Yesterday, we received a cease and desist letter from KuCoin's legal team demanding we remove our investigation into their alleged role in a $1.5 billion money laundering network tied to former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. We stand by our reporting and won't be intimidated.
A criminal network connected to disgraced crypto firm KuCoin and a Thai political dynasty is moving hundreds of millions of dollars in dirty money across Southeast Asia, and U.S. law enforcement wants to stop it.
We bring the latest on our investigation into Russia’s shadow fleet, fronted by Azerbaijani traders Etibar Eyyub and Tahir Garayev. Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the pair — operating through shell company Coral Energy — have helped keep the Kremlin’s oil revenues flowing.
Inside the $1.5B shadow empire: How convicted criminal Benjamin Mauerberger became the financial fixer for Thailand's Shinawatra dynasty, operating from Cambodia's crime hubs to Manhattan penthouses—and why the US is watching closely.
As U.S. warships circle Venezuelan waters and a $50 million bounty hangs over Nicolás Maduro’s head, the world is watching to see if military pressure can crack one of Latin America’s most entrenched authoritarian regimes.
The criminal South African fixer for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is at the center of a web of front companies across Asia. This network has been spending hundreds of millions of dollars to buy up stakes in prominent Thai firms, raising questions about the source of funds.
European countries are threatening to reimpose sanctions on Iran. Tehran's illicit oil tankers have been fueling nuclear ambitions and terrorism, using ship-to-ship transfers, fake flags, and Chinese buyers to skirt sanctions.
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