As law enforcement closes in on Benjamin Mauerberger’s scam network, the luxury Aman hotel brand faces a boardroom civil war as elite shareholders demand to know how a global fugitive laundered "pig-butchering" proceeds into their $3B portfolio.
Most financial crimes involve stealing a nation's wealth and hiding it abroad. The Mauerberger "Spider Web" is the reverse: it is an inward occupation, using billions in criminal proceeds to buy the licensed brokerages, energy reserves, and media networks that form the state's own internal organs.
At the launch of Janu Dubai, champagne flowed for the global elite. But behind the "soulful" branding lies a radioactive secret. While developers point to anonymous "Asian funds" for cover, our investigation reveals a $1.5B trail of "pig-butchering" proceeds and a fugitive wanted for fraud.
A tip led us to a mysterious Dubai fund. What we found was a network connecting a money launderer, an insolvent UK company, a £100,000 political donation, the Dubai ruling family, and the UAE Finance Minister.
Google has directly challenged the central premise of Indonesia’s corruption trial against former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim. By denying a "quid pro quo" and distancing its investments from government contracts, the tech giant has exposed the vacuum at the heart of the prosecution's case.
A mysterious South African took over a sovereign nation, armed with a flood of untraceable wealth from scam compounds enslaving thousands. This is the story of how Chinese organized crime captured Thailand — and why America should be terrified.
Lawyers for Henry Chen of KuCoin have sent Whale Hunting a cease-and-desist letter over our reporting on his role in the Mauerberger network. We won’t be complying with this attempt to hide the truth.
