Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president, built an empire in a country mired in corruption. Western consultants were her advisers.
Tag: Money Laundering
U.K. Police Identify All 39 People Found Dead in Truck
The names of the Vietnamese victims, whose bodies were found in a refrigerated trailer in southeast England, were not released, but their families were notified.
Pakistan Avoids Terrorism Blacklist and Sanctions
The country could be blacklisted in February if it does not make progress clamping down on terrorism financing, money laundering.
Firm at Center of Panama Papers Sues Netflix Over ‘The Laundromat’
The law firm, Mossack Fonseca, objects to the way the film portrays them as villains at the center of a web of illegal offshore activities.
Luxury Cars Seized From African Leader’s Son Are Auctioned in Geneva
Vehicles linked to an inquiry into graft in Equatorial Guinea yielded $27 million at auction.
Former M.L.B. Players Are Linked to Dominican Crime Ring
Octavio Dotel was arrested and Luis Castillo was cited for suspected links to a drug-trafficking and money-laundering network in the Dominican Republic.
The Gambling Investigation Scrutinizing Xi Jinping’s High-Rolling Cousin
Ming Chai has been caught up in an Australian scandal examining organized crime, money laundering, immigration favors and Chinese political influence.
The Former Police Commissioner Rattling Spain’s Establishment
Prosecutors say the onetime crime fighter worked a lucrative sideline as a fixer for Spain’s rich and powerful. And he recorded just about everything.
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer, Riza Aziz, Is Charged in Malaysia Fund Scandal
Mr. Riza, whose stepfather is a former prime minister of Malaysia, pleaded not guilty to money-laundering charges in the disappearance of billions from a government fund.
Britain Is Targeting ‘Dirty Money’ With Unexplained Wealth Orders
The British High Court is issuing unexplained wealth orders to investigate illicit flows of money into Britain. What are they, and do they work?