tired of bad news? So are we. Starting this year, instead of naming the most corrupt person, we’ll be spotlighting heroes fighting organized crime & corruption — and giving them $1,000 each. Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1BL2...
OCCRP Briefing "Criminal Intelligence: How Organized Crime is Weaponizing AI" starts in 30 minutes! Last chance to join: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OCCRP Briefing "Criminal Intelligence: How Organized Crime is Weaponizing AI" starts in 30 minutes! Last chance to join: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
In Sep 2017, Russia agreed to restrict oil product exports to North Korea, as part of a UN sanctions package in the wake of Pyongyang’s nuclear test.
Yet last year Moscow allegedly exported more than a million barrels to North Korea over nine months, according to Open Source Center.
Yet last year Moscow allegedly exported more than a million barrels to North Korea over nine months, according to Open Source Center.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In Sep 2017, Russia agreed to restrict oil product exports to North Korea, as part of a UN sanctions package in the wake of Pyongyang’s nuclear test.
Yet last year Moscow allegedly exported more than a million barrels to North Korea over nine months, according to Open Source Center.
Yet last year Moscow allegedly exported more than a million barrels to North Korea over nine months, according to Open Source Center.
When a doctor was convicted in Sweden for possessing media depicting child sexual abuse, he lost his medical license in Sweden and Norway — but not in Finland.
In Finland, regulators only have to consider doctors' crimes if they were committed in their line of work.
In Finland, regulators only have to consider doctors' crimes if they were committed in their line of work.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When a doctor was convicted in Sweden for possessing media depicting child sexual abuse, he lost his medical license in Sweden and Norway — but not in Finland.
In Finland, regulators only have to consider doctors' crimes if they were committed in their line of work.
In Finland, regulators only have to consider doctors' crimes if they were committed in their line of work.
NEW: Doctors convicted of violent and sexual crimes still have active medical licenses in Finland due to a loophole, Yle reports.
Under Finnish law, medical regulators only consider doctors’ crimes if they were committed in connection with their practice.
Under Finnish law, medical regulators only consider doctors’ crimes if they were committed in connection with their practice.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
NEW: Doctors convicted of violent and sexual crimes still have active medical licenses in Finland due to a loophole, Yle reports.
Under Finnish law, medical regulators only consider doctors’ crimes if they were committed in connection with their practice.
Under Finnish law, medical regulators only consider doctors’ crimes if they were committed in connection with their practice.
Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero! Instead of a corrupt person of the year, we want to spotlight the unsung heroes fighting organized crime & corruption. We're offering $1,000 to the winners: docs.google.com/forms/d/1BL2...
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero! Instead of a corrupt person of the year, we want to spotlight the unsung heroes fighting organized crime & corruption. We're offering $1,000 to the winners: docs.google.com/forms/d/1BL2...
3 days left to join upcoming OCCRP Briefing that brings together leading experts in digital forensics, financial crime, and governance to expose how AI is reshaping the criminal landscape — and what it means for those working to combat it: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
3 days left to join upcoming OCCRP Briefing that brings together leading experts in digital forensics, financial crime, and governance to expose how AI is reshaping the criminal landscape — and what it means for those working to combat it: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
5 days left to join our upcoming OCCRP Briefing: Criminal Intelligence: How Organized Crime is Weaponizing AI.
This one-hour event is open to all OCCRP members. Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
This one-hour event is open to all OCCRP members. Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
5 days left to join our upcoming OCCRP Briefing: Criminal Intelligence: How Organized Crime is Weaponizing AI.
This one-hour event is open to all OCCRP members. Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
This one-hour event is open to all OCCRP members. Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
Upcoming OCCRP Briefing will bring together leading experts in digital forensics, financial crime, and governance to expose how AI is reshaping the criminal landscape — and what it means for those working to combat it.
Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Upcoming OCCRP Briefing will bring together leading experts in digital forensics, financial crime, and governance to expose how AI is reshaping the criminal landscape — and what it means for those working to combat it.
Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
Criminal Intelligence: How Organized Crime is Weaponizing AI. Join the upcoming OCCRP Briefing.
We bring together leading experts in digital forensics, financial crime, and governance to expose how AI is reshaping the criminal landscape.
Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
We bring together leading experts in digital forensics, financial crime, and governance to expose how AI is reshaping the criminal landscape.
Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Criminal Intelligence: How Organized Crime is Weaponizing AI. Join the upcoming OCCRP Briefing.
We bring together leading experts in digital forensics, financial crime, and governance to expose how AI is reshaping the criminal landscape.
Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
We bring together leading experts in digital forensics, financial crime, and governance to expose how AI is reshaping the criminal landscape.
Join today by making a donation: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
What if your doctor had been banned abroad for harming patients — and no one checked?
Hear how OCCRP’s cross-border investigative journalists uncovered the story behind Bad Practice.
Become an OCCRP member to watch the full briefing: occrp.org/donate
Hear how OCCRP’s cross-border investigative journalists uncovered the story behind Bad Practice.
Become an OCCRP member to watch the full briefing: occrp.org/donate
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What if your doctor had been banned abroad for harming patients — and no one checked?
Hear how OCCRP’s cross-border investigative journalists uncovered the story behind Bad Practice.
Become an OCCRP member to watch the full briefing: occrp.org/donate
Hear how OCCRP’s cross-border investigative journalists uncovered the story behind Bad Practice.
Become an OCCRP member to watch the full briefing: occrp.org/donate
OCCRP Investigative Editor @ingridgercama.bsky.social spoke at the iMEdD conference about her previous freelance work into the illegal trade of animals in Europe.
Watch a full interview where Ingrid explains how wildlife trafficking is often tied to organized crime: lab.imedd.org/en/unpacking...
Watch a full interview where Ingrid explains how wildlife trafficking is often tied to organized crime: lab.imedd.org/en/unpacking...
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
OCCRP Investigative Editor @ingridgercama.bsky.social spoke at the iMEdD conference about her previous freelance work into the illegal trade of animals in Europe.
Watch a full interview where Ingrid explains how wildlife trafficking is often tied to organized crime: lab.imedd.org/en/unpacking...
Watch a full interview where Ingrid explains how wildlife trafficking is often tied to organized crime: lab.imedd.org/en/unpacking...
🌎Here's this week's round-the-world roundup of OCCRP's biggest stories and scoops:
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🌎Here's this week's round-the-world roundup of OCCRP's biggest stories and scoops:
And this blueprint shows some of the luxurious amenities in the main building.
Not pictured: the anti-ram steel fence, six guard posts, thermal imagers, a drone-suppression system, and technology to detect radioactive materials.
Who’s all of this for?
Not pictured: the anti-ram steel fence, six guard posts, thermal imagers, a drone-suppression system, and technology to detect radioactive materials.
Who’s all of this for?
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
And this blueprint shows some of the luxurious amenities in the main building.
Not pictured: the anti-ram steel fence, six guard posts, thermal imagers, a drone-suppression system, and technology to detect radioactive materials.
Who’s all of this for?
Not pictured: the anti-ram steel fence, six guard posts, thermal imagers, a drone-suppression system, and technology to detect radioactive materials.
Who’s all of this for?
These documents show how Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko ordered the land to be sold to a Russian company — for 5% of its market value.
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
These documents show how Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko ordered the land to be sold to a Russian company — for 5% of its market value.
This plot of land near the Russian resort town of Sochi used to belong to the Belarusian government.
Now there’s an elite development being built there. What’s going on?
Now there’s an elite development being built there. What’s going on?
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This plot of land near the Russian resort town of Sochi used to belong to the Belarusian government.
Now there’s an elite development being built there. What’s going on?
Now there’s an elite development being built there. What’s going on?
This “virtually inexhaustible supply” of cocaine across South America, as German prosecutors put it, has led to crashing cocaine prices in Europe.
Wholesale prices have collapsed to all-time lows in several countries, leading traffickers to hoard their shipments to raise prices.
Wholesale prices have collapsed to all-time lows in several countries, leading traffickers to hoard their shipments to raise prices.
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This “virtually inexhaustible supply” of cocaine across South America, as German prosecutors put it, has led to crashing cocaine prices in Europe.
Wholesale prices have collapsed to all-time lows in several countries, leading traffickers to hoard their shipments to raise prices.
Wholesale prices have collapsed to all-time lows in several countries, leading traffickers to hoard their shipments to raise prices.