From Afar, a Fugitive in the Knoedler Art Fraud Gives His Defense
24th April 2020
From Afar, a Fugitive in the Knoedler Art Fraud Gives His Defense
He was accused of having been a central figure in one of the largest art world scandals of recent times, but little has been heard from José Carlos Bergantiños Diaz, who the authorities say helped orchestrate the sale of $80 million in phony works. Now in his first in-depth interview,… Read More
Irishman interviewed over €15m face mask scam
15th April 2020
Irishman interviewed over €15m face mask scam
An Irish man in Roscommon is being questioned as part of an international investigation into a “sophisticated” €15 million Covid-19 personal protective equipment financial scam. Members of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau and gardaí from Co Roscommon interviewed an Irish citizen on Friday, April 10th, over the suspected… Read More
Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi diplomat who endorsed the $100m donation to Spain’s King Juan Carlos
8th April 2020
Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi diplomat who endorsed the $100m donation to Spain’s King Juan Carlos
Adel al-Jubeir, 58, the current Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, was the authority who allegedly endorsed the origin of the $100 million that was transferred to an account linked to Spain’s then-King Juan Carlos I in Swiss private bank Mirabaud. That’s according to documents from a probe in… Read More
Close friend of Spain’s emeritus king transferred $39 million from “donation” to a US bank
27th March 2020
Close friend of Spain’s emeritus king transferred $39 million from “donation” to a US bank
An information exchange between a Spanish judge and a Swiss prosecutor has shed new light on an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving emeritus king Juan Carlos I, the father of Spain’s reigning monarch Felipe VI. Spain’s High Court, the Audiencia Nacional, has been waiting for the Swiss… Read More
Spain’s king renounces inheritance and cuts father’s income over ‘offshore fund’
17th March 2020
Spain’s king renounces inheritance and cuts father’s income over ‘offshore fund’
Spain’s King Felipe VI has renounced his personal inheritance from his father and stripped the former king Juan Carlos of his annual stipend after it was alleged that Felipe VI was poised to receive millions of euros from a secret offshore fund with ties to Saudi Arabia. The statement issued… Read More
Spanish parliament rejects request to investigate King Juan Carlos
11th March 2020
Spanish parliament rejects request to investigate King Juan Carlos
The Spanish parliament on Tuesday rejected for the second time in two years a request by several parties to open an investigation into the business activities of former King Juan Carlos. Unidas Podemos, which is part of the government coalition together with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE, had together with… Read More
International Crackdown on Black Market Medicine in Europe
11th March 2020
International Crackdown on Black Market Medicine in Europe
By Will Neal OCCRP — Investigators in more than 15 countries have seized almost 36 million units of medical drugs in a coordinated sting on European groups trafficking black market and counterfeit medications. Operation Misused Medicines (MisMed), backed by Europol and now in its third phase, took place between… Read More
Malta tax advisors named in Spanish money laundering probe
6th March 2020
Malta tax advisors named in Spanish money laundering probe
Spanish authorities have charged football agent Abdilgafar Fali Ramadani and his associates with money laundering as part of an ongoing police operation, dubbed Lanigan. The police raids took place last Tuesday upon Ramadani’s arrival in Spain. The charges stem from reports published by the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) network during… Read More
Retired Spanish king Juan Carlos, investigated for $100 million Swiss bank account
5th March 2020
Retired Spanish king Juan Carlos, investigated for $100 million Swiss bank account
Swiss public prosecutors are investigating a 100 million dollar bank account held by Spain’s king emeritus Juan Carlos I in Geneva, according to the Swiss newspaper Tribune de Genève. This money allegedly has its origin in a donation made in 2007 by the Saudi royal house’s finance ministry to the… Read More
Football agents investigated by Spanish police over ‘ghost transfers’
26th February 2020
Football agents investigated by Spanish police over ‘ghost transfers’
Spanish police have launched an investigation into “tax evasion and money laundering” after uncovering fake transfers involving several player agents, the Civil Guard announced yesterday. According to a statement, several raids were carried out in properties linked to the suspects and discovered that “prominent football agents” were arranging fake transfers… Read More
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