The five sons of Iraqi Kurdistan’s founding president acquired real estate across the United States and went on luxury shopping sprees. At least some of the money came from major Kurdish conglomerates that two of the brothers appear to have secretly controlled, according to leaked documents.
The son of Iran’s former national security chief, Hossein Shamkhani, used Dominican and European Union (EU) passports to bypass sanctions and gain access to the international banking system, an investigation by business newspaper, Bloomberg has revealed.
OCCRP: Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE This article features Government Accountability Project Investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2021, many contractors were accused of skimming [...]
Rolling Stone: Arms Dealers and Drug Lords Are Scooping Up Property in Dubai This article was written by Government Accountability Project Investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. BUILDING AN ILLEGAL weapons factory is expensive. When convicted torturer Ross Roggio built his factory in Iraqi Kurdistan and manufactured guns that ended up in the hands of [...]
Rolling Stone: Hamas Arms Maker and ‘Serial Fraudster’ Gets 70 Years in Prison for Torture This article was written by Government Accountability Project Investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. IN A SECRET recording produced at trial, Ross Roggio, an international arms dealer and con artist from Pennsylvania, spat defiance towards the federal agents investigating [...]
They were money launderers, they were cryptos-cammers, sanctioned Russian oligarchs, fugitive criminals from all around the world.
Now that 2023 has ended we want to propose a virtual toast to the whistleblowers, everyday heroes and staff who made justice possible as we look back on last year.
By Juliana Schifferes Island nation Dominica’s Citizenship-by-Investment program is a “golden passport” program that allows international businessmen, politicians and sometimes criminals to buy their way into citizenship for the minimum fee of 100,000 dollars. Who are these new emigres—and why do they need a new passport? As revealed by Government Accountability Investigator Zack Kopplin, [...]
In the Caribbean island nation of Dominica, an intriguing problem emerges upon examining the Citizenship-by-Investment program. What should a nation-state do when, rather than expelling or imprisoning criminals, its bureaucracy permits them to enter their country? How can the state cope with the new burden?
Exposure and external pressure—Government Accountability Project’s specialty tools—may someday bring Dominica’s misguided revenue strategy to heel. Media and journalism organizations across the world are commenting on Dominica’s policy, naming issues, and making recommendations. Change is tenable.
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