#SwaziSecrets, ICIJ’s latest investigation, reveals the role Eswatini may have played in southern Africa’s gold smuggling economy — and how the monarchy’s weak anti-money laundering controls allow those close to the royal family to benefit from proximity to King Mswati III. This cross-border collaboration of eight media partners is based on a leak of over 890,000 internal records from the Eswatini Financial Intelligence Unit. Read the stories: https://buff.ly/4aA2sW9
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The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists tells stories that show how the world really works, triggering positive change. We are driven by the belief that citizens have the right to be better informed, that access to independently sourced facts is not only essential for democracy but is also a fundamental human right. Transparency is at the center of everything we do. ICIJ has directed the largest cross-border reporting initiatives in history, convincing reporters across the globe to set aside traditional rivalries to uncover corruption, abuses of power and grave harms inflicted on the world's most vulnerable people. We work with a global network that includes more than 100 media partners and hundreds of the world’s best investigative journalists. Our track record of breaking stories that rock the world has made ICIJ an indispensable news source, and a leader in the global battle for truth. For more information about ICIJ, see http://www.icij.org/about
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Nordea, one of Northern Europe’s largest banks, was indicted by the Danish Special Crime Unit (NSK), about transactions from 2012 to 2015. The investigation lasted nearly eight years. The case will be brought before the district court in Copenhagen.
Ten years after an ICIJ exposé, Danish authorities charge Nordea bank with money laundering violations - ICIJ
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Despite the outcome of the #PanamaPapers trial, this investigation remains one of the largest cross-border journalistic collaborations in history and has become shorthand for financial chicanery and political corruption in the public imagination. https://buff.ly/4cWVaN6
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A yearlong IRS push to recover back taxes from millionaires has yielded over $1 billion, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced last week. The campaign is part of a broader effort to modernize the IRS and beef up its auditing capacity.
IRS crackdown on millionaire tax dodgers yields $1 billion, Treasury says - ICIJ
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The tax agency, once beleaguered by budget cuts, has sought to use an influx of funding under the Biden administration to boost enforcement of tax laws on the rich and large corporations. My latest International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) #IRS
IRS crackdown on millionaire tax dodgers yields $1 billion, Treasury says
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Update: On Tuesday afternoon, Menendez was found guilty in a federal corruption trial on all charges, including bribery, extortion and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. He faces the prospect of a lengthy prison term and will be sentenced on Oct. 29. Read the story:
Former Biden aide set up meeting between Qatari royal and US senator accused of corruption - ICIJ
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A former aide to President Joe Biden helped to organize a meeting between Sen. Robert Menendez and a member of the Qatari royal family, fostering a relationship that has attracted the attention of federal prosecutors. Read our latest:
Former Biden aide set up meeting between Qatari royal and US senator accused of corruption - ICIJ
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The #PanamaPapers judgment has been appealed. A Panamanian attorney told ICIJ the case then may go to a tribunal and eventually reach Panama’s Supreme Court — which could take another year. Judges at each point in the process may overturn the current ruling.
Panama’s new president labels Panama Papers a ‘hoax’ as experts voice concerns about money laundering acquittals - ICIJ
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Tax evasion by the ultrarich is a key element in Oxfam International’s recent forecast that the world will soon see its first trillionaire. Experts say the U.S.’s failures to address high-end tax evasion have contributed to worsening global inequality. Read here: https://buff.ly/4czJWxZ