An update on Gaurav Srivastava, a self-styled bigwig (and alleged first-class grifter) who's now on the radar of U.S. authorities for campaign finance violations and more.
The deeply sad and dark news of Alexei Navalny's death at a Russian prison in the arctic made me remember my own run-in (alongside my former WSJ colleague Jacquie McNish) with Navalny via the private intelligence firm Black Cube.
An alleged serial con man pretended to be part of a little-known CIA program to swindle an oil trader. His elaborate web of lies is now rapidly unraveling.
Welcome to Whale Hunting, a weekly newsletter delving into the hidden worlds of wealth and power. Catch up on all Project Brazen's work here, including the phenomenal Gateway podcast about Europe's scary drug wars and The Closer, all about the story behind deals that changed how
Interpol issued a red notice for Isabel dos Santos, who is holed up in Dubai. The president of Interpol is Emirati ... but the UAE won't extradite her. Strange?
Welcome to Whale Hunting, a weekly newsletter delving into the hidden worlds of wealth and power. This week contributor Alex Finley revives her #YachtWatch franchise to catch up on how a number of Russian tycoons are using legal tools to stop Western efforts to seize their assets in the aftermath
Wagner is proving increasingly critical to Russia’s war efforts as the invasion has entered its second year with no end in sight. Above all, the group has allowed Putin to avoid fully mobilising the country and risking a backlash at home.
