The investor citizenship or ‘golden passport’ scheme in Europe became a hot topic of discussion after an investigation by Al-Jazeera in August 2020. Al-Jazeera’s investigative unit published the ‘Cyprus Papers.’ These leaked documents revealed how 2,500 people—including political figures, convicted criminals and money launderers—paid for...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Files investigation is the latest publication by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that reveals how certain flows of funds are suspected to be connected to financial crime, money laundering, terrorist financing and/or corruption. The FinCEN Files are...

Die Recherche Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Files ist die jüngste Publikation des Internationalen Konsortiums Investigativer Journalisten (ICIJ) über Geldströme, die vermutlich in Verbindung zu Finanzkriminalität, Geldwäsche, Terrorismusfinanzierung und/oder Korruption stehen. Die FinCEN Files umfassen die Daten aus 2.100 Geldwäscheverdachtsmeldungen (Suspicious Activity Report, SAR),1 die...