18 Jul 2024 · philip adkins
Russia's Delivery Man Left High and DryMembers
Shipping CEO Philip Adkins finds himself unemployed after his company was caught making shady deliveries to Russia.
19 Mar 2024 · gaurav srivastava
Biden Campaign Backs Away from Gaurav SrivastavaMembers
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.
10 Oct 2023 · fraud
The Old 'I'm a Secret Spy, Pay Me' Con
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.
18 Jul 2023 · CRAFT
CRAFT: Deciphering the FSBMembers
In this edition of CRAFT, Kevin Riehle tells us about his decades-long career in counterintelligence, a former supervisor who turned out to be a Russian mole, which country received the most Soviet defectors and more.
16 May 2023 · sicpa
All the Ink in the WorldMembers
SICPA, which makes special ink for currencies, is one of the most secretive companies we’ve heard of. Owned and controlled by the founding family, SICPA stays quiet about its globe-spanning operations.
14 Feb 2023 · ccp
China, Land of Flying MoneyMembers
A system of money transfer dating back to the Tang Dynasty is undergoing a revival, thanks to money smugglers in China.
9 Feb 2023 · Dubai
Dubai, Refuge for Oligarchs and KleptocratsMembers
Dubai booms in times of trouble. The cast of plutocrats setting up there to live their best life away from prying eyes is unbelievable.
30 Dec 2022 · CRAFT
CRAFT: Hunting Viktor BoutMembers
Robert “Zach” Zachariasiewicz and his team at the DEA’s Bilateral Investigations Unit went after some of the most wanted traffickers in the world.
10 Aug 2022 · BCCI
Mapping Networks of Money and PowerMembers
A fascinating biography details the life of an artist who drew true conspiracies.
30 Jun 2022 · sicpa
Empire of Ink
SICPA is a Lausanne-based family business that makes special ink for banknotes. Often probed but never convicted, SICPA keeps finding ways to dominate the color-shifting ink market.
