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OCCRP Investigations

The OCCRP Investigations category features in-depth reports on global corruption, organized crime, and financial misconduct. Explore groundbreaking investigations that expose hidden networks, illicit operations, and money laundering schemes across borders. Our reports, backed by trusted sources and rigorous journalism, aim to hold the powerful accountable and uncover the truth behind the world’s most complex criminal enterprises

Everything You Need to Know About ‘Scam Empire’

They called themselves “skameri.” In behind-the-scenes chats, they celebrated bilking victims out of their life savings and spent their earnings on lavish vacations, jewelry, and cars. They bragged that they would never be caught. But we tracked them down.
Alex Johnson

China Becomes Russia’s Lifeline for Critical War Minerals

To sustain its oil exports, Russia has been drawing on a network of old tankers it sources from private sellers around the world. A new analysis by Follow the Money and OCCRP shows that Western shipowners have earned at least $6.3 billion selling hundreds of aging tankers on to shell companies, from where they make their way into the shadow fleet.
Alex Johnson

Swedbank’s High-Risk Secrets

One of Tallinn’s most notorious corruption scandals came to a quiet conclusion this year when a case against Swedbank was thrown out on a technicality. But hundreds of newly released files show bank managers routinely flouted anti-money laundering protocols in an effort to assist high-flying Russian clients.
Alex Johnson