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Breaking: Christmas Comes Early for Kleptocrats - DOJ Shutters Anti-Corruption Units

by Bradley Hope / Feb 6, 2025

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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Sails on D.C.

by Georgia Gee / Feb 5, 2025

What approach will Trump take to the Russian shadow fleet?

Mystery Ships: Russia’s Coral Energy Operation

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Mystery Ships: Russia’s Coral Energy Operation

by Georgia Gee / Dec 20, 2024

How an intricate web of companies was created to help Russia evade sanctions and transport its most precious commodity across the world.

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Netanyahu’s Favorite Russian Billionaires

by Xenia Rakovshik / Dec 18, 2024

Just a year ago, Channel 14 was a distant competitor to Israel's major news networks. But the ultranationalist broadcaster has seen a rapid change in its fortunes of late, from a niche station to Israel’s answer to Fox News. Could it be down to its cozy relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu?

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The 1MDB Party’s Over for Swizz Beatz

by Tom Wright / Dec 12, 2024

Lawyers for Swizz Beatz, the rapper and DJ best known for being married to Alicia Keys, responded this week to a lawsuit accusing him of receiving over $7 million in funds stolen during the 1MDB saga.

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MYSTERY FLIGHTS: Fake Diseases

by Georgia Gee / Dec 5, 2024

This week, we look at all the dictators who flew around in November.

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The 1MDB Party’s Over for Swizz Beatz

by Tom Wright / Dec 12, 2024

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Drop It Like It's Hot (Money)

by Megan Dean / Sep 11, 2024

The latest updates from the ever-evolving 1MDB saga: How celebrities and music stars were pulled into Jho Low’s orbit by big money, and a long-overdue legal breakthrough in Switzerland, where two key players have been sentenced for their roles in the scandal.

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Former Jho Low-linked Goldman Banker Soars High

by Tom Wright / Jan 8, 2024

A former Goldman banker who helped negotiate a mega deal involving Malaysian fraudster Jho Low resurfaces in an important new role.

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Weekender: Poker, Pras and a New Atlantis

by Charlie Barlow / Feb 15, 2025

This week: How Trump is opening Washington's doors to dirty dollars, the strategy behind DOGE’s light-speed takeover, a poker-playing lawyer’s incredible fall from grace, and a new project to colonize the oceans with “aquatic humans.”

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Weekender: Snipers, Scam Towns & Pavel Durov

by Megan Dean / Feb 8, 2025

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! I'm Megan, a producer at Project Brazen, and this is our weekly newsletter filled with recommendations for things to read, watch, and listen to. Today, I'm sharing a new podcast from The Economist on pig-butchering scams,

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Weekender: Abramovich, a Spy Ring and a Talkative Dictator

by Charlie Barlow / Feb 1, 2025

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender, our 100th edition! I’m Charlie, a producer at Project Brazen, and this is the newsletter where I share what the team has been watching, reading and listening to this week. We’ve got the latest from Trump’s intelligence

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Mystery Ships: Russia’s Coral Energy Operation

Netanyahu’s Favorite Russian Billionaires

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Breaking: Christmas Comes Early for Kleptocrats - DOJ Shutters Anti-Corruption Units

Russia’s Shadow Fleet Sails on D.C.

Mystery Ships: Russia’s Coral Energy Operation

Netanyahu’s Favorite Russian Billionaires

The 1MDB Party’s Over for Swizz Beatz

MYSTERY FLIGHTS: Fake Diseases

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The 1MDB Party’s Over for Swizz Beatz

Drop It Like It's Hot (Money)

Former Jho Low-linked Goldman Banker Soars High

Weekender

Weekender: Poker, Pras and a New Atlantis

Weekender: Snipers, Scam Towns & Pavel Durov

Weekender: Abramovich, a Spy Ring and a Talkative Dictator

Whale Hunting is an independent media platform by Project Brazen. We delve into the hidden worlds of money and power with exclusive reporting via weekly newsletters, podcasts, a rich list to rival Forbes, and more. Join the hunt.