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Inside the lucrative smuggling operation that sees millions of Chinese cigarettes pass through Texas Courtesy / Policia Nacional June 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Not drugs, weapons or gems. It was cigarettes. Cartons upon cartons of black market cigarettes for export. An 80-year-old Mission man and two young associates were convicted and sentenced for trying to move the stash. The elder player in the scheme admitted he intended to smuggle nearly 423 million cigarettes through Texas into Mexic...

Après la Suisse, la justice française s'intéresse à son tour au patrimoine en Europe du gouverneur de la banque centrale du Liban, Riad Salamé, fig...

PRESS FREEDOM Press freedom has deteriorated in the face of a global pandemic, journalists share on World Press Freedom Day ICIJ members in every region told of rising attacks, intimidation, government pressure, restrictions, lawsuits and penalties in the past year, as well as concerns arising from changes in media ownership. May 3, 2021 A journalist wears a T-shirt with an image of Malaysian news site Malaysiakini’s editor-in-chief Steven Gan at the Federal Court in ...

Gang violence has once again become rampant in Mexico as the mid-term elections in June are inching closer. According to local civilians, a series of political assassinations and forced disappearances of thousands have started, with state and federal security forces actively colluding and even fighting alongside warring groups. This was told by civil society activists and gunmen from various factions, according to The Guardian report. Mexican criminal factions are also confronting each other ...

A made-in-Miami money laundering saga develops even deeper Ukraine roots Shirsho Dasgupta and Olena Loginova, Miami Herald © Konstantin Sazonchik/ITAR-TASS/TNS Igor Kolomoisky in a file image from 2014.. WASHINGTON — Take a couple of Ukrainian oligarchs sanctioned for alleged money laundering. Add a mix of Florida-based businessmen who employed the husband of a prominent Democratic politician. Throw in some political connections tracing back to Rudy Giuliani, former Ukraini...

Smoke and mirrors: Key tobacco players battle it out over commission of inquiry Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo Share this: The gloves are off for key players in the tobacco industry as the battle for the largest share of the market heats up. Getty Images The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) has accused its competitors of dodging accountability over serious allegations levelled against them. This comes after British American Tobacco SA (BATSA) was implicated in a damning report ...

Embattled ‘maxi-trial’ prosecutor takes on ’Ndrangheta Upcoming television series and book add to Mob courtroom drama underway in Italy Published: February 25th, 2021 - By Larry Henry Nicola Gratteri is the chief prosecutor of the “maxi-trial” underway in Italy. He has armed guards and armored vehicles to protect him from possible attacks by those associated with the 335 trial defendants. Nicola Gratteri has not been to a restaurant in 20 y...

A doctor had also discovered that the victim had lesions indicating rape. All members of the family in confinement were tested to determine the origin of the sexually transmitted disease -- the analyses confirmed that only the brother was the carrier of the germs that transmitted the disease. (Getty Images) The defendant reportedly initially denied being a carrier because he did not feel the symptoms. However, a second analysis confirmed that he was a carrier of the sexually transmitted disease...

Luxembourg tax scandal may prompt EU action Some €23bn is lost in tax every year globally due to Luxembourg enabling corporate tax abuse and private tax evasion, says NGO Tax Justice Network (Photo: Sven Graeme) Brussels, 9. Feb, 07:03 The European Commission has not ruled out tightening tax loopholes and transparency gaps such as those found in Luxembourg. The comments on Monday (8 February) follow the publication of an investigation disclosing how the Italian mafia, moguls and billionaires ...

Chinese businesses and Namibian elites get rich illegally logging rosewood trees 13 January 2021 5:15 PM Share This: Protected ancient rosewood trees are being chopped down in Nambia despite a moratorium on harvesting these prized hardwoods and a ban on trading raw timber. Investigative reporter John Grobler visited the Okavango and Zambezi regions of Namibia, where the illegal felling trade is rampant. Grobler wrote a report for the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and ...