About the network
OCCRP is an investigative reporting platform for a worldwide network of independent media outlets and journalists. One of the largest investigative journalism organizations in the world, headquartered in Amsterdam and with staff across six continents, was founded by investigative reporters Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu in 2007. They began in Eastern Europe with a handful of partners and has grown into a major force in collaborative investigative journalism, upholding the highest standards for public interest reporting.
At present, the 75+ local member centers and four regional partners enable to follow the money across borders and expose crime and corruption wherever they occur. The members are listed here. Beside the core members, OCCRP also collaborates with more than 60 other local, regional, and international publishing partners every year, further extending the reach of their reporting.
The global network is the lifeblood of the reporting. The decentralized model allows OCCRP to expose illicit connections across continents, while member centers inform local audiences in local languages. OCCRP provides member centers with critical resources and tools, from editorial coordination to digital and physical security.
Their work has 4 I-pillars:
- Investigations: They lead collaborative cross-border projects and publish hard-hitting stories.
- Infrastucture: They provide training, tools, and resources so investigative outlets can thrive.
- Innovations: They develop new technology and solutions that serve the field of journalism.
- Impact: They accelerate the fight against global crime and corruption with groundbreaking partnerships.
OCCRP investigates transnational crime, kleptocracy, and elite corruption across six continents. Their primary reporting covers complex money-laundering schemes, sanctions evasion, cybercrime, environmental crime, and the facilitators—like banks, lawyers, and shell companies—that enable illicit wealth.
The core topics of OCCRP’s investigations span several primary categories:
- Financial Crime & Money Laundering: Uncovering sprawling offshore networks (such as “laundromats”), unregulated payment providers, and the use of real estate and luxury assets to hide illicit wealth.
- Organized Crime & Trafficking: Exposing drug cartels, human and arms trafficking, and the operations of mafia syndicates.
- Kleptocracy & Abuse of Power: Tracking the hidden offshore fortunes, secret real estate empires, and corrupt procurement deals of politicians, oligarchs, and politically exposed persons (PEPs).
- Scams & Cybercrime: Investigating massive, tech-enabled transnational scam empires and fraudulent call centers.
- Sanctions Evasion: Tracking the shell companies, oligarchs, and proxy networks attempting to bypass international sanctions, particularly those linked to the Russian and Iranian governments.
- Corporate Malfeasance & Environmental Crime: Exposing illegal corporate practices, deforestation, wildlife crime, and illicit mining operations.
- Threats to Democracy & Press Freedom: Investigating disinformation campaigns, the deployment of state-backed spyware to target journalists, and the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs).
See the full list of their investigations here.
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