Six Indicted in Czech $20M VAT Fraud Case
European prosecutors have indicted five people and a company for allegedly evading more than $20 million in VAT on goods imported from China, the European…
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The Rise and Fall of Kyrgyzstan’s Seemingly Untouchable Security Chief
For years, Kamchybek Tashiev was considered the co-ruler of Kyrgyzstan, transforming the country’s security agency into a shadowy empire with its own kindergartens, billions in…
Mel Brooks, Antifascist Filmmaker
One of the great canards of the culture wars is that you couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today. It’s a half-truth that disguises a bigger lie….
Welcome to Dubai: Kinahan Cartel’s Visas Revealed
This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. A key leader of the Kinahan…
Trita Parsi Says America is Headed for Yet Another Endless War
Trita Parsi is one of the leading experts on U.S.–Iran relations and the co-founder of theQuincy Institute For Responsible Statecraft, a think tank formed to move…
Slim Shady: Smugglers Eye Big Profits Running Weight Loss Drugs into Brazil
The weight loss drug tirzepatide has become a major black market commodity on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, fueling a rise in armed robberies…
From Tehran to Texas: How a Convicted Iranian Pyramid Scheme Ringleader Built a New Life in the U.S.
Mazyar Mahan, convicted in absentia in Iran in connection with a $25 million pyramid scheme that defrauded hundreds of people, obtained U.S. citizenship and went…
My Day in the Gig Economy
This story was co-published and supported by the journalism non-profit the
Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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Lithuania Reviews Belarusian Businessman After Report
Following an investigation by OCCRP and Buro into apps secretly sending data to Russia and Belarus, Lithuania is weighing the legal status of the Belarusian…
Social Media Bans Are Gaining Popularity. They’re Also a Bad Idea
Laws targeting kids’ access to social media miss the target. We should be holding companies responsible, not children.
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