A hidden tycoon, African explosives, and a loan from a notorious bank: questionable connections surround Beirut explosion shipment
24th August 2020
A hidden tycoon, African explosives, and a loan from a notorious bank: questionable connections surround Beirut explosion shipment
OCCRP – Since the devastating explosion of a store of ammonium nitrate in Beirut’s port on August 4, Lebanese citizens have taken to the streets in shock, outrage, and grief. Above all, they have demanded answers: Where did the nearly 3,000 tons of explosive chemicals come from, and who… Read More
Juan Carlos fled Spain amid a dirty money probe, but where did he go?
5th August 2020
Juan Carlos fled Spain amid a dirty money probe, but where did he go?
When Spain’s royal palace announced Monday that former Spanish King Juan Carlos was leaving the country, it omitted a key detail. Where exactly had he gone? On Monday, several media outlets reported the former king had traveled to the Portuguese town of Cascais, where he spent parts of… Read More
Swiss bankers and millions in gold tied to Hugo Chávez’s former nurse
4th August 2020
Swiss bankers and millions in gold tied to Hugo Chávez’s former nurse
AP — It was 2014 and Venezuela’s former treasurer Claudia Díaz was looking for a safe haven to store the unexplained wealth she had accumulated over the years. Then-president Hugo Chávez, who she once served as a nurse, had recently died and with the election of Nicolás Maduro, the nation’s… Read More
Belgravia property linked to Juan Carlos inquiry
22nd July 2020
Belgravia property linked to Juan Carlos inquiry
A Swiss prosecutor leading a money-laundering inquiry into secret offshore accounts linked to the former king of Spain is investigating the source of funds used by his former lover to buy a £5.5 million house in London. The Eaton Square property was purchased by Corinna Sayn-Wittgenstein with money transferred… Read More
Juan Carlos: former Spanish king may be tried for money laundering
21st July 2020
Juan Carlos: former Spanish king may be tried for money laundering
The former King of Spain is facing the growing prospect of a trial for money laundering after allegations that a secret Swiss bank account was used to pay for his holiday in Tahiti. Juan Carlos flew to the South Pacific island for a nine-day stay in January 2016. In October… Read More
Ex-Catalan premier Jordi Pujol and entire family facing trial over suspect fortune
20th July 2020
Ex-Catalan premier Jordi Pujol and entire family facing trial over suspect fortune
A seven-and-a-half-year investigation into the origins of a fortune amassed by former Catalan premier Jordi Pujol has ended, bringing him, his wife and their seven children closer to standing trial for money laundering and other crimes. Judge José de la Mata of Spain’s High Court (Audiencia Nacional) on Thursday recommended… Read More
Allegations over offshore funds swirl around Spain’s former king
16th July 2020
Allegations over offshore funds swirl around Spain’s former king
Damaging allegations over the financial arrangements of Spain’s former king Juan Carlos have placed the royal family under unprecedented scrutiny but are unlikely to result in current or futures monarchs losing their constitutional immunity, according to legal experts. Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of his son, Felipe, six years ago,… Read More
Wanted for graft, ex-Pemex boss to be extradited to Mexico from Spain
2nd July 2020
Wanted for graft, ex-Pemex boss to be extradited to Mexico from Spain
The former chief executive of Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, Emilio Lozoya, has agreed to be extradited from Spain to Mexico to stand trial on corruption charges, Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz said on Tuesday. Lozoya, 45, who was once a close confidant of former President Enrique Peña Nieto,… Read More
American jailed in Spain was unwitting drug mule, US says
30th June 2020
American jailed in Spain was unwitting drug mule, US says
AP – Victor Stemberger wasn’t about to ignore the emails inviting him into a multimillion-dollar business opportunity, so he pitched himself as perfect for the job. In a way he was — but for all the wrong reasons. The 76-year-old Virginia man, whose family says he has cognitive issues,… Read More
In Daphne murder investigation, money trail leads to Montenegro venture
22nd June 2020
In Daphne murder investigation, money trail leads to Montenegro venture
In the months before her murder in 2017, Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was on the trail of an offshore company called 17 Black Limited. She didn’t know who owned the firm, which was registered in the United Arab Emirates. But she was certain it was set up to channel… Read More
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