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    Jun 9

    NEW: OCCRP has won awards for investigations into Raimbek Matraimov, a corrupt former customs official from Kyrgyzstan who enriched himself on the job. It turns out his successor also lives large despite a modest government salary. 1/

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  2. 50 minutes ago

    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s daughter-in-law was listed as deputy director of Dana Astra, a construction company owned by an influential Serbian family that has received huge breaks and free land through crony government contracts.

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Czech authorities announced possible charges against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš for fraud involving EU tax subsidies. But they reportedly passed the case to the new European Public Prosecutor's Office, which handles financial crimes against the EU.

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  4. 3 hours ago

    Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko masked his control of a network of offshore shell companies using an employee and longtime business partner. Their purpose? To handle millions of dollars of business activities and personal dealings.

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  5. 5 hours ago

    OCCRP’s Africa team has exposed how elites in Angola, Gabon, and South Africa have siphoned public funds — and the financial institutions that helped them. They’ll share their thoughts and take questions in an webinar on June 15

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  6. 6 hours ago

    A little-known Kyrgz customs official was able to amass several properties while his daughter went on expensive vacations, despite his modest salary. He is the successor to the infamous Raimbek Matraimov, suggesting little has changed.

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  7. 15 hours ago

    Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu stands to lose the power just as his long-running corruption trial picks up pace.

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  8. 15 hours ago

    Environmental activists have criticized Facebook for not removing posts showing the remains of endangered animals even after the page's owner was arrested for trafficking wildlife.

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    17 hours ago

    Great work by my colleagues on ’s *other* luxury-living deputy customs chief.

    NEW: OCCRP has won awards for investigations into Raimbek Matraimov, a corrupt former customs official from Kyrgyzstan who enriched himself on the job. It turns out his successor also lives large despite a modest government salary. 1/
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  10. 17 hours ago

    ICYMI: French prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into the personal wealth of Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salame. The probe cites our two investigations into Salame's finances.

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  11. 18 hours ago

    The alleged leader of the , the crime group that stole $1+ billion by compromising ATMs, was transferred to a maximum security prison on Saturday.

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  12. 19 hours ago

    A "significantly high number" of cryptocurrency firms have failed to comply with U.K. trading standards, according to Britain’s financial regulator.

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  13. 22 hours ago

    Are you at ? Don’t miss Paul Radu's () lightning talk: "The new real estate moguls: using open-source data to track organized crime’s infiltration into the legal economy." RightsCon participants can access Paul's talk anytime through June 11.

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  14. Jun 9

    North Macedonia has grappled with air pollution for decades. In this investigation — which has sparked a political furore — we reveal how one company made millions selling dirty oil to heat public institutions across the country.

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  15. Jun 9

    A Virginia-based company with links to the U.S. military obtained exclusive access to various mines across Afghanistan. As part of the deal, the Afghan president's family got a little something on the side.

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  16. Jun 9

    Little is known about Karashev’s dismissal — but if his tenure proves to have been typical, those who protested about Matraimov’s corruption may continue to be disappointed at the lack of change. 6/

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  17. Jun 9

    The fact that the two families are close — vacationing together and interacting affectionately on social media — also suggests that Matraimov’s network within the customs service remained intact after his dismissal. 5/

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  18. Jun 9

    Though Matraimov has admitted to corruption and reached a settlement with prosecutors, paying millions to the government, his successor’s lifestyle — which does not match his declared income — suggests that the Kyrgyz customs service has not been reformed. 4/

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  19. Jun 9

    The Karashev and Matraimov families also vacationed together at a luxury Thai resort, staying in villas complete with a housekeeper and chef. It’s a pattern seen before, when Matraimov’s wife posted photos from Dubai, Turkey, and the Maldives. 3/

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  20. Jun 9

    Zamirbek Karashev was one of Matraimov’s successors as deputy head of customs before being dismissed in April. We found that his daughter attended a luxury private school and went on eye-popping trips. 2/

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