Scilla Alecci
Reporter & vj, #Asia desk @ICIJorg:: fmr @HuffingtonPost investigations, @Bloombergnews Japan. From Rome via Tokyo - PGP: bit.ly/2gR5lvW
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‘Bottle of Lies’ author Katherine Eban on investigating Big Pharma - ICIJ
The bestselling writer discusses how she followed the story of fraud in generic drug manufacturing around the world in an interview with ICIJ.
Watch: How banks move dirty money around the world - ICIJ
The FinCEN Files investigation reveals the role of global banks in industrial-scale money laundering.
Unchecked by global banks, dirty cash destroys dreams and lives - ICIJ
From Ukraine to the United States, from Tunisia to Turkmenistan, a global ICIJ investigation details the punishing human cost of laundered trillions.
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If criminals can use an international web of companies & banks to get rich why can't journalists work in teams to investigate dirty money across the globe? @icijorg's #FinCENFiles with journos from 88 countries shows what cross-border investigations can do
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Stories about the people – for the people - ICIJ
Our Japanese member, reporter Yasuomi Sawa, says reporters need to harness the power of open data but never forget about the people they're writing about.
Ermittlungen wegen Millionenkredit für "die Prinzessin"
Über die staatliche KfW-Ipex-Bank gelangten rund 50 Millionen Euro an Isabel dos Santos, die Tochter des angolanischen Präsidenten.
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#LuandaLeaks update: German authorities are investigating state-owned bank KfW and a € 50mil loan the bank gave to an Angolan brewery owned by Isabel dos Santos (daughter of Angola's fmr president) & her husband, @f_obermaier @n_richter reported
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'Everyone is doing badly’, anti-money laundering czar warns - ICIJ
The man in charge of stopping criminals from laundering money has a scathing report of the world’s progress.
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.@FATFNews Financial Action Task Force chief said *all* governments are failing to stop organized criminals and corrupt regimes from washing vast sums of money each year. 💸 Read his interview with our @sbowers00 icij.org/investigations… via @ICIJorg
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Crumbling economies must tackle tax evasion to meet coronavirus crisis, experts warn - ICIJ
With governments racked by colossal costs due to the coronavirus pandemic, experts say tax evasion is cast in a stark new light.
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With governments racked by colossal costs due to the #COVID19 pandemic, experts say #tax evasion & tax avoidance are cast in a stark new light.
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Angola and the money laundering paradox
New analysis reveals that countries ranked high for their anti-money-laundering policy are actually more, not less, likely to host companies related to Isabel dos Santos.
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Using #LuandaLeaks data work by @delreuter @siniauer, @aidthoughts found:
👉People tend to keep illicit $ in places with OK anti-money laundering rules.
👉The ability to stash $ in advanced economies & tax havens negatively impacts the developing world.
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Watch: Luanda Leaks is a 'global story' - ICIJ
Isabel dos Santos claims her success is self-made. Luanda Leaks, an investigation by the ICIJ and 36 media partners, reveals the true origins of her fortune.
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This isn't a sob story about a poor African country. "It's a global story" about a system (👉accountants, consultants & lawyers) that allows a small elite to get rich at the expense of a nation, Angola, where many live on $2 a day: #LuandaLeaks by @ICIJorg
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Watch: China Cables Exposes Chilling Details of Mass Detention in Xinjiang - ICIJ
A new leak of classified Chinese government documents has exposed the secret details behind China's mass detention camps.
How China Targets Uighurs 'One by One' for Using a Mobile App - ICIJ
Highly classified Chinese government documents reveal Chinese authorities have been targeting users of the Zapya app, as part of their crackdown against the Muslim Uighur population.
India strengthens medical device regulation - ICIJ
Nearly one year after the Implant Files, India’s health ministry plans to register and regulate medical devices the same way it does drugs.
Income Tax serves notices to Reliance First Family under Black Money Act
Responding to questions sent by The Indian Express on the notices and the key allegations, a Reliance spokesperson replied: “We deny all the contents of your email including receipt of any such notice.”
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Indian Income Tax unit served notices to business tycoon Ambani & family for allegedly failing to disclose foreign assets/income. The move follows @IndianExpress #SwissLeaks findings about the Ambanis' 💰in 14 HSBC Geneva accounts (They denied wrongdoing)
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Lucknow, Mumbai and Chennai: First prosecutions filed in Paradise Papers
After the release of the Paradise Papers, the Finance Ministry announced that details of offshore holdings of 714 Indians named would be investigated by the Multi Agency Group which was set up after publication of the Panama Papers in April 2016.
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2 years after #ParadisePapers, India’s Income Tax Department has filed its first batch of prosecutions against Indians who had allegedly not declared the offshore entities they owned. indianexpress.com/article/india/… via @IndianExpress #impact
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Pakistani Minister Arrested In Ongoing Panama Papers Investigation - ICIJ
The Panama Papers fallout continues in Pakistan, where a provincial minister was arrested as part of an investigation into his offshore company.
ICIJ's Pakistani member: 'Being a truth-teller is the greatest service to society' - ICIJ
ICIJ's Pakistani member Umar Cheema has faced trolls and torture, but that only leaves him more determined to hold the powerful to account.
Nike Stays Ahead Of The Regulators - ICIJ
Nike’s tax planning over the years exemplifies how adept multinationals can be at staying ahead of the game.
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#ParadisePapers revealed that Nike shifted billions in trademark profits between subsidiaries to avoid high taxes in Europe. bit.ly/2FiIPH3 Now regulators are catching up 👟 EU opens in-depth probe of Nike's tax deals in the Netherlands f24.my/4FNq.T @sbowers00
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EU opens in-depth probe of Nike's tax deals in the Netherlands
EU opens in-depth probe of Nike's tax deals in the Netherlands
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#ParadisePapers revealed that Nike shifted billions in trademark profits between subsidiaries to avoid high taxes in Europe. bit.ly/2FiIPH3 Now regulators are catching up 👟 EU opens in-depth probe of Nike's tax deals in the Netherlands f24.my/4FNq.T @sbowers00
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A reporting lesson: 'Take a chance and show up' - ICIJ
Journalist Scilla Alecci went to India to report on Medtronic for the Implant Files and despite monsoon conditions, she makes some interesting discoveries.
Watch: A Global Investigation Into Medical Device Harm
Patients around the world have become unwitting test subjects for new medical technology. Often following the trusted advice of their doctors, they have been injured, maimed and killed by poorly-tested implants.