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As a Slovenian Tycoon’s Empire Crumbled, His Bank Accounts Swelled

As a Slovenian Tycoon’s Empire Crumbled, His Bank Accounts Swelled

Taxpayers were forced to shoulder some of the burden of salvaging Darko Horvat’s business empire after it collapsed under more than $340 million in debt.

FinCEN FilesAnuška DelićOctober 26, 2020#FinCENFiles, Darko Horvat, Aktiva, DUTB, Andread Heeschen, Hassans, Petra Horvat, Lynville Services

Inside scandal-rocked Danske Estonia and the shell-company ‘factories’ that served it

Inside scandal-rocked Danske Estonia and the shell-company ‘factories’ that served it

The FinCEN Files reveal how a handful of secretive agencies mass-produce U.K. shell companies owned by criminals and launderers from former Soviet states.

FinCEN FilesMaja ČakarićOctober 9, 2020Fincen, ICIJ, Deutsche bank

‘Wired to make money’: Barclays’ private bankers serve ultra-rich, as watchdogs sound alarms

‘Wired to make money’: Barclays’ private bankers serve ultra-rich, as watchdogs sound alarms

The FinCEN Files investigation exposes tensions between British bank’s New York and London operations.

FinCEN FilesMaja ČakarićOctober 9, 2020Fincen, ICIJ, Barclays, banka, Arkadij Rotenberg, Ivor Ichikowitz

How money is laundered through New York banks

How money is laundered through New York banks

FinCEN Files shows the role of U.S.-based correspondent banks in facilitating the global flow of dirty money.

FinCEN FilesMaja ČakarićSeptember 25, 2020naslovnica, ICIJ, Video, pranje denarja, laundering money

Mystery company ties accused temple raiders to art world elite

Mystery company ties accused temple raiders to art world elite

Where in the world is Pantheon Worldwide? Not even its own bank can say.

FinCEN FilesMaja ČakarićSeptember 25, 2020Fincen, ICIJ, Pantheon Worldwide Limited, Standard Chartered, Nancy Wiener, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Subhash Kapoor

Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists

Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists

The FinCEN Files show trillions in tainted dollars flow freely through major banks, swamping a broken enforcement system.

FinCEN FilesGuest UserSeptember 22, 2020Fincen, Paul Manafort, Viktor Janukovič, ICIJ, Deutsche bank, JPMorgan