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Mbabane · MbabaneSwazi Secrets is a cross-border investigation that reveals Eswatini’s unexplored role as a possible conduit in southern Africa’s gold smuggling economy — and how the absolute monarchy’s weak anti-money laundering controls enable figures close to the royal family to benefit from proximity to the king. The project is based on a leak of more than 890,000 internal records from the Eswatini Financial Intelligence Unit. These documents were obtained b…See the Story
About the Swazi Secrets investigation
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New York State · New YorkU.S. authorities are looking to seize a $7.1 million Manhattan apartment as part of a corruption probe into the Republic of Congo’s first family, court documents show. In a forfeiture complaint filed in March, federal prosecutors allege that Claudia Lemboumba Sassou Nguesso, the daughter of the Central African country’s longtime, scandal-plagued president, purchased the luxury apartment at Trump International Hotel & Tower using “funds embezzled…See the Story
US prosecutors push to seize apartment tied to Congolese president in luxury Trump complex
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United States · United StatesIn 2015, the U.S. Department of Treasury hired an economist named Owen Zidar as a contractor to help a team of government officials examine a problem of growing urgency. The ultrawealthy were increasingly turning to intricate webs of companies and trusts to move their income in ways that auditors could hardly begin to understand. These distinctive new investment schemes are often called “large partnerships,” and they have become pervasive in the…See the Story
How investment firms shield the ultrawealthy from the IRS
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Cyprus · CyprusThe United States and Cyprus are codifying a partnership aimed at countering money laundering, sanctions evasion and other financial crimes emanating from the island nation’s financial and professional services sectors. Cypriot law enforcement agencies plan to sign a memorandum of agreement to work with the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation and to identify and prosecute illicit financial activities, according to a joint…See the Story
Cyprus and U.S. to form partnership to combat financial crime
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New York State · New YorkNew York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has named an executive from one of the world’s biggest auction houses as its new head of provenance research following intense scrutiny over the murky origins of hundreds of works in its collection. Lucian Simmons will lead a newly created team tasked with scouring the Met’s collection, and vetting potential acquisitions, to identify cultural property and objects that may have Nazi-era provenance. He will be…See the Story
Met taps Sotheby’s executive to lead new provenance research team
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Donald Trump · United StatesA member of the Qatari royal family invested roughly $50 million in Newsmax, according to documents and representatives for the media company and the royal, in a moment of acute Middle East tensions during the Trump administration.See the Story
Qatari Royal Invested $50 Million in Newsmax
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