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Articles tagged with "Corruption"

04.03.25

The Enablers

Trump’s scrapping of corporate transparency will strengthen dictators

The White House’s latest move doesn’t just encourage financial crime in the US – it encourages the acceptance of it everywhere else

16.12.24

The Enablers

‘Butcher of Hama’: Assad’s uncle used Guernsey fund manager to stash millions looted from Syria

Ginette Blondel worked without a licence or oversight for alleged war criminal Rifaat al-Assad

22.11.24

The Enablers

Zahawi, Al-Fayed and Ampika Pickston: All the silenced stories

MPs used parliamentary privilege during the SLAPPs debate to reveal stories suppressed by legal threats

17.10.24

The Enablers

Vitesse accountants given record fine by Dutch regulator

Seven-figure penalty follows TBIJ revelations about club’s hidden financial connections to Roman Abramovich

14.10.24

Environment

Congo calls off oil and gas auction following allegations of backroom deals

Decision comes after TBIJ’s revelations of preferential treatment and alleged auction-rigging

29.07.24

The Enablers

What to do if you are threatened with a SLAPP lawsuit

Being sued for libel can be scary – but don’t panic

25.06.24

The Enablers

Vitesse loses pro football licence over financial crisis

The club, which TBIJ revealed was effectively funded by Roman Abramovich, will not be able to compete in Dutch football next season

19.04.24

The Enablers

Historic points deduction for Vitesse after Abramovich investigation

The club was investigated by the Dutch football association and the government after TBIJ revealed links to the sanctioned oligarch

26.01.23

The Enablers

French police investigate hacking of Michel Platini’s email

Probe comes after Bureau revelations about ‘hack-for-hire’ gang who targeted critics of Qatar in run-up to World Cup

A portrait photo of Reverend Horace Sheffield, sat behind the desk in his office

25.08.22

Big Tobacco

Pastor offered $250,000 to oppose menthol cigarette ban

Tobacco giant RJ Reynolds attempted to influence the menthol debate via Black-led organisations, which are often in desperate need of more funds

15.11.21

The Enablers

City law firms make millions while top corruption cases tumble

Some companies under investigation spend up to 10 times more than the Serious Fraud Office on legal and investigation fees, the Bureau can reveal

14.09.21

Big Tobacco

Smoke Screen: BAT, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry

A joint investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC Panorama and the University of Bath has unearthed thousands of leaked documents that reveal a wide-scale corporate espionage operat...

13.09.21

Big Tobacco

Smoke Screen: BAT’s agents brokered Zimbabwe bribe proposal

A joint investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC Panorama and the University of Bath reveals British American Tobacco (BAT) was linked to a conspiracy to pay a bribe of between $30...

10.09.21

Smoke Screen

About Smoke Screen

Exposing lies, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry

21.02.21

Big Tobacco

BAT’s PR agency tried to bribe Bureau’s Kenyan reporter

An employee of a Kenyan PR agency working for British American Tobacco (BAT) offered a bribe to a journalist to leak details of the Bureau’s investigation into how the company has targeted young non-s...

12.01.21

The Enablers

Owner of Tory donor company chaired firm linked to Russian corruption allegations

Tycoon whose company benefited from state pipeline contract now awaits UK government approval for billion-pound construction project

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